Is this you?
A guide for the adults and leaders who help the next generation grow.
You can see a young person struggling. You may not know where to begin, or whether your help will matter.
Their challenges are heavier than many of us realise, and good intentions alone do not meet their needs.
What will another year of trying to grow on your own cost you?
What changes
This book helps you understand young people and their world, name their real needs, and meet them, starting closest to home. Its self-check shows where you can help most. Low scores are maps, not verdicts.
What is inside: thirteen chapters
- Behind Every Success, Someone Showed Up
- Helping Young People Starts With Understanding Them
- To Understand Young People, Understand Their World
- No Young Person Grows in a Vacuum
- Young People Today Carry Heavier Challenges Than Most
- Knowing Their Struggles Is Not Enough
- Needs Don’t Stop at Character
- What Outlasts a Trend
- Identifying Needs Is Not Meeting Them
- Meeting Young People’s Needs Starts Closest to Home
- Many Have a Part to Play
- Low Scores Are Maps, Not Verdicts
- Destiny Lies in Their Own Hands
Who it is for
Parents, teachers, mentors, pastors, community leaders and young adults who want to help the next generation grow.
Free scorecard
A short self-check on how well you understand and meet the needs of the young people around you.
Take the scorecard: Where Do You Stand?
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About the author
He studied how seeds grow. Then he helped people grow.Read his story
Prof. Ayodele Rotimi Fatubarin spent his career studying how living things grow. A botanist and ecologist, he earned his PhD in Ecology, then taught in universities and colleges until he became a Professor of Botany. He gave his time to his church, to humanitarian services and to community development, and he planted trees wherever he worked.
He belonged to many social organisations, including Rotary, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow. He mentored people of every age and pushed others toward higher education, enterprise and a legacy for their families. His message in this book is simple: nobody grows alone.