2006-12-01 12:09:53 · 30 answers · asked by Amanda 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
If you truly trust your daughter, and you know he is a good boy, allow it.
Set simple rules, like you can't stay out after 8.
Maybe even they always need to have a friend with them when they are going to the movies or to the mall, to make sure nothing happens. Imagine it, it isn't like they can make out when their friend is sitting right there, watching.
2006-12-01 12:14:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. That is still just a baby. It doesnt matter if you know the boy or not. My parents let me go out to eat with them and bring my "boyfriend" along when I was 13 ( they knew him too) But In all reality they didnt dare let me out of their sites with a boyfriend until I was 16 and even then it was hard for my mom to say yes.
2006-12-01 12:19:32 · answer #2 · answered by Blondi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids are not that old yet, but getting close. I would not let kids date at 11. Groups of friends boys and girls for movies, etc., but a solo guy in her life at 11 is just wrong in my eyes. Don't know how you are going to keep her from seeing him, and you shouldn't, if he's a good kid, but limit their alone time!
2006-12-01 12:13:25 · answer #3 · answered by j9 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. What's the point of dating at 11? There is none. Raise your daughter to focus on other things -- volunteering in the community or animals shelters, making crafts, model rocketry, etc.. Teach her that she should focus on bettering herself as a person and civic duty. As a child, it's the perfect time to instill these values. These should make her feel good about herself so she doesn't need to rely on a boy for this or for "raising her status" among her peers. Girls really need to build a sense of self value before they are old enough to date. The girls I know/knew who dated early held very different things in high regard, including their own dignity.
2006-12-01 12:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by BeamMeUpMom 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's all in what YOU believe to be right in your heart. Personally I think that 11 is too young to be dating. I think a chaperoned date at 13 or 14 is okay.
2006-12-01 12:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by Easter Bunny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at age 11. Maybe a chaperoned date at 13.
2006-12-01 12:11:16 · answer #6 · answered by kwightman69 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
HELL NO!! she is still a child she shouldn't be thinking about boys at all and it doesn't matter if you know the boy she is only 11!! you could have answer this on your own COMMON SENSE!
2006-12-01 12:18:52 · answer #7 · answered by RealDeal82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I don't think so. A lot of people disagree and think it is harmless fun but dating at such a young age spoils something. When she gets serious about boys later in life, she will already have lost something.
2006-12-01 12:17:25 · answer #8 · answered by Simon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she planning on getting married anytime soon? Starting a home and a family?
Of course not. Dating is for finding a mate.
Childhood is for perfecting friendships before even considering complex relationships like boyfriend and girlfriend.
She has no need or business wasting her developmental time and skills on a boyfriend. She'll grow up fast enough as it is.
2006-12-01 12:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It depends if she's ready. My dad said I can date whenever I want because he can't tell me when i'm ready to date. My friend had a boyfriend when she was 9 but she was really really mature for a 9 year old. If you trust how you raised her then she'll know what she should and shouldn't do with him.
2006-12-01 12:57:59 · answer #10 · answered by e-girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋