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What is a reasonable curfew?

MominatorMominator
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My DS is 14 y/o, will be 15 y/o in December and is a High School Freshman. Right now I have his curfew set at 9pm on school nights (unless there is a school activity) and 10:30pm on the weekends. We live in the burbs, in a quiet town. Do you think this is reasonable? Too lenient? Too strict? I see a lot of kids his age out and about later, so I am kind of questioning myself.  What do you think?
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Re: What is a reasonable curfew?

  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    That's far later than I was allowed out, but not so late it seems crazy.  When I was in HS I wasn't allowed out after dinner unless it was school or work related (no curfew if it was school/work related, just come straight home after, although since she had to pick me up I had no choice about that anyway).  My weekend curfew was 9 or 9:30 freshman year, can't remember which.  The older I get the more I realize my mom was really strict lol!
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  • brightningbrightning member
    That seems more than reasonable.
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  • Rebekah1021Rebekah1021
    Our city curfew for 12 - 15 year old is 11pm. I don't think that 10:30 is that early.
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  • AlibabsAlibabs member
    Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I hate seeing kids out that late. I think 8:30 or 9 is late enough on a school night.
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  • AnnapolisLariAnnapolisLari member

    Well, since I am completely unqualified to reply, according to auntie, take my comments with a grain of salt. (insert eyeroll here)

    I taught high school kids, and for the ones that were good kids with parents who bothered to set them, curfews were pretty much in line with what you're laying out. It could be flexible based on the activity, but 9 is plenty late on a school night, and I don't think 10:30 is that much of a hardship to meet.

    And to compare it to my 'outdated' curfew as a teen, mine was 9 on school nights and 10:30 or 11 on Fridays and Saturdays. Sundays I was expected to stay home after dinner with the family.

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  • CBKMRBCBKMRB

    This is about the same I had set for Kevin unless there was something specific going on like you mentioned.  Senior year was later but that's it.

    There were always kids that were allowed out later but I just didn't think he needed to be. 

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