Parent, teacher, friend, principal. This is a list of the people a child should be able to talk to or go to with a problem. Want to know who's missing from this list? A guidance counselor. Written clearly in the job title, a guidance counselor is for guidance. If a guidance counselor is missing from this list of people, a child could be missing out on an opportunity to get the help they may need.
So why am I babbling on about guidance counselors? I want this to be a resource for readers to understand just how important these specific people are to children. Imagine yourself as a child who has just found out your parents are divorcing. Some children, especially younger ones, will jump to the conclusion that they are the reason behind their parent's decision to split. When this child comes to school, they may be distracted, upset, and sensitive. They could very well retreat from friends, teachers, and loved ones. A guidance counselor is someone who can go to this child and help them with whatever may be filling their mind.
Now you may say, "Why can't a teacher do this?" A teacher is perfectly capable of guiding a child. But it's also the teacher's job to focus on teaching specific skills and give the child knowledge. That is why schools need guidance counselors: someone who is specifically there for helping children and guiding through all the hurdles life sets up for them. Let a guidance counselor guide your children...it's their job!
So why am I babbling on about guidance counselors? I want this to be a resource for readers to understand just how important these specific people are to children. Imagine yourself as a child who has just found out your parents are divorcing. Some children, especially younger ones, will jump to the conclusion that they are the reason behind their parent's decision to split. When this child comes to school, they may be distracted, upset, and sensitive. They could very well retreat from friends, teachers, and loved ones. A guidance counselor is someone who can go to this child and help them with whatever may be filling their mind.
Now you may say, "Why can't a teacher do this?" A teacher is perfectly capable of guiding a child. But it's also the teacher's job to focus on teaching specific skills and give the child knowledge. That is why schools need guidance counselors: someone who is specifically there for helping children and guiding through all the hurdles life sets up for them. Let a guidance counselor guide your children...it's their job!