I would say after 3-6 months of dating, because by then you know more about if your relationship is serious or not. Kids do not view it like we do. I remember after the divorce, when my mom was dating and we met them. It felt like there were so many (it wasn't that many)and I disliked them on sight after the first one didn't work out. Take that one sssslllloooowwwwwllly. I did not like the one my mom ended up marrying until I grew up and out of the house. He just wasn't good enough for her. In my kid eyes. JMO

I have a 17 yo and when her mom and I split she was not happy about the idea of her dad seening aother women but now she is good with it. If the mom is ok with it I would go. Hate to say it but most likly the daughter may not, but oh well she not going to like any man that dates her mom. My 2 cents anyway.

Good Luck

I say wait..........i didn't introduce my son to to my ex BF now until we had dated for about 6months and i talked with him first when he said he was ready then i did. My kids loved him and luckily we are still friends my daughter when she see's him calls him "daddy Sean" and we did wind up splitting over my kids he found he wasn't really ready and neither was my son he prefers him in our lives as a friend but i found it was much easier on him to allow him to have a "choice" in a decision that would affect his life as well as mine and he's much more open now to mommy dating

I would like to clarify something here. the father has passed so I am trying to be sensative about that also.I did go to her game and we gave her a ride home in my car and she was real open to me so I felt good about that.

When I meet someone, my children don't even know about them until I feel like they may become someone special to me. I do not even mention them unless they send flowers or something like that and then I have no other choice but to say "oh its a friend."
I try to keep my life very seperate from my children. Now if I feel like this man may become someone that I might spend a lot of time with, then I might mention his name. BUT I make sure I really like him a lot before my boys ever meet them. He has to be very special to even lay eyes on my boys!!
Why drag the children into our relationships? Don't they have enough to worry about? We have to stop and put their feelings ahead of our own, if it doesn't work out with your relationship..not only are you going to hurt, but so will the children.