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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would stop trying so hard,  most teenagers don't like a whole lot of adult interaction. If I was you I'd just leave an open invitation by saying " Hey,  if you decide you want to go out and do anything let me know"  Unfortunately that's just an incredibly tough age group to connect with and something that needs to develop naturally over time.  
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I suppose I'm just feeling a lot of pressure to make this work. I'm still in my trial period and his mother made it clear she has no problem firing a nanny she doesn't think is a good fit.  The reason she gave was if she doesn't feel there is a strong enough connection, but I also heard from one of the other staff that the last nanny was fired because she was too close to the kid.[/quote]

I'm sure the kid knows this. He's probably scared if he does get close to you, she'll fire you, too. And he may be sad about losing his last nanny. This whole thing sounds awful for both of you. I'm sorry.

Would mom let you have him invite friends over? That might help.[/quote]

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