[header] How to mentor a troubled child [title] Be a friend. [step] Remember that you are not there to be a surrogate parent or an authority figure, but, instead, a friendly face for the child to communicate with. [title] Be a good example. 
[step] " monkey-see monkey-do " is a very true statement. If you are going to tell the child how to be a good citizen, then you need to be one.