Will you give freedom to your Daughter?

Yes I would and I have. I myself started dating when I was 14. I wasn't really interested in anything serious, but it's nice to get to know a person alittle more than just being a friend. I think when it comes to dating you really have to talk with your children early on about how people need to respect them as a person, not an object. There have been a few bad choices, but I think that's part of learning too. Even if they are young and still under my own roof, I still need to allow them to make their own mistakes. I didn't tell her she could or couldn't date a person becuase that still has to come from her own personal interests. But, if there was someone that I didn't like I directed her to certain behaviors he had and I asked questions. It was more redirecting her then telling her you can't see this person.

I did allow my daughters to date even though I would have rather of grounded them until they were 30..ha ha. I did know where they were going and who they were with. I usually set a time they would come in. If they went to a party at a friends I would at least meet the parents and make sure they would be home. I do feel they should be allowed to date, but with a few common sense rules. When I was a teen I had a best friend whose parents would not allow her to date or have anything to do with boys. As soon as she was of age she went crazy over all guys and I felt too much too soon. I think she felt deprived because of being held back unlike the rest of us and tried to catch up all at once. Since you probably cannot ground your daughter until she is 30 either, I would say let her date with some rules or guidelines. Good luck.

Not at all, not a chance, no way no how. With how fast today's teens are living it scares me what will be going on when my children are that age. She will not date. I am sorry but there is no one that can convince me that a 16 year old boy, let alone one older, should pick up my daughter and leave my house alone with her. I just do not trust people. But then again she is only five so who knows.

LIMITED freedom - that "limited" part is important. It also depends on what part of the globe you live in. Culturally, in the Philippines, parents don't let their kids date and the children are not "fine" with that per se. But they live with it. They don't have a choice. I learned this from my cousins in the Philippines. So my cousins in the Philippines, they "hide" or date in secret - next thing you know, they're pregnant! Here in the US - parents are a little bit more lenient (though NOT old-school filipino parents). My cousins here in the US - their parent won't let them date, so they don't date - when they go off to college, they go crazy! I mean buck-wild, having a bf/gf here and there. Running away with them - crazyness I tell you. Anyways - my parents didn't let me date either. But they told me why, and they talked to me about responsibility. I also sort of grew up partly in the Philippines - so I knew that my parents went through a great deal of sacrifice to get me through to where I am now. So all through high school I only dated 1 boy. Then in college - I played around a lil. Nothing serious though -I really wanted to make my parents proud by showing them that I can finish engineering in 4 ( rarely done these days, but I did it!). Now i'm 24 and in a serious relationship with a man. =D

That really depends. I started dating when I was 13, but I was never really serious with anyone until I was 16 or 17. But I never really stayed out late or anything and I was usually back home by 9 and such. I guess that really depends on how much you trust your daughter. Do you think she'll make the right decisions, act carefully, follow advice you've given her? If you and your wife were like that, then you know that there's nothing wrong with that method in particular, but if you find that your daughter isn't very trustworthy then it might make you doubt whether or not she should be allowed to.

Obviously no. No parent will allow her daughter to come home late at nights and go on date with boys because firstly this is going to hamper her studies and then she will be in a mess if any bad thing happens with her since at 16 I don't believe girls or boys are mentally so mature that they'll come home at late night. It can affect the daughter and harm her a lot! thank you.

hi whatever you do dont go saying to her you will Not do this or that as that is exactly what she will do. Why not sit down with her and tell her how you and your loving wife met and what happened and tell her you know what young lads are like. or vet the boy and tell her to go on double dates