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How late should I allow my 17yr old son to stay out?

He is an A-B honor roll student and generally a good kid!!!!


    




Flappy
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I'd say 10 on weeknights and 11 or 12 on weekends.


FaZizzle
If he's a good kid, then decide WITH him instead of FOR him.

My parents and I decided that 10:00 was a good curfew for school nights and 11:00 was a good one for weekends. Deciding TOGETHER made it feel less like a restriction and more like a rule I imposed on myself.


winny2zeld
I was on the honor roll too. My dad only let me stay out till 12:00 on weekends and 9:30 on weeknights until school was over. Need a fresh head in the morning so that you can continue to learn. Trust me the later you let him stay out, the more trouble he can get into and my Dad knew my every move. Till this day I thank him and will continue thanking him. Thanks to him I did not get into drugs, drinking, or get into trouble with the law. Most of my friends did.


red&sassy
nothing good happens after 10pm.... so ..... i say all night, after all he's making good grades


daljack -a girl
I think it should depend on where he's going, how will he get there and back, if it's a school night.

I don't think kids should have a blanket curfew.....it should depend on the things I mentioned.


msetta4yo_***
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im gonna say 12 is late enough. i didnt have a curfew at that age but i always came in before 12 or that at the latest. it wasnt really much else to do so i just went home. any later than that usually meant kids were looking for trouble. i think weekdays should be 10 and week ends 12! be proud that you have a good child but that doesnt mean things cant happen to him.


Susan W
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I raised 3 daughters & they had a 10pm curfew on weeknights & midnight on the weekends. I always told them they could come in one minute early but not one minute late. At the time they complained about it, but now that they are grown they agree.


LeighMtx
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depend on you. I would say during the week...be home for dinner...unless arranged otherwise. Bed by ten no later than eleven because even teens need sleep for school. Friday and Sat. night-home by ten, unless arranged otherwise. The key rule is to have them let you know where they are, for saftey issues. Always have a phone or change so they can call you. They are still young and need structure and rules. Hope this helps!


Tasha
I'd say midnight unless you start to see changes in his behavior.


Heather
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In my opinion, there is nothing for a kid to do after 9pm on weekdays or 10 pm on the weekends. Depends on what kind of area you live in. For example, where I live, I make sure I am home before dark and I am 29 years old. Too many attacks and shooting around here to be out after dark.


dude
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10:30 on the weekdays and 11:30 on the weekends.Talk about with him go with what time you think


Who Am I?
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...I would have him be back in the house and in bed no later than midnight...no matter the day of the week...

the thing is he is on the cusp of becoming a man, and sooner or later he will have to be accountable to himself and his actions...if he can

1) take care of his familial obligations
1A) maintian his good grades and keep everything college related as priority 1...

then he should be permitted to enjoy his social activities....he'll be young once..this is a terrific opportunity to deepen the mutual trust and respect...he'll only be a kid once...

nothing good ever happens past twelve...better make it 11...or 10:45...


berry
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No later than 12am


Tai !
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I would say 12am

hes almost 18 so he is almost a full blown adult so he will be making life choices

12am is good and plus he does good in school


T.O.P♥
at least till 11 o'clock


hooahwife
That would depend on the company he keeps. But I think midnight is plenty late enough.


Killing Looks
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11 on nights before school and 12 on night that he doesnt have school the next day


Lenore
11:00...i mean everything should be fine if he gets up and goes to school the next morning and functions fine..


Christine
I remember what my parents did. I was a good kid too. Week nights was 11pm, unless my grades showed bad or something. Weekends I was allowed 12 or 1am depending on what I was doing. If I was going to be at a friends house in the neighborhood, I was allowed the later time. As soon as I turned 18, my parents lifted the curfew, which I ended up never going out that late anyways.


lisa h
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Go with your gut feeling. How do you feel about his friends? Has he been in trouble? What does he want to go do? Will you bee able to get a hold of him whenever you want to check in?


Wiser1
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In our state he'd have to have the car in by midnight as we have a Cinderella law where kids under 18 can't drive after midnight. But, if it were up to me and I had a good kid, I'd ask him to be in by 12:30PM. If he has to be later, he should CALL you. Nothing much good happens after midnight. There are lots of drunk drivers on the road, etc. Special occasions, he could stay out later, but normally 12:30 is late enough for anything he has to do.


x=x*+v*t+(1/2)at^2
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His girlfriend will have a reasonable curfew. Making her dad mad will be far more frightening than a grounding from you.


Um, midnight is good enough.


Brikar99
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It depends on a lot of factors - How trustworthy do you think he is? How trustworthy are his friends? What is there for him to be doing at certain hours if he's not at someone's house?

If he's an honor roll student and a good kid, I think you should reward him with a decent curfew, if one at all. But perhaps you should discuss it with him - it would be a good way to show that you trust him, which could make him less likely to abuse his curfew.


Lizzie Marie
weekends, until 11:30.

that gives him time to leave around 11 and get back around 11:30ish.

you can extend this time for good behavior. ex: if he gets all As tell him "alright, next time you go out you can stay out until midnight" or something.

weeknights, i am not allowed out during week night haha.


Mel R
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10 on weeknights and 12 on the weekends. If he is getting gopd grades keep it that way


Overlord OPY
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if he's a good kid let him hang out until whenever, when his grades start slipping, then you give him a curfew


Big Heart
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I think 11 p.m is good.


Doll Face
I think that 10 or 11 on school nights, and on weekends around 1am. He is only 1 year away from being 18 so he should learn how to be on time and how to honor his word, so I think those are good times for him to promise he'll be home.


Poppet
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9 or 10pm.


Tarebear
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i would say 11 and if he pushes the limit, don't let him go out at all for a few weeks





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