Currently mentoring a young teen boy for 1 &1/2 years. We get along pretty good and have fun together when we do things. We do lost of stuff, hanging out, hockey games, etc.. For the most part I have kept things fun. He has shown little initiative in our relationship. He never calls me. I must initiate any contact and I do all the planning. Which for the most part is to be expected, but I believe that after a year and a half, that he should be showing some ownership of the friendship aka a phone call or something. I even asked him to call me this weekend and let me know how his soccer tournament went and he never called. I have also been catching him in lies lately about school, etc... He has problems with school and has not been open to me helping him (his mom is no help in this matter). Am I expecting too much? Should I push him to take some ownership? Should I make him bring his homework over when he comes to my house? It make me mad that he shows no ownership at all.
2006-10-30
07:58:08
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jjohnpeterman
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Adolescent