Would You Want To Know Who Your Child Is Dating?

It is always interesting to hear what my co-presenters have to say on the topics we discuss. Before I even finished explaining why it is important to know who your child is with, he was adamant and said 'it is not necessary'. It was quite an entertaining discussion today. As much as my heart agrees with Tich, because we would rather not know that our little angels are dating, I have to be real and say, you have to know.

I remember growing up, the concept of parents meeting your boyfriend/girlfriend was truly a foreign one, plus culturally it wasn't something that was accepted, and I completely understand. Being a young teenager you aren't really serious about a guy/ a girl; it was just the excitement of saying you have someone, so it wasn't necessary. But nowadays, kids are doing a lot more at a young age, so you have to know where your child's influence is coming from.  

So why is it important to meet your child's boyfriend/girlfriend?

- It helps you understand your child more, what they are attracted to in the opposite sex

- It helps you keep tabs on your child in terms of their social life. As your child gets older, their friends tend to be the people they turn to and trust, not you. So if you were close before, you might find your child becoming more distant

- You are able to maintain that close relationship that you had with your child as they were growing up

- You are able to teach your child how to handle a relationship as they are in it. We tend to want to give children a run down on the dos and dont's of dating at a stage that we are comfortable, and sometimes its a bit too late and most times its a bit too much for a child to remember all at once. As they are walking through the dating stage, walk with them and advise them with each stage that they reach

It is not the most comfortable 'thought' of meeting your child's boyfriend/girlfriend, but rather you go through it with them than avoid it till its too late. Help your child make the right choices in life and for a son to learn at a young age how to treat a woman and your daughter how she should expect to be treated

Till Next Monday

Stay Blessed

Tafi

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