Curfews?

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Do you have a set time your teenager has to be home?

No. Having a 'set time' has never made sense to me.
The time they should be in will depend on the time of the event they are at, finishes.
So, tonight they are at a bonfire - I want them to come home when it finishes. Another night they might go to a film that doesn't start until 8pm so they will be later home. Another night they might be needing to get up a 6am so I'd expect them not to be late.
What is important to me is that they let me know where they will be, who with, and how they are getting home

No because he hardly ever leaves the house. I think the first time he’s does, i’ll be so shocked i’d probably ageee to him coming home at anytime.

Not sure what we’ll do when DD reaches the teen years. She’s totally different.

Ds 17 no curfew but he has to say if he is coming home /staying out.
Ds 14 knows his chances of a lift after 930 are nil so usually in then.
Dd 13 is a stay at home teen!! By choice!!

No, DS2 is nearly 17. He tells us where he's going (but hand on heart I have no idea if that's where he is actually going) and approximate time of return, but I don't stay up if he's not back.

He's generally in before 12am.

No set curfew as it very much depends on the evening events. 9 times out of 10 it’s myself or husband collecting them so as long as I know where they are I’m not too worried about whether it’s 9 pm or midnight

My DS is 17 & is rarely out late, he drives now so we don’t have to give lifts. He’s generally sensible so I try & talk about where he is going & negotiate a time that we are both happy with. Fortunately we haven’t had any real late nights (we do live in a bit of a dullsville town though ).