at what age would u let ur kids start dating and staying at friends house??????
2006-09-14 16:19:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Well whenever you fell you can trust them,its all about the child.They should be told the rules and conditions, you break them ,you lose privileges. But also be sure that girls are not spending the night at a boys house and vice versa.
2006-09-14 16:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by wallsuds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has been staying all night with her best friend since they were 5 and in kindergarten however it is my best friends child and I know she is safe and secure. With other friends she started in 2nd grade after I had gotten to know the parents. Now at 14 my house has became the local hangout spot and every weekend we have an average of three extra girls here. As far as dating no way. She is allowed to go to school functions and she can meet a boy there but I take her and I pick her up she knows she has to be 16 to date. I trust my daughter she is a smart well balnced kid but I do not trust all the other kids out there. You can preach about safe sex and drugs everything else until you are blue in the face but at this age they are still to impressionable by others and I am not taking chances with her and her life. Same with my son he might be a boy but he will not date until 16 either.
2006-09-14 23:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by Martha S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thts wht i have always wondered abt, though i m not married yet, but i have been thinking about this alot. From my personal experience, i have done and seen things tht i should not seen at my young age.
For example; i remembered my first stay in a friend's house when i was 9 and tht was the time we started to try cigarettes and see playboy magazine. Ok the playboy magazine didnt effect us much but it really did change my thinking about woman and cigarettes, it was a really silly move bcs slowly we started to try smoking almost everyday till today it never stopped. However decent, discipline or smart i was in school my habits were really bad.
Regarding dating, well dating is pretty natural but i guess 15 sounds about right. Constant education towards teens are must because trust me, however smart they think they are, teen are normally still naive.
Staying at friends; age 10 sounds rite
Dating: age 15 sounds rite
Frankly, if i have a daughter the answer would be totally different;
Staying at friends; never-they can come and stay with her
Dating-Never
(how i wish tht could be true, but i know tht will never happen)
2006-09-14 23:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jendralus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know what you mean by staying at friends houses. if you mean a sleep over [ slumber party ] kids start as young as 5-6 years old, it depends on the maturity of the child and the situation of the party, since you are also asking about dating are you talking when older kids should stay at friends houses over night on a trusted factor of parents being there, no opposite sex, no booze that kind of staying with friends. as for dating 15 maybe double date or with a group of kids, 16 you need to start trusting the kids judgment and let them start dating chances are they will end up with the group they hang out with any way. it's tough but little by little you have to start letting them go, they need your trust until they prove it wrong.then that's another thing all within it's self
2006-09-14 23:42:20 · answer #4 · answered by susieq 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No dating or group dating until they are 16. Staying at friends houses no earlier than 14. And the parents must be home at all times!!
2006-09-14 23:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by LITTLE 1 :o) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say dating, like in a public place , hand holding cute kind of thing around age 14 or 15. To stay over a friends house maybe age 8.
The key to allowing kids to date is making sure they know what is expected. (i.e. no sex, drinking...)
2006-09-14 23:23:04 · answer #6 · answered by tonip1963 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had sleepovers in elementary school. I wasn't allowed to car date(be alone) until I was 16 17 years old. My father felt that I would have my license then and if I needed to leave I could just go. It depends really on the maturity of your child. Just ensure she is informed of everything that is out there and that she can call you anytime no matter what and you will come get her. No Matter What. You might be upset with a decision she makes but at least you'll know what's going on.
2006-09-18 14:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by Diana H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between 14 and sixteen sounds good for dating. Staying over, maybe 8 to 10.
2006-09-15 00:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by gamerzaddiction 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sleepovers of the same sex with parents home....kindergarden up...............co-ed im gonna go out on a limb and say 16. If you tell them no they will just find a way to do it anyways... trust me. I had very overprotective parents. Just enforce the safe sex rule! kids are getting pregnant so young these days(12, 14yrs old) Its crazy! Dating is ok at 14 ish but only things like going to the movies or out to eat. most likely a parent will be the driver anyways.
2006-09-14 23:29:51 · answer #9 · answered by mommy of 3 boys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really depends upon the kid for the staying over thing, just be sure that for their first sleepover, the other childs mom has your phone number so that she can call you if your child needs to go home.
for the dating thing, i think fourteen or fifteen is a good age, they will find a way to date if they realy want to by then so its best if you give your consent.
2006-09-14 23:27:40 · answer #10 · answered by imwearingnewsox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋