High school kids in visible positions, that is, cheerleaders, class officers, sports heroes, class clown… have a problem (more…)

Lack of response to an R.S.V.P. from our youth may be that adults are setting a disconnect example? How many times do you model to young people that politeness is a relationship trait. That responding to an R.S.V.P. is minimal. Not responding leaving the other person to “assume” the answer is no leaves unanswered questions:

1. Was the invitation received?
2. Is there a personal reason that the R.S.V.P. was not acknowledged?
3. Why would the person I invited not respond?
4. Was the invitation unclear?
5. Did I fail to put the proper respond-to information?
6. Am I hated?

Note that as the list goes one it become more negative and more personally hurtful. That is what happens in the mind when we leave someone without answers, here, specifically to an R.S.V.P. For example, what are you telling the youth in this high school if you don’t bother to R.S.V.P. to a request to mentor?