Define, "Dating". Surely a kid who is much less then 13 should be permitted to interact with members of the opposite gender in a social setting. I think that realistically, it is a sliding scale that needs to be judged on a case by case basis.
I think that kids are more capable then we give them credit for, though. My parents forbid me from dating until I was 16, and looking back, I think it did nothing but make me a bit more socially awkward. Respect a kids intelligence, and they will rise to your expectations much higher then you might expect.
(I am FLABBERGASTED that this hasn't descended into petty partisan bickering...yet. Good job, internet peeps.)
Malia Obama May Be Dating: What Age Is It Appropriate To Start Dating?
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2013/02/18 15:00:00
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Malia Obama got some tongues wagging when she was giggling and chatting with the boy sitting behind her at her dad’s Presidential Inauguration last month. But the kid in question was just her cousin Avery Robinson. That doesn’t mean Malia hasn’t found a special someone. As President Obama recently revealed, while warning parents of young children that kids grow up so fast, teens “have sleepovers and dates. So all that early investment just leaves them to go away."
Although he didn’t specifically say that Malia has a boyfriend, it certainly sounds like a passive admission of the fact. Of course, White House officials declined comment on the social status of the first daughter. And since Sasha and Malia can’t have Facebook pages, it’s impossible to check her status online.
If she were just a regular kid, it wouldn’t be unusual for the 14-year-old to start dating. But she’s certainly under a lot more scrutiny than most. And even everyday parents, who aren’t leaders of the free world, often choose to impose limits on the age when their children can start dating.
If she were just a regular kid, it wouldn’t be unusual for the 14-year-old to start dating. But she’s certainly under a lot more scrutiny than most. And even everyday parents, who aren’t leaders of the free world, often choose to impose limits on the age when their children can start dating.
For some, 16 seems like the right target. And other folks let their younger ones go out on group get-togethers rather than one-on-one outings. What do you think: What age is it appropriate to start dating?
Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/love-white-house-obamas-vale...
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Adam 2013/02/18 17:49:07
I may have even been a mature enough 13 year old to hold a middle school relationship, however, I was also mature enough to know that dating was not something to do for social status, but when I actually like someone. I fell in love with my current girlfriend at age 15 and have been dating her for almost a year and a half.
Personally, and this may sound cynical, but I think 99.9% of relationships in middle school are pointless. In middle school, kids just date to date. They just want to be able to say that they have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Plus most middle school kids are immature and rude (sorry for the generalization. Not ALL are, but most. If you beg to differ with me, go to a public middle school, even just as a substitute teacher, and you will come back with a very different opinion).
In high school, it's not as pointless as in middle school (but still semi-pointless...), but it depends on the person. Some people just aren't ready to date or don't feel the need. Society puts a lot of pressure on us all to date. I'm 17 and I've never dated before. Guys have liked me but I just either only saw them as friends or wasn't ready to date yet. I'd say that now I'm finally ready to date, so it'll happen when it happens. I go to a small school with only about 25 boys in my grade. So choices are very limited and the odds of guys asking me out are pretty slim. Most guys at my school see me as really kind and nice so they treat me like a little sister, being protective of me. (I don't mind that.) Anyway, I don't mind being single; it's all I've ever known. And it keeps drama out of my l...
Personally, and this may sound cynical, but I think 99.9% of relationships in middle school are pointless. In middle school, kids just date to date. They just want to be able to say that they have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Plus most middle school kids are immature and rude (sorry for the generalization. Not ALL are, but most. If you beg to differ with me, go to a public middle school, even just as a substitute teacher, and you will come back with a very different opinion).
In high school, it's not as pointless as in middle school (but still semi-pointless...), but it depends on the person. Some people just aren't ready to date or don't feel the need. Society puts a lot of pressure on us all to date. I'm 17 and I've never dated before. Guys have liked me but I just either only saw them as friends or wasn't ready to date yet. I'd say that now I'm finally ready to date, so it'll happen when it happens. I go to a small school with only about 25 boys in my grade. So choices are very limited and the odds of guys asking me out are pretty slim. Most guys at my school see me as really kind and nice so they treat me like a little sister, being protective of me. (I don't mind that.) Anyway, I don't mind being single; it's all I've ever known. And it keeps drama out of my life. I love my life. I always see/hear people talking about their boyfriends/girlfriends....so much drama and problems. I don't have to deal with any of that. Don't date just to date. Don't waste both your time and the guy/girl that asked you out. Do it because you want to, not because you feel obliged to. And do it when YOU'RE ready, not when SOCIETY tells you you're ready.
You mean to tell me, you've agreed EVERYTIME someone said that someone else is cute, pretty, beautiful, gorgeous, etc.....??? I highly doubt that, because I believe there are many out there that some find attractive that I disagree with.