Shellie> How mature is your daughter? What do her friends do?
On one hand I’m sure you want to make sure she’s safe, and not pushed into something she’s not really ready for – just because her friends do.
On the other hand – when she asks you if she can go on a date, perhaps then she’s ready? If you have a good relationship with her, you can always ask HER, too. 🙂
Originally posted by The Omega🙂 thats one thing i can say with a doubt , for 12 years old she is responsible , more so then most others i know . im lucky to have such a great duaghter .
Shellie> How mature is your daughter? What do her friends do?
On one hand I’m sure you want to make sure she’s safe, and not pushed into something she’s not really ready for – just because her friends do.
On the other hand – when she asks you if she can go on a date, perhaps then she’s ready? If you have a good relationship with her, you can always ask HER, too. 🙂
i was the same way growing up . however at 12-15 , im not comfortable with an unsupervised date . i think its too young . we have a great relationship an are open with each other . if she is interested in someone before we think she is ready then she can always invite this person to dinner at our house and we all can get to know each other till she is ready for the "unsupervised" date.......
which even when she is ready we still want a couple of dinner dates at our house first to get a good feel of who is gonna be spending alone time with our duaghter .
Shellie> It’s a good thing you have a good relationship with your daughter. So make sure, I’d say, that knows she can ALWAYS talk to you about how she feels and what she wants to do – and that you’ll always listen.
Of course there is no fighting teen-aging and hormones and the need to become independent. But if your daughter KNOWS that she can always talk to you and that you’ll treat her as a human being, you should be able to judge when she is REALLY truly ready.
Imaging that all her friends start dating and she really doesn’t want to – Wouldn’t it be great to know that, so you can say “no”?’ 🙂
Originally posted by Greek_girl
well in britain there isnt really all of this you cannot date nonsence!
i have been dating since i was around 10 yrs old but i never started to have sex until i was 15 1/2...
so i think if you push your kids to rebel then your more likely to hear the pitter patter of tiny feet!oh and we worry about dads too you know!
it hurts us just as much as it hurts you when we fall out!
You'd find that most little kids are already curious about bodies in a non-sexual way from an extremely young age. You hear about little boys getting told off for asking girls to lift their skirts or peeking up skirts and shit like that.
I think it really all depends on the person. If you are smaert enough to date early, be careful and always know what's too far too soon, your parents should know that also and trust you. That's how mine are.
I hate when parents say "It's not you we don't trust, it's others." Like they can protect you from all the other billions of people out there.
-AC