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[quote=Anonymous]Anyone else have a kid going through a "nonchalant" phase? Apparently at my kid's high school this is "a thing" and boys don't want to appear too eager to do anything. It's driving me nuts. I want to note he is not applying this to academics/school work but this attitude manifests mostly in the desire (or not) to communicate with people.

Example: I recently suggested he write a simple message to the guy who hired him for a summer job to thank him for the opportunity, it was a good learning experience, etc.  I think it would help if he wants to work at same job next summer. The guy is also, we learned, a longtime friend of the athletic director at my kid's HS. (Job is related to the sport.)

I have been trying to teach my kid the value of personal connections/contacts but the nonchalant thing is getting in the way. When I suggested he contact the guy, he said, nah, that's doing too much.

So, do your kids write thank you notes like this? Should I try to nudge him more in that direction or let him go with his first instinct not to contact him?

Also, I think it might help if I tell him that a short text would be ok. Other than a few sessions where they met for training purposes, their communication regarding working hours, pay, etc. has been through text. So I do agree that a more formal email may be too much. And, tbh, not sure they exchanged emails at all, but we could probably find the email address if that's better.

Thoughts?[/quote]

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