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Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published August 25, 2008
Dear Sara,
I have a 14 year old son, Deke, who
is a freshman in high school. He is a
whiz at computers and has started
hanging out with guys who are 16
and 17. As long as they came to my
house and did things on the
computer I was OK with the
friendships. Now they want Deke to
go out with them to some kind of
club. Should I let him go? There
won't be any grownups going.
Nikki
Dear Nikki,
This is a tough spot for Deke to be in.
He's been accepted by the older guys
and now he has to ask Mom if it's OK
to go out with them.
It sounds like this could be trouble
though. You don't say what kind of
club this is. Hopefully it's some kind of
club for teens. If the boys went
straight there and straight home and
were careful drivers, it might be safe,
but there are a lot of things that you
don't know about.
Maybe you could postpone things for
a while. Let the guys come to your
house. Make them comfortable with
soft drinks and pizza. Get to know
them better.
See if you can meet the boys parents
and talk to them. Maybe the club is a
safe place for teens to hang out.
You could find out where it is and go
by to check it out for yourself. You
might want to check inside and make
sure it is a teen club. If kids are
hanging around outside or you see
signs of things you don't approve of
then you can say a definite no.
If you decide that Deke's friends are
responsible kids and they are hanging
out at a safe place then you might say
yes with a curfew. Either way you're
the parent and at age 14 you have to
do what's best for Deke.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published August 25, 2008
Dear Sara,
I have a 14 year old son, Deke, who
is a freshman in high school. He is a
whiz at computers and has started
hanging out with guys who are 16
and 17. As long as they came to my
house and did things on the
computer I was OK with the
friendships. Now they want Deke to
go out with them to some kind of
club. Should I let him go? There
won't be any grownups going.
Nikki
Dear Nikki,
This is a tough spot for Deke to be in.
He's been accepted by the older guys
and now he has to ask Mom if it's OK
to go out with them.
It sounds like this could be trouble
though. You don't say what kind of
club this is. Hopefully it's some kind of
club for teens. If the boys went
straight there and straight home and
were careful drivers, it might be safe,
but there are a lot of things that you
don't know about.
Maybe you could postpone things for
a while. Let the guys come to your
house. Make them comfortable with
soft drinks and pizza. Get to know
them better.
See if you can meet the boys parents
and talk to them. Maybe the club is a
safe place for teens to hang out.
You could find out where it is and go
by to check it out for yourself. You
might want to check inside and make
sure it is a teen club. If kids are
hanging around outside or you see
signs of things you don't approve of
then you can say a definite no.
If you decide that Deke's friends are
responsible kids and they are hanging
out at a safe place then you might say
yes with a curfew. Either way you're
the parent and at age 14 you have to
do what's best for Deke.
Sara