10-years-old is too young for my daughter to be kissing her “boyfriend,” right?
My 10-year-old daughter has a boyfriend. He is her age, and they are both sweet kids. They spend most of their time climbing trees, playing with friends, and doing other typical 10-year-old things. She’s very open to me, which is good. I think she’s a little young, but I also know kids this age “like” each other, and it’s no big deal. She sees him at school, and we occasionally do group things with his family. Tonight, she told me that they sometimes kiss. On the lips.
Also, wanting to spend a lot of time together or dancing with each other exclusively at the sock hop is one thing, but kissing? It isn’t that many other children haven’t had their first smooch around this age, but something about calling this friendship a “boyfriend-girlfriend” relationshipyour daughter admitting to these pecks is super anxiety-inducing for even me, who generally has a more liberal attitude than most when it comes to kids and the inevitable exploration of romance and sex.
However, do not chastise, shame, or express disappointment in your daughter for having locked lips with this boy already. Commend her for her honesty. Talk about how special a first kiss can be, but emphasize how that level of physical contact is just above her pay grade at this point. Explain that you are insisting on these boundaries not to clip her wings, but to keep her safe. Good luck, Mama.
What’s appropriate for a teenager at this age? Next year is her last year of high school, and I’m afraid she isn’t being allowed to make decisions appropriate for her age level. Am I being unreasonable?You aren’t being unreasonable. Alas, the most “stinky” part of co-parenting, perhaps, is the lack of jurisdiction we have over our counterpart’s parenting choices.
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