Each family has the privilege to decide how their household will operate. What will their values be? Where will their priorities lie? What kinds of rules will they have? Teen dating tends to be a topic that families have divided opinions over. Every family has a different stance on how old is old enough, how much say should parents have, what conversations should be had beforehand and so much more.
This week’s article from Focus on the Family doesn’t intend to share the ‘best way’ to step through teen dating but instead explains the differences between constructive and destructive approaches to dating. Evaluating the purpose of dating as a teen should be a large part of the conversation of how to go about it. The authors discuss approaching dating as a contributor versus a consumer. Read more in this week’s resource about the importance of having a conversation surrounding teen dating while gaining some more wisdom as to how to go about it.
