[logicalmonster]

I'd consider recommending something like having this person build a website for a club or hobby they have with something like Wix or Squarespace. If they're currently fairly non-technical, this is enough of a challenge that gives them something concrete to work towards and eventually show off to their friends. And while it's not necessarily programming exactly to build a website with one of these tools, the thinking and research process is in the same ballpark as you have to figure out how to solve layout problems and use search engines to research how to approach tasks. Once they have a website in place and they want to proceed further, then they have a platform in place to perhaps do something else.