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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is absolutely between the girl and her parents. It should not be up to your 14-year-old son to interpret and enforce  another family’s rules. It doesn’t sound like your kid is doing anything wrong (I read from your comments that the girl doesn’t care what her parents think not that your kid doesn’t care), and is just trying to understand how to navigate a challenging situation. I think you need to stay out of this as well, other than giving him good guidance on this situation perhaps being a nonstarter.[/quote]

14 year olds shouldn't be dating.

Op shuts it down.

Simple.

These are not grown people.

These are not even 16 year olds.[/quote]

The parents i knew who absolutely didn't want their DDs dating sent them to single sex schools and strictly monitored all their interactions ( :roll: )

They didn't send them to public high schools where interactions between sexes are the norm and expect miracles. Other parents aren't going to parent for you.

- Indian American [/quote]

I know many many parents who sent their kids to public school and still monitored all their interactions, placed lots of restrictions on social activities, and expected no dating. Single-sex schools are not feasible for many families for many reasons - cost, entire towns do not have girls/boys-only high schools, etc etc.

Those parents spend a lot of time policing their kids. Other parents set expectations but also don’t spend the time making sure it doesn’t happen. Their child could get away with things but would still get in trouble if caught. Dating is changing in India now too, more are open minded now, but likely when their kids get to college, not high school.

In any case, it’s not other parents’ responsibility to parent other kids, unless it’s something serious that impacts their physical/mental health.

- another Indian-American who grew up here and knows lots of Indians raising their kids here now and those who did 30 years ago as well. [/quote]

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