As we
mentioned yesterday, we would like to use a portion of this blog to further
educate our Bigs. Why not get started
right away by presenting the information we gathered during our Q and A panel
with seasoned Bigs. Unfortunately, we
could not hold this training in person, but have no fear, the information is
here!
We asked a
total of nine questions to our panel of Bigs from the School Based and
Community Based programs. Each day we
will post two questions and the responses we received. If you have any comments or questions you
would like to ask our panel please let us know!
Question 1: What has been your biggest struggle with your
match? How did you handle this?
BB – Erick:
Getting my Little Brother to open up about personal/family stuff and how
he is doing with school. I just kept talking
to him and asking questions without being too pushy. I developed a friendship and trust.
BS – Jen:
I think our biggest struggle is finding time to hang out. My Little Sister has many activities, sports,
etc she is involved in. She also spends
every other weekend at her dad’s house.
I try to be patient with her and flexible with her schedule. I think we get along great so it is nice to
have a friend. I think it is good she is
involved in a lot, she is well rounded.
BS – Mary:
I cannot say I have had a big struggle at this point in my match. However, I have learned to plan as much in
advance as possible on my end to be sure I find the time to meet with my Little
Sister on a regular basis.
Question 2: What is your favorite thing to do on your
visits?
BB – Erick:
Play games – cards, dominoes, board games, games on the iPad.
BS – Mary:
My Little loves to do crafts so we find some crafty thing to do together
often. We love going to the Big Brothers
Big Sisters (BBBS) office and picking out items in their resource room as
well. This past summer we would check
out games and craft items and then head to a park to play the games or put
together the crafts. It was a great
way to get outdoors.
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