They grow up fast these days -experiences please?

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DD is in y6 and some of the girls in her class have boyfriends. They go around holding hands and kiss sometimes.

Now I don't know if I am old fashioned but this seems so young. I was just wondering how young is normal these days. They all seem to grow up so fast. DD has a friend who comes around who is a boy. They are close, always have been friends. One of the other mothers commented I should ask her to leave her door open when they are upstairs. Am i behind the times?

I don't see the harm in establishing it as a rule now.

How old is y6?

My eldest (Y7) has lots of friends who are girls. He thinks the notion of having a girlfriend is ridiculous at his age.

I think demanding the door is left open implies that there is something untoward about girls and boys being close, thereby subtly promoting the boyfriend/girlfriend model of relationships between the sexes as somehow the only way, even at ten and 11.

Personally, I'm amazed you can contain them in one space for any length of time. They always seem to be everywhere here, irrespective of gender.

They just play on the computer and chat loads. The Y6 children are both ten.

OP I would have a rule that the door should be open when she is on the computer.