Hello my dear community of @motherhood, today again here to share a very controversial topic and that today many parents do not have the same point of view when expressing the issue to our children who are already entering adolescence, such as dating, and today we can realize that many do not see this issue seriously and what is really the purpose of this beautiful facet of our lives.

As parents we know very well that when we develop, not only we suffer changes in our body, but emotionally, where we begin to see our opposite sex in another way, which is natural because we were created to live as a couple, and not be hermits in this world, but we must know that each person tells his experience as lived, so at times it is wise to reflect on it, because in this way we can teach and explain to our children things like for example, the right age to live a courtship and most importantly what is the end of dating? Knowing this will help us to teach our children when they reach this stage and feel that desire.

Some say that times have changed in this matter, but the consequences are still the same if we do not see the seriousness of the case. Today many do not give importance to the age for our children to have a courtship, but it is key, since adolescence is that stage where they have to the surface those desires that can lead to serious consequences in their actions, which can change their future, and when I talk about this I do not mean only a pregnancy, which also greatly affects their future, and not only theirs, but the child to be born, where they will have parents who are not yet formed both physically to protect them, and psychologically to transmit values. Another consequence in which they could be affected is due to so many sexually transmitted diseases.

A common thing to hear from some parents when they learn that their teenagers are dating is to say something like, "You need to be careful. Although these are sincere words to their children, they leave a trailblazer that they could be misguided if we are not specific in saying them. Some teens may take these words to be cautious and come to the conclusion that they can have sex and nothing will happen if they take into account some contraceptive method, but as we know because of their lack of experience, sooner or later they could be surprised by a pregnancy.

Age is something important to know if we are ready to have a relationship, that is why we have a great job to teach this point to our children, because for everything there is a certain time, no one as a parent wants their children to suffer harm, but today it is very common to see courtships between teenagers as young as 15 years, for this reason it is important to have good communication with them, be their friends, to teach them to know them first, to know what to look for in a partner when they have the maturity to have a relationship.

Another important point is to know what is the purpose of a courtship, since this period of time is for people to get to know each other and thus ensure that they have found the person with whom they want to share the rest of their lives in a beautiful marriage, which obviously is not going through the mind of a teenager. It is our job as parents to explain with love that this time helps us to see if that person we like really feels the same for us, and something important, if he/she respects people, because if he/she doesn't, we can't expect him/her to do it with us. As we see a very delicate but very necessary topic that we can have with our children because in this way we will avoid that they suffer a rupture in their relationship for not knowing the seriousness and beauty of a courtship.