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2007-11-20 07:27:10 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
date with a boy older than her, just the 2 of them alone, no
go out with a group of boys and girls to the movies or a gathering, yes.
I believe children need boundries, and encouraging dating and being alone with the oposite sex, i believe, is not a good idea. Seriously, there's no reason for it. If they have a "significant other" they see at school and when they get together as friends in a group, great. No behind closed doors dates.
2007-11-20 07:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by Amanda Nicole 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely not!
First of all, dating requires a car....right? You can't really call it a date if your parents are driving you around. So.....the only way a 12 year old could go on a date is if she/he were with someone who was 16 or older! NO WAY!!!!
I have a 12 year old son. There has been several times where I have dropped him off at the movie theater so he can hang out with a GROUP of friends, but never by himself with a girl! He is too young!!! He isn't mature enough, and I would be a very irresponsible parent to put him in that position!!
Kids have enough pressure! They have friends who are experimenting, they see it on TV, they see the older kids doing it...etc....There is no reason to allow a child to date at the age of 12. All you are doing is setting them up to be in a situation that they are not mature enough to handle. They have their whole lives to date...they need to be children for as long as possible!!!
2007-11-20 15:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kailey 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Tell very thing you believe in about the topic" -
Sure, in four words: twelve is too young.
And that isn't just what I believe in...it is a fact.
By 16, maybe but at 12 the child is still, well, a child!
And they need to develop social skills with their friends, not just a single boy or girl.
We already have too many kids subjected to adult situations but are clearly unable to cope with the responsibility.
Take for example the rape of a 11 year old girl by three 8 & 9 year old boys.
Let children be children...not little criminals or junior versions of Britney Spears (look at the way her life is a wreck!).
2007-11-20 15:58:41 · answer #3 · answered by docscholl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A 12yo is a child, and should be raised as a child and protected as a child until he/she is an adult (16 for some, 21 for others).
She should wear age-appropriate clothes (not too sexy) and a minimal amount of makeup. She can go out with girlfriends whenever she likes, but not boys.
The purpose of adult dating, sadly, is to have fun. The purpose of dating should be to find a spouse.
You get to know a few people until you find one that really clicks and you have contentment in your heart about this person. Then you marry.
People who start dating early are dating for fun with no commitment whatsoever. They get into intimate situations that truly should only happen in a committed relationship--marriage.
When these earlybirds become too close, they end up with broken hearts at best and STDs or illegitimate children at worst. Keep in mind that these children are 16yo or less. Having children at that age is a disaster for everyone involved.
So, you can guess my answer to this question. No. No dating at least until your parent feels you are adult enough to handle it.
TX Mom
2007-11-20 15:58:49 · answer #4 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A 12 year old is still a child. Children don't date.
2007-11-20 17:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by AV 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I don't believe a child of 12 is mature enough to start dating. There is to much that could happen, drinking, drugs, sex. My daughter was not allowed to date until she was 16, at least go out alone with a boy. And she still had strict guidelines with that.
2007-11-20 15:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by dsrtrat 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, of course 12 is too young to date. I'm sixteen and I'm still too young to date. (This is my opinion, not a rule of my parents.) Why would I want to get into a relationship that must either be broken off eventually or dragged out for 8+ years until I finish college? It's an utter waste of time and money to date in highschool. Just be friends instead.
2007-11-20 16:15:50 · answer #7 · answered by wisdomteeth 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am 12 and yes I think they should be able to date.
2007-11-20 20:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No a 12 year old is still a child....not old enough to date....
2007-11-20 16:56:39 · answer #9 · answered by It's a Girl!!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i definitely don't believe that. they are much too young. they are just beginning to go through puberty, so why complicate things more for them? they don't need the drama of boy/girlfriends just yet. they need to figure themselves out first before they are able to date. i'm 15 and have never gone on a date (not allowed haha) it sucks, but i'm actually thankful for my parent's strictness because now when i finally go on a first date, it'll be meaningful. i won't have the burden of having dated 23057 other guys, making things awkward. let them be kids until about age 16, then they should be able to date. if the kid is too young, they'll miss out on the whole opportunity. they won't realize their true feelings if they start dating young, they'll be too used to having SOMEONE that they won't care who it is...
2007-11-20 15:37:16 · answer #10 · answered by My Lovee 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋