• momlindh

    Opinions about my 16 year old

    Hej, I am an american who has been living in Sweden for four years and would like the opinion of swedish parents about my 16 year old sleeping overnight at his girlfriends house.  He is 16.  I say absolutely not!  But continuously receive the argument from my son that "all of my friends stay at their girlfriends"  and, of course, "I am the only parent who thinks it is not appropriate!"  Obviously his girlfriends parents think it is ok.  I would really like to know the opinions of swedish parents, whether for or against the promotion of sexual activity at such a young age.

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  • Scoops

    I'm not a parent, but my mom would have said "no" with no exclusions when I was 16 years old if it helps.

  • whydoyoucare

    How old is the girlfriend? 

    I'm not a parent either, but if she's over 15 and your son is 16 then I don't see the problem by letting him sleep over. If she's over 15 they're aloud to have sex and not letting them sleep (not sexually) together is cruel in my opinion. They're old enough to sleep together if they're, by law, is old enough to have sex. 

  • lövet2

    Since sex is legal from 15 years, I think most parents allow their 16-year-olds to spend the night with their boy-/girlfriend. Our daughters have had boyfriends here over night from 15 years, and so have most of their friends.

  • whydoyoucare
    momlindh skrev 2014-02-28 00:03:09 följande:
    She is 15. 
    Then I don't see the problem with letting them sleep together. They're aloud to have sex wether the parent want it or not, so why not sleep together...
  • momlindh

    I was raised that moral and legal are two separate issues´, but I am torn because it seems as though sweden raises very well rounded adults

  • Browneyedgirl

    My parents said no to sleepovers when I was 16. But I pointed out that if we wanted to have sex we could do it whenever not only by night... Perhaps, rather than forbidding him to sleep over at his girlfriend's you could tell him your concerns? Maybe he (like me at his age) has no plans to do more than just sleep?

  • momlindh

    My son is sexually active with his girlfriend, he has talked to me about it.  Although I accept it, I don't want to promote it.  It's like saying, well if you are ´going to drink anyway, you might as well do ir here.  Although our kids will always do things that the parents are not comfortable with,  I feel they still need guidelines to follow

  • lövet2
    momlindh skrev 2014-02-28 00:13:50 följande:
    My son is sexually active with his girlfriend, he has talked to me about it.  Although I accept it, I don't want to promote it.  It's like saying, well if you are ´going to drink anyway, you might as well do ir here.  Although our kids will always do things that the parents are not comfortable with,  I feel they still need guidelines to follow
    I grew up in the seventies, so for me it´s quite natural for teenagers to have sex. Nothing at all like drinking or taking drugs. I preach safe sex and "Be careful!" and that´s that.
  • whydoyoucare

    May I ask why you won't let him sleep over at hers or vice versa? If you already know they're sexually active, what's the big roblem really? 

    Don't get me as grumpy, I'm just curious.

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