Trying to keep their children obedient, parents refer to a wide range of methods. Threats and punishments do not work as expected, and desperate adults impose a curfew to their kids. The latter are not allowed to come home later than expected, and they also can be asked to put computers away at 9 o’clock and go to bed at 10. According to social studies conducted in the US, curfews do not keep teens out of trouble because the kids eagerly violate the rules at this age. Apparently, this statement is true to some extent, but we cannot generalize it and say that curfews are ineffective for most teenagers.
According to a common opinion, adolescents are rebels, and imposing any limits or punishments will make the situation even worse. But in fact, all teens are different, just as their parents. Some of them are more predisposed to dangerous behavior or crimes, the others have always been cautious and obeyed their parents since the childhood. Everything depends on parenting styles and the amount of time adults spent with their kids. To make a curfew work, it shall come as a prevention, not as punishment. Parents need to explain clearly why exactly they want their child to come home at this particular hour, and when children will be allowed to come home after hours. Children shall not feel as prisoners at their home, but as grown-up individuals who have their rights and responsibilities.
Curfews are common in dormitories, and people usually complain that reckless students regularly sneak in and out of dormitories at that time. Perhaps, here a curfew is not as effective as expected, nevertheless, it still diminishes crimes that can possibly happen at night.