Try things like drawing or listening to music to see if you relate in interests. Ask them what their favorite hobby is and talk about it! <span>Ask them what their favorite item is and talk about why they like it or why it is important to them? </span> <span>Maybe ask them what they like to talk about (cars, celebrities, animals etc) and have a normal conversation and then once they enjoy chatting, then move on to the more "mentor-y" stuff :)</span>