hi, i was wondering what a reasonable curfew would be for a 12 year old girl during:
weekends-
weekdays(well maybe you wouldn't be going out on a weekday)
holidays-
summer-
2007-03-17 06:22:08 · 21 answers · asked by Liquid♥Onyx 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
usually from a friends house or outside with a friend or two...
2007-03-17 06:27:06 · update #1
well parents can i just ask you guys dont' you think 6:30-7 pm during friday nights and weekends is a little unfair? i'm usually just at a friends house or the movies with no boys at all!
2007-03-17 06:30:37 · update #2
well i just turned 13 and on weekends i can stay out until 9:30, on weekdays 7:00, holidays 8:30, and summer i can stay out as late as i want as long as i come home b4 11:00
2007-03-17 06:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by the idiot down the road 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe when the street lights come on children should be home. Thats how I was raised. My mom and dad never gave me a curfew told me when the street lights came on to come home {and that was yr round even when the lights came on at 6pm during daylight savings time we didnt question it most families we knew were like this but then again Im 35}. However where I live now it can stay light out in the summer til 10pm so that blows that theory out of the water. I am the mother of a 13yr old though and I believe on weekends 9pm but know at all times where that child is, if she says she is going to susans house but then they want to go to sherry's house she needs to call. Weekdays when there is school 8pm no excuses. Holidays again 9pm and summer 9pm
However you must know that I now live in the state with the lowest crime rate in the nation but when I lived back home in Tx 8-830 was my rule
If you think I am to strict Im sorry but I dont think children should be treated as adults and I do think they need limits. When my nephews who are 15 and 17 come to visit me they know they must be in my house by 10pm no later and they respect that. So I think 9pm isnt a bad curfew unless they are with an adult
Thats how I treat my child and my nephews who I helped raise. However my husband has a 6yr old from a pervious relationship and he lets her stay up with a bedtime of 11pm! Which means my daughter who will be 14 soon and my son who is only 10 months has to listen to her radio, tv or running up and down the stairs until she has to take her butt to bed.
Honey I just read your edit. No I dont think its unfair its how I was raised. And I was raised in the 70s and 80s where things where not what they are today. Girls at 12 sad but true start the whole "boy" thing and maybe your parents are trying to stop something before it starts. Be glad its not when the street lights come on darlin. Imgaine when they come on at 5pm
2007-03-17 13:28:12 · answer #2 · answered by texas_angel_wattitude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say 8pm would be good during a weekday and 9:30 would be reasonable for any other time that she doesn't have school the next day. As long as she is supervised, I think it would be okay if you let her stay out past 9:30 if they are doing something that would delay her getting home.
2007-03-17 13:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by confused soul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a 12 year old girl should have a curfew. Weekends, you it depends on when you left the house, if u left at 12 and u went to a movie with friends i'd expect u home no later that 7. Summer if ur in the neighborhood, then when it gets dark, but i'd still have to know where u are. holidays? depends where u're going and when u left again. but when i was 12, thats the way my mom did it.
2007-03-17 13:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by purehell 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I feel that 7:30 on weeknights is a fair time.
At 12 yrs. old you should be able to stay out on weekends till 9:30 or 10pm.
As for holidays and summer.......I feel it would depend on where you were and what you would be doing.
Of course this all depends on whether you have homework finished (this should come first) and who you are with and if there is an adult around.
Be trustworthy and your parents will realize this. They have to have complete trust in you so always earn that trust and they will eventually be more lenient with your curfew.
2007-03-17 13:47:11 · answer #5 · answered by sonnyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12-year-olds shouldn't need curfews, but if it's necessary, then 8 PM during the year (including weekends) and 9 PM in the summer, because it's still light outside
2007-03-17 13:31:17 · answer #6 · answered by Cybele 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ummm... Maybe 9:30 - 10:30pm.
That way she can still have fun with her friends but you will know that she has her rest for school....after all she is only 12.
Oh and it is critical that kids this age get their rest. So keeping the cerfew the same on both weekdays and weekends will keep her sleep patterns regular.
2007-03-17 13:29:03 · answer #7 · answered by Varsitykid07 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
" When the street light go on it time to come home, or dinner time whatever comes first." that is what my parents always said to me! A curfew for a 12 year old girl totally depends on her street smarts, maturity and friend that she is hanging out with.
2007-03-17 13:26:07 · answer #8 · answered by EDENSILK 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may think it is unfair, but have you watched the news lately? So many girls are getting killed, kidnapped, rape. I think your mom knows what is best for you in your neighborhood. I think dusk is a good time to be in. And never be alone, always with a friend. I think anything after 7 would have to be a school chaperoned event only.
2007-03-17 14:10:05 · answer #9 · answered by chasandjayg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very unfair..... but don't tell your parents because you could end up grounded.
Weekends: 9:30pm
Weekdays:7pm
Holidays: 10pm
Summer: 10pm
Show your parents that you are responsible and then they will give you the better side of it all.
2007-03-18 12:26:31 · answer #10 · answered by please_knowimme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋