windchimesabotage Mon 29-Jan-18 13:19:00

fully ridiculous. At that age that type of thing only makes relationships more intense. Nothing like forbidden love to send teenagers nuts.

Its terrible parenting to 'ban' relationships and widely accepted that it only serves to make those relationships stronger which is much more damaging as I do agree that at that age relationships should be casual not all consuming. It just makes them more exciting and also makes it more difficult to talk about them openly and talk about any problems. It puts a divide between life and love that causes some teens to eventually have to choose between the two and they dont always choose wisely.

I was in a very intense relationship when i was 15 with a guy my parents hated and forbade me to see.

Guess what, instead of doing my A levels at 16 I just left home with this guy I wasnt allowed to see and moved halfway across the country with him. Never returned.

I was a good student and could have done my A levels. So from my experience I honestly think banning relationship makes them MORE of a distraction from school rather than less..