What are your thoughts on allowing your kids to date?
How old should they be?
what do you say to them?
Chaperon or not?
I don't even know where to begin. lucky my kids are young so I have a few years to pray about it, but any advice would be wonderful. thanks.
You can have the opinion from someone who is at the "dating age."
Age wise? They need to have maturity to make the right choices. They need to be firmly grounded in faith and family.
Chaperon? Yes! Even if your child is trustworthy, things happen. Sometimes you can't control things. Especially if you are romantically involved.
Personally:
My family and I are doing courtship. I highly recommend it. Dating is just a preparation for divorce. I mean, think about it. You go out with someone, get attached, decide you don't like them, and break up. Sounds a lot like divorce, right? You marry someone, decide you don't like them, and divorce. Courtship is when you believe that you'll get married, but you have to make sure that your personalities and beliefs line up. There is no kissing, hugging, or becoming physically. It is purely communication. You get to know the person before courtship by becoming friends. When you are friends, your personality isn't hidden. When you're dating, you want to look the best you can. For a man to court me, he must go through my father first.
I know this is a jumble, but I've got to hurry and finish lunch. If you want to know more about my view on courtship, private message me.