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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, the teen birth rate is at a record low, re: teens moving in a positive direction.[/quote]

Hmm also likely means less sex and relationships which may be contributing to sadness[/quote]

By relationships do you only mean dating? [b]I personally prefer that my child not date [/b]or be sexually active as a teen. I can’t prevent it of course, but I would prefer that. [/quote]

No dating at all?

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I said “prefer.” Of course they will likely date and I won’t be a roadblock to that. But I’d still prefer if they didn’t in high school. [/quote]
Why would you prefer they didn’t date in HS, PP? Just curious. [/quote]
NP.. it's a distraction, and for some teens, especially girls, it becomes their whole world. I've seen teenagers get so wrapped up in their BF/GF relationships that everything else falls by wayside.  Most teens are emotionally (and mentally) too immature to handle a serious relationship.

My 16 yr old boy is dating, but, it's not too serious.  The girl actually puts a lot of boundaries in their relationship. They see each other mostly in school, and not outside of school.  I think they went out by themselves a total of 3x in the past six months.  They are both serious students -- ie straight As, high SAT scores.

I could totally see my son getting wrapped up in her if she didn't put those boundaries in place.

I also have a younger teen girl, and I've told her that I do not want her to get into a serious relationship in HS. She can "date" in HS, but not seriously.[/quote]

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