curfew for teens in SoWal?

[lindsayshropshi]

i have a 16 year old, and i was wondering what the other curfews of kids his own age are in the area. he is a young almost senior, and wont be 17 till school starts back. he doesnt drive, but rides frequently with other kids.

just wondering.

 

[Franny]

I don't know if there is actually a true curfew, but Seaside security will run kids off whenever they wish to. Also in the state of florida, 16 year olds can not drive after 11pm unless accompanied by 21 yo license driver or to and from work and 17 year olds cannot drive after 1am unless accompanied by 21 yo lic driver or going to and from work. Hope this helps.

 

[Matt J]

Franny nailed it, but he's your kid and if your asking he doesn't know either. Feel free to make up something different that's what my parents would have done.

 

[aggieb]

my curfew on fri/sat.

sophmore-11:00
junior-11:30
senior-12:00

then left again about 3 a.m. jk.
looking back i think 11:00 may have been a little late for sophmore age.

 

[scooterbug44]

I never had a curfew, just had to tell my parents where I was going, who I was with, and what I was doing, and call if the plans changed in any way.

It worked with me, but my brother definitely got in a ton of trouble/things my parents didn't know about.

 

[Beachduck]

My parents always said "Tell me what good goes on after midnight" I could never come up with a correct answer.

 

[lindsayshropshi]

i am fully aware of the laws.

i think i was just wondering if if im crazy to think midnight is about right. ive been told many things (from him) and im not sure i believe what he is telling me. its hard to believe that i am the only mean parent with the midnight rule.

i work in seaside, as does he. security knows exactly who he is, as well as me. i hope that there will never be a problem there. he is a great kid, that sometimes ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

thanks to everyone that responded.

as for the 3am thing. we are lucky to have blinds on all our doors, that do a lot of banging, and we dont WD-40 for a reason.

thanks again.

 

[scooterbug44]

There's always the sneaky way to make it a non-issue, have him get a tiring job with an early morning start.

How late I was allowed to stay out wasn't an issue when I was summer farm labor!

 

[lindsayshropshi]

so, if he gets off work at 11pm, is he still allowed to go out???? that is the real question? he does work in seaside, and i know nothing good goes on there after 11 o'clock for a 16 year old....but what if he gets invited to a 19 year olds apartment to play video games....is that as innocent as it seems? does that mean he can still come home at 4am? that bothers me...im the mom right?

thanks for the replies....

 

[Miss Critter]

Can 19-year-olds buy liquor here? Forgive my not knowing, but I'm from New Orleans, where the drinking age is, like, 12. Not that they can't get alcohol anyway if they want to.

Ya'll have given me alot to think about. I have a nearly 15-year-old, so right now it's still basically the movies, or a home with parents present. And curfew is 10PM.