My daughter really likes this boy and they are in the same class and he asked her if she wanted to date him. She asked me and I don't know if I should let her; she is 11.
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Go with your Gut Instinct, be prepared for both answers. This is a hard age to make a decision on. What ever you feel the strongest on , go with that!
Supervised dating?
Children mature at different ages so only you can really answer this question.
I, personally, think 11 is too young unless they are being supervised - an adult in the area at all times.
When my daughter was this age a little boy wanted to date her. He wated to take her to the movies. The mother of the child and I talked and we made the arrangements where they could go together because the parents of the little boy were there.
I would allow her to date him on very strict condition. In your home only if you are home and she has to stay in the family area and not in the rooms alone.
WHAT?
It's hard to believe what I'm reading! As far as I am concerned, there are no decisions to be made. No daughter of mine would date at the age of eleven. What are you people thinking? The word 'date' should not even be in the vocabulary of an eleven year old. To entertain such an idea is ludicrous.
I will argue that even with different stages of physical and mental maturation occurring at different times, no eleven year old is mature enough to date, chaperoned or not. Keeping supervised company is acceptable, however it should not be said to be dating. It sends wrong messages to the child.
No daughter of mine would date before the age of sixteen. And only then in a public setting. Private dating would not be permitted before she was eighteen providing she was still living at home.
Again, I ask you, what are you people thinking?
I don't know about dating, at 11 years old she should be focusing on school more so than boys. What is your daughters feelings about the boy?
I personally think it's too young and they could be friends? If they want to go on a "date" like "hang out" it would be supervised.
That sounds like an intense age to start 'dating'. I'm not sure what exactly they expect to get out of the experience, but it sounds like they're the same age, therefore it should be better than if he were much older than that.
I think as a socialization exercise it is a good wy for her to explore dating and other courtship behaviours. LIke in the past, as long as they have a chaperone at all times, it should be OK. Just make sure they don't go off to late after curfew, etc.
I feel like even though they look older and more mature,they are still slight babies and have much more maturing as well as learning and growing to do before they take a serious step such as dating
Some people are steadfast in their convictions and opinions. Others appear to be indecisive, giving them leeway to attach to the most popular stance, should one arise. I think I see both sides here.
http://explorevenango com, September 3, 2016 :
'Sixteen years old is when Americans feel kids are ready for their first one-on-one date. Interestingly, this is largely agreed upon across generations'.
Though my final answer would still be 'no', I would be curious to know just what the boy thought should transpire on a date between two eleven year olds. A walk to the corner soda shop for a malted? A dark corner to engage in a little suck face?
Guess we'll never know. I do believe we readers have been duped again.
More so than dating, I think sports are more likely to be foremost in the minds of most eleven year old boys, as witnessed by an old work of mine, shown here.
Eleven years old is way too young for dating; however, if it is to go for an example skating with a group of friends or to a party at school or a big game then that is acceptable. Eleven years old is not a mature age for dating and it's rushing the subject matter. There's a big difference between an eleven year old and a teenager. Even teenagers can have difficulty in dating and need to know what to do under certain scenarios to stay safe. I don't believe a child this young has that much maturity. I believe at that age pairing off with a group of friends is best and knowing where they are at all times.
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