Topic > Is a curfew a good idea for teenagers? - 552

Curfews and teenagersDo curfews really keep teenagers out of trouble? Most teens don't tell their parents where they're going when they leave, and most parents don't even ask. So most teens find themselves at liberty once they start driving. Furthermore, teenagers like to party like there is no tomorrow, which leads most of them to drug and alcohol abuse in their near and distant future. So curfews don't actually keep teenagers out of trouble, no matter what parents may think. First, when teenagers go out most of the time, parents don't know where they are going or who they are going out with and some don't even care. Most of the time they hang out at someone's house and do whatever they want. Occasionally it only leads to alcohol consumption, but in most cases it goes beyond that. Most of the time, when they hang out at someone's house, one person suggests something and everyone does whatever that person suggested. They can do anything from simple spin the bottle to trying drugs and alcohol. Even if the teenager is out doing these things, most of the time the t-shirt...