13 year old out all day

[PorlockHeaven]

Would you let your 13 year old son out all day at weekends, e.g.10 until 6? Especially if you know one of two of his friends are prone to getting into trouble, vaping, smoking etc

Probably not to be honest. My DS is 14 and I've only just started letting him go to the next town to meet with friends. Although saying that he is currently banned for 2 weeks after messing about last weekend and being 2 hours late home!
I have pretty strict conditions and know his friendship group are pretty sensible.
Can you start small with half a day, lots of contact so you know where he is and what he is doing?

Yes I let him out for about 4 hours at the mo, but I do wonder if I am too strict, his friends worry me. One in particular his always in trouble but is still allowed out all day

I think it's ok, presumably he has a mobile so you can contact him if you need to?

Yes

Ds(14) did a year ago last summer. Although he has a good group of friends and they spent most of their time cycling all over town, meeting up, playing footie at local pitches, going to each others houses and/or buying their own lunches etc. He would be out from before lunchtime until dark.

We are in a smallish town in Scotland. That combined with a good friendship group means it isn't an issue for me. I know most of his friends reasonably well, know their parents to chat to etc as they have been friends since primary,, sleepover often, etc

I think it really depends on the friendship group. So much anti social behaviour around me and kids that are just roaming free long into the night.

10 to 6 isn't so bad.
I'd be having a frank talk about bad choices and not copying the bad decisions of other people.
If you don't let him out, what will he do at home, how can you fill up his time in better ways?

Mine went out for the day younger than this, I think it started when they began secondary school, 11/12ish. however, they weren't mixing with a bad bunch so that changes it completely! I'd be wary of letting your DS out at the mo.

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