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My 13-year-old daughter always wants attention from older boys. What shoul I do?

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Yara18901 · 31/01/2022 18:54

Hello everyone!
This is my first post here. I would like to ask you a question:
"Should I worry if my daughter always seeks attention from older boys?"
It has been a while since she started acting strange. She didn't care about her cloathing, but now she is desperate to dress nice and hot even when she is going to school. I recently heard her talking to a friend about boys on a face time call and ( very rude of me ) i listened. The thing that was worrying me was that they were not boys her age. They were older. She is only 13 but she was talkind about 16-year-olds and her conversations with them. She said that they are always complimenting her and her outfits. I am not sure what to do? Should I worry? Am I overreacting?

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IncompleteSenten · 31/01/2022 18:55

No. Talk to her.

Cocolapew · 31/01/2022 18:56

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Rivermonsters · 01/02/2022 17:36

Seems like there is underlying issues

Frenchfancy · 01/02/2022 19:55

Definitely underlying issues. Worrying when a parent describes their daughter as dressing "nice and hot"

Notonetojudge · 01/02/2022 21:25

I think it’s quite common for girls of 13/14 to be attracted to, and want to be attractive to boys of 15/16, the girls mature more quickly and often want older boyfriends.
However ime many lads aren’t interested in the younger girls for appropriate reasons, so I’d definitely be chatting to her and trying to get her to see that friends from her year are a better bet for all sorts of reasons.

HailAdrian · 01/02/2022 21:29

@Frenchfancy

Definitely underlying issues. Worrying when a parent describes their daughter as dressing "nice and hot"
It's a bit weird that you read it like that Confused I read it as op's dd wants older boys to think she looks 'hot.'
blondieee · 01/02/2022 21:49

@Frenchfancy

Definitely underlying issues. Worrying when a parent describes their daughter as dressing "nice and hot"
She didn't 'describe' her daughter dressing like that. She stated that is how her daughter wants to dress. You have read it completely wrong.
blyn72 · 01/02/2022 23:16

I think it is quite normal for thirteen year old girls to talk and think about older boys. It rarely progresses to action. Keep an eye on her but please don't worry. We were all thirteen once, I can remember 'fancying' some boys at that age.

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