What rules should I set for my child about dating?

What rules should I set for my child about dating?

Charles Sophy (Private Practice in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) gives expert video advice on: At what age is dating appropriate for children?; How can I ensure my child's safety during dates? and more...

When your child starts thinking about dating, there are rules that should be set in place that are confortable for you as a family as well as culturally dictated. Whatever you feel you and your husband or partner feel is appropriate for your child and the way that you want them to date, are the kinds of foundations and rules you'll put in place. It will be beneficial if you have your child partake in that process. For example, if you want your child home at 12, and your child wants to come home at 2, meet somewhere in the middle and that way they'll feel they had some input into that process and a say. Similarly to when they were 5, 6 or 8 and showed some negative behavior that you wanted to stop, you would have made a behavioral plan with them as part of it. So incorporating the child into the process will ensure the best outcome for you and for them.