You are how old, and have a boyfriend? weekly post#4

          Lately I have heard many complaints from children about their relationships. I see on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter, post and tweets about how awful their boyfriend/girlfriend is treating the along with the “I love you so much” posts. To me this is absurd! They wonder why their relationships aren’t working out. Hello children, its because you are in 6th and 7th grade! Your relationship isn’t successful because you are not emotionally stable enough to handle your own issues let alone having to share someone else’s problems. Many parents set restrictions for their kids by not allowing them to date until they are at least 15 or 16, if not older. I give props to these parents, they are wise. Children should not date, youth should wait until they’re of an age where they are both physically mature and emotionally stable for the following three reasons; it can have a negative effect on their social development, it is the cause to many childhood cases of depression and distracts them from what is really important in their lives at the time. For these reasons I support parents who encourage their children to not date until an age at which they are mature enough to handle the added responsibilities that come with dating.