Experts recommend ages 16 and 17 is the ideal age to start dating, along with observing how mature your child is and how well they handle responsibilities.

What is the right age to date?

Its worth noting that plenty of teens arent just dating, theyre already having sex: A CDC study found that about 43 percent of teenage girls and 42 percent of teenage boys had had sexual intercourse at least once. Most recommend 15 and 16 as the ideal ages to begin dating.