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Its not that I require hugs to get a prize. I simply didnt ask what he wanted for christmas because he didnt hug me. You should respect your elders. I would have taken a hand shake or a goodbye. He just kept playing his xbox. Didnt even pause it.Hmmmmm......
Requiring hugs in order to get a "prize" seems so wrong to me.
I personally would not treat him any different just because he did not give a hug.
Maybe he was having a bad day...
Maybe he needed a nap...
Maybe we should not read to much into it all.
I always hated being forced to hug relatives or others at gatherings. I have never been a "hugger". It didn't make me less of a person or an unkind person.....it just meant I don't like hugs.
Perhaps a better way to be "connected" to the young man is to participate one on one in a game or project like Legos or something he likes to do. It gives a lot of gentle teaching moments that don't feel like "teaching him a life lesson".