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[quote=Anonymous]Navigating this with my youngest now. My oldest did not date much in hs, and is in college (now 20). We talked to him about making safe choices, being respectful, and certainly about consent. My middle son has significant social deficits due to autism and we’ve talked to him but have not seen much interest. My youngest is a sophomore, just turned 15, so on the young side for her grade. She has always been much more socially aware and mature. She started talking about a boy about 2 months ago. It was our first experience with this so I reached out to a friend to ask how she handled this. She said “I always welcome the kids to hang out here, so I can have some supervision”. After he asked her to homecoming, it became apparent that they both really liked each other. So far, our main rules are, parents need to be home, doors open and no hanging out in bedrooms. I do let them hang in the basement. They’ve also gone in groups and alone to dinner. I also try to keep an open ear, and keep me cool even if it’s hard to see her grow up. So far she’s telling me things like, “X asked me to be his girlfriend” and “my friends really like x”. As they see each other more I’m trying to 1) keep an open ear and not overreact so she keeps talking and 2) coming up with a plan how to talk to her explicitly about sex. I fooled around in high school with boyfriends but did not have sec until college. I of course want to give her what she needs to be safe, but also help her know she can wait…any advice on great reads for this?[/quote]

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