What's the right age to let your kids start dating?

how can there be an age when YOU let your kids start dating? i mean, they will do it when they want to, right? some kids start dating as early as 12, while some may not date till about quite later, when they are past 16. it all depends on your kid's preference and other priorities. i suggest you talk to your kids and keep up the communication, so that you are aware of what is going on. and yes, if you are too strict about it, your kids may be dating but hide it from you.