Boys to Men Tucson has weekly talking circle support groups in 20 middle and high schools throughout southern Arizona.
By Sophia Biazus Cronkite News A mentoring program is using talking circles, adventure outings and overnight camping trips to help young men develop positive and healthy relationships.
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The Tucson group’s own data shows boys who participate in weekly talking circles on average show higher rates of improvement in grades, fewer disciplinary actions as well as greater emotional intelligence scores and better social skills. “In training, they teach you to make sure that you’re not giving advice to the youth, that you’re there to listen,” he said. “They’re going to make their own choices and even if you see a bad choice leading them to not a great path, we still have to refrain from giving them advice and trust that they’re making the best decision for themselves. If they don’t, that’s the process of learning and that’s how we grow and develop in life.
Silva participates in three talking circles a week that are each an hour long. He said a good percentage of attendees are deemed by their schools as “problem kids,” but he said many of the kids are willing to be vulnerable in the group. “It was wonderful seeing these young men express themselves to each other with these wonderful things that I doubt they would say otherwise in a different space,” he said. “They were expressing their feelings and saying all these nice things, and it seemed genuine.”
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