What do you feel is a safe age to allow your adolescent to date?

Question by JUANITA@DC: What do you feel is a safe age to allow your adolescent to date?
MY KIDS THINK THAT I’M OLD FASHIONED. THEY SAY ALL THERE FRIENDS ARE GOING TO THE MOVIES WITH THEIR BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS WITHOUT A CHAPERONE. THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE TO BE CHAPERONED WHEN GOING OUT ON DATES.

WHAT AGE DO YOU FEEL IS A GOOD CUT OFF AGE TO ALLOW THEM TO:
1ST- DATE?
2ND- GO OUT UN-CHAPERONED?
3RD- GET SERIOUS AND CONSIDER THEMSELVES AS AN ITEM?

I KNOW THAT KIDS HAVE CRUSHES AND SO FORTH. I JUST DON’T WANT THEM TO GROW UP TOO FAST!
I PERSONALLY THINK 17YR OLD IS A PERFECT AGE. THAT’S THE WAY I DID MY OLDEST CHILD. I’M NOT TRYIN TO BE HIP. I’M TRYIN NO TO BE A GRANDMA TOO SOON!

MAYBE I AM OLD FASHIONED! KIDS HAVE TOO MUCH FREEDOM THESE DAYS. THAT’S WHY TEEN PREGNANCY, AIDS, AND DRUG ABUSE IS HIGH ON THE RECTOR SCALE FOR TEENS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Best answer:

Answer by bambi
11 to date Not necessarily you have to have sex to date. When I had my first boyfriend I was not 11 of course it was a serious relationship. Of course, I didn’t have sex or anything else it was just like holding hands, kiss in the check that was all. NO more than that probably it was more like a friend to me. But still at that age you really consider them your boyfriend.

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