Girlfriends & Boyfriends: Tween
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13 Year Old Son Has a "Girlfriend"
Asked by M.M. from Kansas City
on October 8, 2007
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My 13 year old son has a girlfriend. He is the youngest of four and believe it or not we have not delt with this until now. My other boys are so into thier sports an...
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- M.: Going to a Christian school (or not) has nothing to do with having a boy/girl friend, it's the "times". Things have changed (and not necessarily in a good way)....
- Honestly, at this age, it is normal. I'm 25, and back when I was that age, everyone had a girlfriend or boyfriend. Of course there was nothing more to do then walk eac...
- Sorry to say, yes this is very normal. The intense feeling one gets at the beginning of a relationship can be overwhelming to a pubescent teen. So of course they would...
13 Year Old with a Boyfriend
Asked by J.M. from Lansing
on February 10, 2008
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I have a 13 year old daughter. She has had some boyfriends, but they never last long. However as soon as it is mentioned that she has a boyfriend, my husband goes bu...
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- I know it's common for kids of that age to 'go out' w/ someone (or whatever they call it nowadays) and while I sympathize with your husband (mine gets upset at the mer...
- Hi J., I truly understand your dilemma--I have 3 teenagers and am well versed with the "dating" scene. My daughters are 18 and 14 and my son is 16. When my husban...
- It sounds like the common thread here is communication. Talking with your kids is KEY to them surviving the teenage years, when so much with them is changing. Our ch...
Supervising Instant Messaging of 12 Year Old Girl
Asked by A.H. from Washington DC
on February 18, 2008
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My 12 year old daughter has been on IM for for a few months. Before this, she was on email, which I told her I was supervising (reading periodically). There were sever...
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- Hi A., what a yucky situation to be in! Our media is sexualizing kids younger and younger these days. It doesn't seem like suspending priveledges is going to lead to...
- Hello, A.. My heart went out to you when you explained what you've been going through with your twelve year old daughter. It can be quite disturbing to find out ...
- Hey A., I am experiencing something similar, not quite that bad, with my stepdaughters. They LIVE on the internet, myspace, IM, etc. I am a friend on their myspac...
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...
Teen Daughter That Is Too Much into Her Boyfriend
Asked by T.S. from Davenport
on February 13, 2008
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I have a 13 year old daughter that lives her life for her boyfriend. All I ever hear is about him and his mom. What great fun they are and it really hurts my feeling ...
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- Why at the age of 13 does she have a boyfriend? I think the first thing you need to do is just sit with your daughter and talk with her and not to her and then she nee...
- Hi T. - I just want to commend you for seeking support and advice from other moms. From the time our little sweethearts come into our lives, we want so much to prote...
- At the age of 13, she should be told when she can and can't talk on the phone/ or use the computer. When our doughter starte talking on the phone we put a time linit ...
How to Handle 11 Year Old Son Wanting Girlfriend?
Asked by J.S. from Detroit
on October 22, 2008
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I have a 11 year old son who came home on the first day of school and proudly announced he had a girlfriend, i told him that he should not have a girlfriend and that h...
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- My 11 year-old daughter has a friend in her class that has a boyfriend, which started us talking about how she is to young to engage in this type of relationship. We ...
- My 11 year old is not wanting a girlfriend yet, but we have talked about things like that for the last few years. I also know that one of his buddies has a girlfriend...
- I would stress that it is okay to have the relationships but with boundaries. This is the age that boys and girls outgrow "cooties" and they are curious. Look at the ...
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...
Daughter Who Thinks She NEEDS a Boyfriend
Asked by C.R. from Muncie
on December 6, 2006
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My daughter just turned 11 years old in October. She has recently started showing interest in having a boyfriend. She says that all of her friends have boyfriends, whi...
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- I too have an 11 year old, soon to be 12 in February. Last year in 5th grade she too had "a boyfriend" I asked how he was her boyfriend since she never talked to him. ...
- By the time I was 11 I was getting well ahead of my freinds in body development and wanted a boyfriend too. I remember my first one because we agreed to be boyfriend g...
- C., First off...you are not being mean. She may think so but that's because she's not a parent. However telling her she isn't old enough may not be enough to deter ...
Getting 13 Year Old to Wear a Bra!
Asked by S.L. from Grand Junction
on April 15, 2009
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A dear friend of mine is having trouble getting her 13 year old to wear a bra. The daughter is quite stubborn, and still embarrassed of anything 'girly' (she refuses t...
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- First off, does the 13 year old NEED to wear a bra? If she hasn't started to develop at all, I probably wouldn't bother. If, however, she needs it, here's what I w...
- To Wendy: Yes a 13 year old NEEDS a bra. My 11 year old needs one. Some just develop faster. My daughter likes the sports-bra type. She didn't like to wear hers at...
- My daughter was the same way. Nothing feminine!! I thought I would go crazy. I just happened to find little sports bras that don't really look like bras and clip in...
Boyfriend Doesn't Want to Be Called "Daddy"
Asked by A. from Charlotte
on June 5, 2008
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I have been in a relationship for 9 months now and dearly love this great guy. He is very good with my 5 yo daughter, although his patience is sometimes short. He ha...
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- WTF really who gets involved with a mother and has issues with the race of the child. I have lost several friends by CHOICE as they are the same way and my grandbaby i...
- If you do get married, maybe you could include her in the ceremony as if he were marrying her too almost. You could tell her he is her adopted Daddy. Maybe then he w...
- I am glad to see that you are re-evaluating this relationship. My biological father was a loser - as a father anyway. Luckily my Mom met a wonderful man when I was t...
