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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No dating until they are away at college.[/quote]

Same here. My kids were encouraged to go in large groups of boys and girls for things like Homecoming, proms and other school and non-school events, sports meets/tournaments,  scholastic competetions etc so that they were not sheltered.  However, we are a close knit family and we were very involved with our kids so we were also having many free and frank discussions about sex, relationships, academics, education, jobs, internships, family etc.

Eventually, they dated extensively during college but their first serious relationship happened after undergrad. They had dated their SOs in undergrad but it all got cemented in grad school.  Somehow, college experiences made them realize that what we had been telling them about how to conduct themselves had merit.  They saw a lot of kids crash and burn in college. Most who were dating had not very pleasant end to their relationships and most of these people were scarred with it. Too much emotional baggage for people who were so young. Kids who came from loving and intact families were a lot more careful with their hearts and were not attracted to hot messes.  [/quote]

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