Teenage Girls - Campbellsville,KY

Your question is so open ended. Is she just 16? or almost 17? are they in high school together? Do you know the boy? how mature is your daughter? I think these are all factors to take into consideration. And depensing on the answers, I think it would be okay..

Well if you mean the actual law, the age of consent is 16.

And you can TRY to 'make' her wait til she's older, but why not embrace and guide and parent that part of her life, same way you potty trained, sent her to school? Why not use it as a bonding tool? You have a LOT in common on this subject, on account of your both FEMALES who like MALES.

Why not get to know her boyfriend. Have him over, engage him, bring him into your family so he has a greater sense of responsibility towards his relationship with your daughter than just the two of them.

Enjoy her!

:)

(btw, I googled 'age of consent in Kentucky', it came up 16)

Google age of consent for your state. It's 17 in Texas. So technically no 18 and 16 is not legal. Be careful how you approach her with it, cause she might rebel and do it behind your back.

I would get a better understanding of the situation. Where did she meet him? Maturity level? Intentions? etc... It would be like a sophmore dating a Senior.

I think it's fine as long as she is mature enough to handle the relationship and the implications of dating an "adult".

When I was 15 (end of my Freshman year in HS), I was dating a 17 yr old Junior and it was fine. Nothing changed with respect to our dynamic over the next two years. We dated for a very long time and were in a healthy and supportive relationship for three years. My parents loved him, I loved him and now as married adults, we're "couple friends".

Technically, there was a month b/w my 16th and 17th birthdays that our relationship (if we had been having sex at the time) would have been illegal. If you look at the laws, many are written surrounding "age of consent" meaning that as long as they aren't having sex there isn't anything "illegal" about it!

I would consider more than mere age. For instance
* is it a young 16 and an old 19? Or are they almost only 2 years apart?
* is he in high school? how do they know each other?
* if not in high school, is he in college? or does he work?
* does he live on his own or with his parents?
* do you know him? his family?
* is your daughter mature? is she infatuated? is she responsible, sexually and otherwise? how much do you trust her to do the right thing?
* how serious are things? are they moving fast in your opinion?
* do they have the same friends, or would she be hanging out with his older friends?

I also would care more about all the other things I would care about with any boy: Is he a good safe driver who doesn't talk on his cell while driving? Is he respectful to you and her? Does he respect curfews?

Honestly, he can't do more damage than a 17 or 18 year old boy. He may even be more mature and responsible. You need to judge hima nd not jus this age. However, I think you need to inform them both that she is younger, and underage, and she has 16-year old rules. It doens't matter what his rules are, but you have expectations for her that will likely be different.

I'm not sure what the laws are in KY but in many states the guy could be labeled a sex offender should they get caught having sex.

As far as would I let them date. It depends on the couple. I wouldn't be opposed to it.

I dated one guy who was 18 when I was 16. He was a nice boy and lived with his parents. We had an on-again, off-again nonsexual relationship for two years or so. I also dated a 20 year old when I was 16. My parents did NOT approve, and they told me so...then they very wisely backed off and waited for me to realize that I didn't have much in common with a 20-year old MAN. The relationship ended quite abruptly when we were making out (clothes on and everything) and he said "Wow, if kissing is this much fun, imagine how the sex is going to be." I was NOT ready to go down that road. My parents had brought me up to have a [generally] good head on my shoulders and they knew it. Anyway, 18 year old boys are not evil tho' they probably have One Thing On Their Minds. The real question is, is the girl in question mature enough to deal with the age difference? I don't think you should "make" her do anything. If you forbid her to see him, you might as well drive her over to his house because that's where she'll be headed just as soon as you're not looking. Teenagers!

Dating at the age of 16 is a good time to help her learn how to behave and to help guide her with her responsibilities in a relationship.
Let her know she can speak about anything with you.. and then really stand by that.

She should also be guided in what she deserves from a man.

Respect, honesty and trust.

My mom used to embrace my boyfriends.. and the ones she did not care for she embraced them even harder.. hee, hee.. she invited them to our home for dinners, game and movie nights. They joined us for church and our huge family gatherings. She also asked them to help us on "family work days".. What ended up happening is they learned to respect my mom and then even me.. They either "floated or sank" with all of this togetherness!

It is also good because she is still home where she is safe to retreat if needed or to be able to have your support.

In a year or 2 she will be in college and on her own making decisions.

let her do it, its not that big of an age difference and she will find a way to do it even if you say no...

There aren't any laws beyond the one about sex as far as I know.

It really depends on their maturity. As for making her wait, don't kid yourself. Make a rule like that and any teen will find some way around it and resent you for making it.

I was always the oldest and never went over a two year age difference. I also had made the decision to remain abstinent until marriage, or at least engagement, at a very early age.