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My friends daughter of 15 has started to go out with a boy who is 17/18 and she has been asking her if she could stay over at his house. My friend is a little worried about what could happen if she does say yes. She wants to approach the subject with her about being careful and that she is under age but she knows what teenagers are like as she was once one herself!! Does anyone have any tips on how to start the conversation off and approach the subject.

[#2]

My friends daughter of 15 has started to go out with a boy who is 17/18 and she has been asking her if she could stay over at his house. My friend is a little worried about what could happen if she does say yes. She wants to approach the subject with her about being careful and that she is under age but she knows what teenagers are like as she was once one herself!! Does anyone have any tips on how to start the conversation off and approach the subject.

[#3]

Hi norbs

There's only one reason why she wants to go and stay at her BFs IMO. I may be wrong but don't know many 17/18 year olds who can control themselves either!

Your friend needs above all to talk to her like an adult (she's not but she'll think she is) and ask her straight out:- 'I'm totally jumping to conclusions here being as you want to stay at x's house, and tell me if I'm way off the mark, but please tell me that you're being careful? I love you and trust you but just give me something to go on to stop me worrying!'

Sometimes the element of surprise leaves them with nothing else to say but the truth.

I have all this to come with my kids but I do use this approach with my nieces/nephews and they do seem to respond to it.

Wish her good luck from me.

L x