You're assuming that those of us who allow our children to date at what you feel is a young age feel powerless. Personally, I feel dating is a valuable part of emotional development and don't feel a need to try to control my son's social interactions as long as he is maintaining his grades and isn't involved in criminal activity.I guess my point was that I don't see how a kid under the age 16 or 17 is even capable of dating without the active participation of a parent. And yet a lot of what I'm reading about on this thread seems to be people feeling you're powerless to stop an 11-year-old from going out alone on a date. Seems crazy to me.
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