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Should 10 year olds date?

Scotty & Sal recently came across the story of parents of a 10 year old debating what to do about their daughter proclaiming they “had a boyfriend.”  The story pointed out that nothing age-inappropriate was taking place, and that at that age they obviously weren’t going out on dates so they found comfort that it […]

By 96five Friday 24 Aug 2012Scotty and SalParentingReading Time: 0 minutes

 width=Scotty & Sal recently came across the story of parents of a 10 year old debating what to do about their daughter proclaiming they “had a boyfriend.”  The story pointed out that nothing age-inappropriate was taking place, and that at that age they obviously weren’t going out on dates so they found comfort that it was just a new stage of life for their growing child.

Youth Councillor from Real Talk Australia, Kym Keady shared with Scotty & Sal that perhaps moments like this are a great opportunity for parents to have some really important respect conversations with their little person! Hear her thoughts on what needs to be talked about, and how to talk about it here!

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