Girl Boy Relationships
Our 10.5 year old daughter has recently become aware of her popularity with boys. Shes a sporty, socially apt and bright kid. My stance has until now been that "... of course you can be friends with boys - they are just other kids - they are not from a different planet or species". However, I'm suddenly feeling slightly uncomfortable with a popularity issue. She tells me all the boys in her class "like" her, AND for that reason it seems her mana amongst her girl pals has soared. While she is apparently enjoying all the attention, I see she is confused about how to handle it. So am I, as I find myself having to now explain why perhaps boys at this age ARE different. There is a community event this evening which we are attending as a family. However, she wants to go and hang with her friends (boys and girls, but one boy in particular) and just check in with me from time to time. Any comments?
Localmum 1:06 p.m., 02 Nov
how did you handle it??
I was just wondering how you handeled it.
My son is going to be 10 in May. Hes already been noticing girls for a while. He has friends that are girls, but gets all shy and weird sometimes around some girls. I know its just cause he likes them.
When do we step in and stop them from hanging out together?
My son has a female friend that he's known all his life. She is 13, very nice girl. Quite pretty, very much the teenager. But she still has a special place for my son. I keep an eye on them, very closely. My son goes all goo-goo eyed when shes around
rocketpower 9:09 a.m., 17 Jan