curfew?

@rouwel23 (1353)
Philippines
October 2, 2007 7:50pm CST
do you have a curfew at home? do you set a curfew for your kids? what time at home do you set yourself and your kids to be home? in our home our curfew is at eleven pm in the evening. if you are not still home at eleven in the evening, we call at home and tell our parents why we are not home yet. of course we as parents would be worried if our kids are not at home at this very late hour in the evening. if they do not call we would more be very anxious. do you have a curfew at home? what are the punishment if you go home pass your curfew?
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@jHoEn16 (2043)
• Australia
3 Oct 07
i dont have curfew before but if ever my son would grow up i will give him curfew depend on his age, its a natural to keep your kids safe
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@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
17 Oct 07
it is only for our kids protection that is why we give them curfews.
@jHoEn16 (2043)
• Australia
17 Oct 07
thats's exactly right! i agree with you pal :) have a nice day ahead
@carol_m (709)
• Philippines
8 Oct 07
Im living in the city on my own so I dont have to think about curfews. But whenever Im at the province, my mom would always remind me that I should be at home when 6pm strikes (at my age, can you believe that?!)...still, I understand that it's all part of them being worried about my safety. But of course, if ever I would have kids, I would also put a curfew for them
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
25 Oct 07
how old are you now?
• United States
3 Oct 07
When my brother and I were between the ages of six to eleven, our curfew was 8:00PM, and we had to always tell our mom or grandmother where we were going. As we got into our teens it was 11:00PM or whenever the state curfew was. Once I was 17 and 18, it no longer mattered.
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
9 Oct 07
yeah I think that you are right. curfews vary with age.
@sherrir101 (3670)
• Malinta, Ohio
3 Oct 07
We have all grown children. We don't have a curfew when they stay with us, but we do have a phone curfew. No incoming phone calls after 11:00 PM. It can be quite annoying to have all of those phone calls coming in at all hours of the night. Don't our children sleep at night? LOL
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
22 Oct 07
a phone curfew that is a new one. what if it is an emergency? can an emergency be an exception to the phone curfew.
@vokey9472 (1486)
• United States
3 Oct 07
When I was in high school my curfew was 1130pm. Once I got out of high school and started working full time, I didn't have a curfew anymore. I stilled with my parents but they considered me grown, so I could come and go as I pleased. My mom didn't start to get worried unless I had been gone for more than 3 days in a row. Then she would start calling the cell phones. At my house, my hubby and I do not have curfews. When he goes out with his friends, he gets home when he gets home. Same for me. Our son is only 5 so we aren't even worried about that yet. But his curfew will be 1130 when he is in high school same as mine was. When he is grown and working full time and I don't pay his bills anymore, he can do as he pleases. Same as I did.
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
23 Oct 07
so they are benefits if you are already working. and one benefit is having no curfew, even if you are living with your parents. okay.
@subathra (3519)
• India
3 Oct 07
I do have limit limits set by my parents while going out of home..they never worry if i go out in the morning or evening and being a resopnsible daughter i always inform them if i have to turn late to home with proper explanation..they care me than anyone else in this world.. I have not permission to go our after 8 pm with friends and if its a marriage function ..then i can go out provided i am back before 10 pm..this limit depends upon the situation but not to exceed 10 pm..which is the maximum of maximum for me..
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
22 Oct 07
I think 10 pm is a good limit too.
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
3 Oct 07
During the week my daughter has to be home by 6:30 or 7:30 at night. On weekends, my daughter has to be home by 8:30 p.m. I don't think she needs to be out any later than that at 13 years old. Unless she is spending the night with a friend or she is eating dinner at a friends house with parents there. She also has a cell phone and she calls if she is running behind. She is usually on her bicycle or walking, but usually a friend will walk her home. She knows I don't like her walking alone after dark.
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
8 Oct 07
yeah. those times are just right for her at her age. and with today's risk of walking alone after dark makes the curfew reasonable. that is okay and right.
@joshboz (1209)
• Australia
3 Oct 07
hi rouwel at home we dont have any curfew but when someone is late we often try to contact that family member and just ask information like where are you? or what time are you going home? when he/she reply then its just find to us anymore.
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
6 Oct 07
curfew - 
are curfews advantageous or not?
yup I think the family member would also be worried about the whereabouts of one family member especially if it is already late at night. so your home does not have any curfew? so you could stay all night with your friends but just inform to your parents your whereabouts.
@wotfpatty (2065)
• United States
3 Oct 07
My kids are 21 and 17 so the 21 year old has no curfew. He is an adult. He is moving out shortly but, while he lives here, I do ask that he call me if he plans to stay at his apartment (He has one with a friend and they are fixing it up) and I often call him when he is out just to make sure all is well. My 17 year old doesn't go out on school nights and on weekends, we have strict curfews for him. I need to know exactly where he is and with whom. I check to be sure parents are home and that he is where he says (which, thankfully he always is). Curfew depends on what he is doing and with whom but it's never very late. He's a good kid and really just hangs out at friend's and we pick him up at a predetermined time. We have a load of communication here. We all cells phones and we are all in constant contact and know where each other is all the time. So, I would say we don't have a one set curfew but it is expected that we all communicate where we are and we stay in touch with each other. It works for us. :)
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
7 Oct 07
yeah good idea. to constantly know each other's location and to communicate to each other, each person's location. good one. so the curfew is really flexible? depending on type of activity and person with.
@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
3 Oct 07
I've never had a curfew, I never really went out anyway, but my town where I live has a curfew for people under 18.
@rouwel23 (1353)
• Philippines
5 Oct 07
so what time is the curfew for the teen-agers under 18. so you were not a party people when you were young. now do you live alone?