Relationships/Courting

[Drake]

Originally Posted by clever sister

Forcing young people to keep relationships secret only fosters an environment when certain ones can take advantage of others.
Much better for everything to be out in the open.

Also, studies have shown that open communication with teens is the best way to prevent teenage pregnancy, with informed teenagers being more likely to wait until they are older before having sex. Nothing is as tempting as 'forbidden fruit'.

I agree with open communication. I also agree with encouraging an environment of openness. I don’t agree that open means permissive.

My experience is that though most teens pretty much resent any restriction in their lives, as they mature into adulthood upon reflection many have expressed appreciation for the restriction. Structure is a small price to pay to keep them from major negative life events and to foster positive and proper relationships before the Lord.

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

Drake