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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DD is the oldest of our three children, and she attends a middle school in Bethesda.  She is a good student and all-around great girl.

She asked me to charge her iPhone the other night.  (Yes, we regret getting her one for her 12th birthday a few months ago because now she just wants to text her friends constantly and I think she's almost over-communicating with them.)  She has a password for her iPhone, and I don't have access to it.  (We probably need to supervise that more.)

When I charged her iPhone, a text came up from a boy that said "Love you.  Good night."  It was from a 6th grade boy at her school.  She met him at the beginning of the school year, and I noticed she hangs out in groups that occasionally include him.  He seems like a nice boy.

I think 6th grade is way too young to be receiving a text from a boy that says "Love you.  Good night."  I remember being a 6th grader, and some of the boys were already going way beyond kissing with girls in my school.

I welcome any advice other parents may have!  Thank you![/quote]

You need to talk to her.  But I'd be wary of forbidding the boyfriend- that particular horse is out of that particular barn.  FWIW- my son is 16 and has been dating the same girl for over 4 years now.  Daughter is 14, briefly dated a boy for about a month, has no real interest in dating anyone else (as far as I know).

Talk and perhaps most importantly- LISTEN.  Your daughter is growing up, help her with it, don't try to control it.  She's obviously starting to make decisions on her own- let her know that you're there for her.  [/quote]

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