Teen Dating Guidelines

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How Strict Rules kill Teen Relationships!

Do you believe that parents should be involved in their children's relationships? In the article, “Teen Dating Guidelines”, by Jessica Childs, she implies that most counselors believe that a balanced approach will give parents opportunities to provide guidance to teens through dating decisions. In my opinion, I agree with the statement. I think that the teens should have more freedom when dating or rules for dating should be less harsh. You may think that my opinion is filled with cons and is wrong but I will explain to you how it isn’t. To start off, teens should have more liberty because it will give them a better perspective on being an individual. It gives them a broader understanding

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