DD has grown up over lockdown! Had a secretive boyfriend over summer which ended up in the pair sending nudes and nude videos to one other over insta. I found them on her iPad - contacted his mum and we had coffee, a cry and we deleted everything we could, decided to contact school for help to make sure we protect our children from it getting out at school and we both talked to our children. We didn’t go mad at our DD, explained the worry and danger, the age inappropriateness etc (had done this many times before it happened bte), she was in denial and angry at first but it got better and her and the boy are no more and as far as I’m aware it hasn’t emerged at school. Anyway, she is now having her head turned by anyone that shows an interest. The worst kid in the school, only yr 9, does drugs, has had sexual relationships with other girls, is now showing an interest. I talked to her about him and tried to gently tell her where it will end - her being the next one he gets with and then moves on - etc and she denied liking him, the usual stuff. Anyway she is texting him, no surprise, but I don’t know what to do. He calls her boo and uses lots of xxx’s and she, having been bullied for being shy all during primary school years, is loving the attention from such a fit bad boy! Problem is - she is currently grounded for lying and being disrespectful - when she is ungrounded she plans to see him. I can’t ground her forever but I’m not stupid enough to think for one minute he wants to read her poetry! Rock and hard place,