Here is the advice I gave my children and I am eternally grateful that with only a few special exceptions
they followed it. My advice was/is to be home by midnight. No it wasn't a curfew. We didn't do curfews. If my kids were going out we would discuss when a reasonable time to be home was taking into consideration the next day's plans (soccer tournaments, exams, etc.) and how comfortable John and I were with where they were going, who was driving, etc. This way instead of just having an external rule applied to all situations (curfew) the kids learned the process of making responsible decisions. (That is where I just snuck in a second piece of advice on parenting!) I think it worked pretty well. Oh I am sure there a couple things that perhaps they weren't totally straight with me about, but at least nothing bad ever happened, and I stand by both of these pieces of advice. Empower your children to make good decisions, and nothing good happens after midnight.
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