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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say high school (so 14) is probably old enough for most kids, with limits. 16 for dates where they are driving or being picked up.

I was in some uncomfortable situations when "dating" at 13. I would not allow it in middle school.[/quote]

So my son dated a girl who was not allowed to date in middle school.  She had his name in her phone as a female friend and deleted texts he sent her as well.  They met up at school and after school in groups.  I did not know this girl's parents.

You're really much better off having an open dialogue with your kids so that you can talk to them about potential uncomfortable situations and how to handle things.[/quote]

This is a different poster, but so what?  My daughter and I are not the Gilmore Girls.  I don’t need to know all of the ins and outs of her teenage social life.  My job is to set the rules.  Hers is to mostly follow them, but to push against them and break them sometimes.

You should have told you son not to see this girl behind her parent’s back, them called the girl’s parents to tell them what’s going on.  You’re the grownup here.  You could have handled this better.  [/quote]

You parent how you want to parent.

It is not my job to tell a parent I've never met that their kid is sneaking around.   That would have completely violated my own child's trust, something that I would do only if I find out serious or life-altering information about someone's health and well-being.  Sorry someone's daughter sneaking around and "dating" in middle school is not that.  Figure it out for yourself.[/quote]

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