Dating Scene: Tween
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12 Year Old Boys...
Asked by J.E. from Los Angeles
on April 12, 2011
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My girlfriend has a 12 year old boy that is truly driving her nuts. I give as good of advice as I can, but really I raised girls, Im sure its different. Her son, has s...
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- For reference to my answer let me say that I have a 14 year old boy and understand the challenges of being a single parent to a teen. With that being said - Da...
- Maybe he will move on with Dad. Then Dad will see just what he is doing and pretty soon get tired of a 13 yo who is disrespectful and demanding. Guaranteed the boy w...
- Hello, The dad is buying the son. It is going to be a hard battle to keep him from going to his dad's. She can limit all of the things he is now being allowed to us...
Dating!
Asked by L.F. from Los Angeles
on October 30, 2011
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My daughter is 14 years old. She is dating a boy that has and is her childhood friend for a while! Me and my husband trust him with all our hearts. Hes a good kid! i m...
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- My daughter is currently 12, but I have already told her she won't date until she's 16, and then only in groups. I don't trust any teenage boys, even if I have known t...
- Wait as many years as you can.
- What do they mean by dating? In my experience it means that they hang out at school and in groups after school. If this is the case it's fine. If it means going out...
11 Year Old Boy "Dating"
Asked by C.C. from Houston
on August 11, 2009
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OK - I need some guidance. I have an 11 year old boy who's very interested in girls. I have always been as open & honest with him in regards to anything he has ever wa...
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- Remember the the term "going steady"? That cracks my kids up because they call it "going out" now. As a mom of a 13 year old daughter I hope and pray that my daughte...
- C., My daughter is 12 years old and has been asked to "go out" several times by boys her age, but has never agreed to do it. She has come to talk to us each time. ...
- You can't control what interests him or when, but you can control some of his activities. Get to know his friends and which girls interest him, and be careful to moni...
Dating and Being Single.
Asked by M.G. from Tulsa
on January 15, 2007
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I've been single since my daughter was born, pretty much. with only one serious boyfriend but he didnt have kids and we werent together long. i've recently started dat...
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- I agree about moving very slow. I did it all wrong when I split from my oldest's father and totally blew it to the point they cut off my visitation. I shoulda kn...
- I have the same doubts. I am a single mom of a 2 year old and 5 year old and I often question myself about dating. I have had many male friends but do not know if it...
- Theres not much more I can tell you that the other mothers havent already said cause they are right. Take it slow and the gentleman meeting the kids should only happen...
When Should I Start Dating Again?
Asked by T.B. from Los Angeles
on July 1, 2008
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My child's father and I are not together. I'm 35 with a 20 month old. I spend alot of time and attention with my son. I find it hard to date because I dont want to br...
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- T.!! I feel your pain!!! My son is 23 months, and will be 2 in just two weeks. His father and I have not been a 'couple' since I was three months pregnant. Than...
- Hi T.: I was in the same boat as you are when my son was about your son's age. I used to worry and fret about a role model for him - then I realized that I might g...
- T., I am a single mom with an 11-month-old and I'm at that stage too where I think it may be time to date. I think it's garbage that people would suggest that yo...
Teenagers and Dating
Asked by C.D. from Monroe
on June 10, 2008
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My oldest daughter will be turning 16 in Sept. She has had the same boyfriend for 2 years. He is a great Christian guy with a great family. For now they see each other...
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- I think that this is a very tough decision, but you should probably just let them go out. Give them a curfew and limit where they go. Its scary because you worry about...
- Hi, Chrisitina This is not advice just personal experience from a daughter's point of view. I met my husband of almost six years when I was fifteen, ten years ago t...
- After working with youth for over 20 years, and also having older teens of my own, you might want to ask her what they want to get out of relationship alone in a car a...
Single Mom Dating
Asked by C.J. from Punta Gorda
on October 29, 2009
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I am starting to date again after 14 months of taking a break from it. I have an 11 year old daughter who is almost trying to make it not work. I met a great guy wit...
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- I dont think you should stop dating. Avoiding how she feels will not help her learn to deal with emotions and does not make you a better mother. You dont say if you ar...
- WOW! You have received a lot of different responses. 1. Your job is to be a good mother first. If you have provided for her and spent time with her there is no...
- Hooray for Tiffaney M! I totally agree with her.
Dating
Asked by L.L. from Cincinnati
on April 1, 2010
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my 14 year old daughter likes a boy who is another race, her stepdad is totally against this. i say she is only 14 and if i try to stop her from seeing this kid, i wil...
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- A lot of responses here seem to be about the 'dating' aspect of this. I didn't date until I was 16, but we did go out in mixed groups with boys and girls to movies, pa...
- well besides her being to young to date.....i am with your husband & YOU DONT HAVE TO BE RACIST to not want your children to date another race thats just silly .& unle...
- I had to read this three times to make sure I understood what you are sayingt here. YOU ARE THE PARENT. I would HOPE that you discussed dating, possible age to begin...
Dating?
Asked by B.G. from Norfolk
on August 20, 2011
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My 11 year old daughter came home from a pool party today saying she is now " going out " with a BOY?!?! I freaked on her. She told me it wasn't serious and I was calm...
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- Personally I think too young of a group to go (unsupervised) to a movie. Now, if they don't mind sitting in the back of the theater, driving them there and back.....m...
- First off, do you know this boys parents? Second, it's puppy love! AWW!! Third, boyfriend/girlfriend stuff at that age is like sweaty hand holding. My BFFs daugh...
- "Dating" in her words just means boyfriend. It's not like real dating the way it was when I was younger. A lot of the Middle Schoolers have a boyfriend or girlfrie...
12 Year Old Wants to Know What "SEX" Is
Asked by C.S. from Seattle
on March 16, 2008
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HELP!!! My beautiful 12 year old boy wants to know what sexual intercourse is. After browsing the the history on my computer I see that my son is googling what is se...
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- HI C., I know this was a little while ago that you asked this question, but I thought that I could share with you my expirence growning up. My parents were always ope...
- OMG C. u do have yourself a handful, but i do have one thing 2 share w/u, my daughter had asked me once when she was about maybe 7 r 8years old, mommy how do babies ge...
- My daughter 15 and son 12 have had very open discussions about anatomy and have always been very matter of fact and not made a big deal out of sex, puberty, etc. My so...
