dr. lisa thornton is a pediatrician. good morning, ladies.hildren but i have four nieces and nephews to believe i'm their mother. when maya didn't make the cheering squad, i cried for a week. the emotional attachment is there. >> we can help you through that. >> exactly. >> we'll deal with this. >> we asked people to submit some of these things. is it okay to? i love what people came up with. when is it okay to allow your teenager to date? my stomach just turned. >> my sympttomach turns, too. i have a 13-year-old. >> do you know your child's age? >> i'm allowed to get names wrong, dates wrong. she has personally asked me. >> how did she ask you? >> literally asked me, when can i date? i think we're pushing kids -- of course, the question is what is dating, but i think we're pushing especially our girls too quickly out of girlhood. i know her. she's a middle schooler. she's not ready to date. >> you flat out said no? >> i've seen -- >> you have to be careful. >> you know she's not ready. in our family we have just a number. and the number is 1