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I assume you mean what rules do you have for your daughters who date. Nobody can set rules for other people's children.
Wait, of course people can set rules for other people's children. I am sure when kids came over to play at your house they followed "your rules" right?
Maybe its the same thing for the OP, what rules does one expect from those spending time with their kids.
I suppose it is ultimately the same thing as rules for your kids since they are going to be similar in terms of actually outcome.
For example, I expected my kids friends (dates or otherwise) not to lie to me, to go where they say they are going, and so on. The same I expected from my kids. The consequences were different as clearly all I could do is stop them from hanging out with my kids if they did break the rules.
No real rules. I expected him to be close in age, but really, you don't have much control over what teens do, you hope by that age that you raised them with some common sense.
I was more strict on rules with my sons. Only date with other couples. No girls under 16.
What rules do you set forth for boys dating your teenage daughter?
Hmmm, another first time poster.
No teenage daughters here, only the mother of three boys recently out of their teens. The rules were, be respectful of the girls, and make sure you had them home by curfew. If the girls' parents had a lengthy list, my list would have extended to say, beware of parents with long lists.
Wait, of course people can set rules for other people's children. I am sure when kids came over to play at your house they followed "your rules" right?
Maybe its the same thing for the OP, what rules does one expect from those spending time with their kids.
Not their kids. Their daughters. Sigh. I am so done.
Wait, of course people can set rules for other people's children. I am sure when kids came over to play at your house they followed "your rules" right?
Maybe its the same thing for the OP, what rules does one expect from those spending time with their kids.
I suppose it is ultimately the same thing as rules for your kids since they are going to be similar in terms of actually outcome.
For example, I expected my kids friends (dates or otherwise) not to lie to me, to go where they say they are going, and so on. The same I expected from my kids. The consequences were different as clearly all I could do is stop them from hanging out with my kids if they did break the rules.
You're right of course. When other people come to my house I expect the to follow house rules. When my kids visit their friends I expect them to follow the house rules. When they are dating they are usually not at someone's house though.
I expect my kids to follow the rules I set out for them. I do not expect someone else to dictate rules to him regarding his behavior at a public place. I expect my sons to respect the wishes that other parents set for their friends whether they are dating or not. But the rules that our children must follow when they are out in pubic are set by us. For instance, if my child is driving and another child needs to be home by 11 I expect him to respect the wishes of that parent and make sure the other child is home by 11. But if a parent doesn't want their child to drink Coke at the movies my son can still drink Coke. That parent can't set the rules for my child. That's really what I meant even though it isn't what I originally wrote.
My daughters aren't to the dating age yet, but when they are I will have one simple rule for their boyfriends:
Treat my daughters with the same amount of respect that I treat their mother and all will be well. Disrespect them and you won't date them again.
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