This is always a big question, your child is used to having you and you only in his life. Think of how you
would feel if you were put into a situation like that. You wouldn't feel to great about it would you? No I
didn't think you would. Okay and now we need to answer this question as simply as possible.
For those of you who have little boys this could be very difficult for you and him. Boys have a
protective gene in their bodies somewhere. Every time they are threatened with another person
wanting to have their parent all to themselves they get very defensive about it and usually wind
up with a thousand thoughts running through his head worrying if he is going to lose you.
First of all you need to sit down with your child and ask him how he would feel if you started
dating again. Explain to him how much it would mean to you if he was acceptant of the person you
were going to be dating. Try inviting your boyfriend or girlfriend over and introduce them to your child
as a friend and give your boyfriend or girlfriend the opportunity to get to know your child a little better
perhaps even sit down and play cars with him. This will make the transition so much easier if he meets
this person as a friend first. If all goes well your youngster will be talking about marriage before you.
Ok now lets get to the parents with little girls, usually you guys will have nothing to worry about
female children are much more excepting than the male children. If it doesn't go well please follow the
same guidelines I specified for the parents with male children.
