When should a child start to date?

Question

When should a child start to date?

Answer 1

I dont think there is ever and age or time when a child should start to date. If they think about s*x at 13 then no they are not ready. But if they are looking for friends in the matter at the age of 13, and the other person is responible and not thinking about s*x or other more mature things then. It might be alright. As long as the child isn;t doing things behind your back. Or things that could cause problems.

Answer 2

Group dating is Okay about 14 through 16. going out with friends and a so called boyfriend might be okay with me- if I feel like i can trust the kids and my own daughters.

I wouldn't encourage any kind of heavy relationship until they are in college, though.

Answer 3

I think at around 14-15. That's a good age to start having real relationships. Especially while in high school. Most teens are starting to get more mature about things by that age also! (:

Answer 4

It really depends on what your child is like. Dating was always open for me from the age of about 13 or 14, and yet it didn't much change anything.

However another kid could be allowed to date at 13 and they may take it too far. You need to assess what your child is like, and whether they are mature enough. Also, boys should be allowed younger than girls. In my opinion =]

Answer 5

depends on the person maybe 16.

Answer 6

18.

Answer 7

My parents didn't allow me to go on dates till i was 15.

i was allowed to meet up w/a group of friends when i was 13-14. of course they couldn't keep me from having a boyfriend at that age, but i wasn't allowed to go on one on one dates. it was always a "group date". me and 2 or 3 girlfriends would meet up w/our boyfriends at the mall and go see a movie, or grab a burger or something.

i think w/my children i'll do the same. my 12 y/o has already started asking about "hanging out w/friends" and when he says friends he means girls. LOL

Answer 8

I think 14 is a nice age because they are no longer little kids and yet they are not all grown up so they are, I think,at a good age. Some kids in my class started dating at 10 but I think thats to early. I hope this helped!

-Tara

Answer 9

theres not really a specific year...it all depends on the parent..it all depends on the child and the person they are dating..age wise i would say about 13-16..

Answer 10

i think about 14.

deff. not 18. i am 18 right now and my best friend just started dating last year.. it was hard for her because her parents only started letting her..she was shy and hardly knew how to act. i think she would have more confidence in herself if she knew how to act one on one with a guy. 18 is deff to old

Answer 11

My girls have to wait until they have their driver's licenses.  If they're not mature enough to get behind the wheel of a car they're not mature enough to date.

Answer 12

No younger than 16.  When that happens you get details, phone numbers,  who, what, where.  Set a curfew.  Then pray until they come home.

Answer 13

Shouldn't be that early like 12 or 13 because that'll ruin there reputation alot! Infact many people that age starts to date thats because there in high school and they think that there all good and all grown up and they don't know that this can really affect there future life with there future husband.Infact there idea of finding there future husband at the ages so young is continuously going out with them. So when your around about 18 you should be dating. They should know what it'll be like for there child to know that your mother had once dated when she was thirteen kind of bizzare, huh?

Answer 14

13

Answer 15

Group dates - 13 or 14

solo dates- 15

Answer 16

16. With a curfew of 10 o'clock during weeknights and midnight on weekends depending if grades are good and they prove they are trustworthy individuals.

Answer 17

16 would be a good age to date as long as the have a curfew of 10:30pm.

Answer 18

we did 14 for group dates and 16 for just the two of them.

Answer 19

for a boy- 15. for a girl- 17.  my own experience!!!

Answer 20

14-18

                 Unfortunately, I have to wait til 18...

Answer 21

In my opinion i think it completly depends on the 'young adult' i myself didn't start dating till i was 17 but that was my choice before then i wasn't interested in boys i was too busy with my school work and activities.

On the other hand my niece will be 14 in a few months and she has had a boyfriend for the past year. She a very mature, sensible young lady. Her parents have met her boyfriend he's a very nice young man. They see each other at school and visit each other at their homes have dinner with the family ect go to the cinema do all the things that young people do at that age. They have had a talk with her about the birds and the bee's and then feel comfortable thats she's old enough to date. She actually came to visit me a few weeks ago and i was a little worried that she had a boyfriend at this age espically since she had been seeing him for just over a year. I was surprised how she spoke to me about it. She's not a silly girl has no intentions of sleeping with this guy they just hang out and have fun. She wasn't shy or embarrassed about talking about s*x and i think that says alot about her. She has no illusions about him being her first love and marrying him and settleing down, when she finishes school she plans to go to uni in England ( she lives in holland at the moment) and is fully aware that he probably wont even be her boyfriend by then. From speaking with her i wouldn't have any problems or worrys about her dating this guy. It's just innocent fun at the moment.

Answer 22

It depends on the maturity of the kid.  I would say about 15 or 16, anything much older and they might go behind your back and huge problems will come!  I'd rather talk to my child, be honest, and talk about what's acceptable whether that means abstinence or using safe measures...