What time do you expect your 15 year old daughters to be in?

[PrincessBoo]

I work with young people and their families and this question is related to a family with whom I'm working so I'm not going to provide details but I am very interested in your answers to the question.

What time do you expect them to be home on a school night? And what about at the weekend?

Thanks all

I only have a ds but he's 15. On a school night, 9.30, 10 tops.

Weekend around 11ish, though we're out in the sticks with no public transport so he could stay out later in principle, but I don't want to be hanging around waiting for a phone call till the early hours

My 15 year old doesn't go out in the sense of just hanging around. If she is going to an organised event the time would depend on the event but otherwise, she is at home. I wouldn't want her just hanging around and she has never asked to.

On a week night my daughter attends after school activities and then maybe goes to a friends house for a couple of hours so she is usually home by about 7ish. At the weekend I would expect her home by 6 unless arrangements have been made beforehand. Staying out late at an occasional party is fine as long as I have spoken to the parents and know that there will be adult supervision.

what janeite said

Don't have a teenager yet, but my gut feeling is something like 8pm on a school night and 10pm on weekends, except by special previous arrangement like if she was doing Judo class which runs late or had a party, maybe.

I dread to think what you're encountering OP!?

My DS15 has to be home by 9pm on a school night and has to start off home by 10.30pm at the weekend. It's not general hanging around and I know where he is.

Same as janeite and my DD is 16.

school night...9pm

weekend (special evening, not just hanging around)...10pm

tbh though, my 14 yo dd doesn't just "go out" and hang around, there is usually a planned outing of some kind eg. cinema

CantSupinate - wish I could tell you but it wouldn't be fair - Mum in question might be a mumsnetter! Sorry to be all cloak and dagger.

This is all helpful so far though, thanks. I know what I think but although I am a trained youth worker and have been working with families for a while now too I really wanted to get the breadth of opinion about this. Thanks for responding all

God these times are early!
I was a teenager a few years ago(!) and I was allowed out til 10.30 weekdays, and in general 11.30 weekends if there was nothing on. If there was something on then when it finished.

However, I was one for pushing boundaries and if I had been an easy teenager, maybe the times would have been earlier.

If I could get my teenage daugher to actually leave the friggin house once in a while I could offer an opinion on what time she could come in!