Curfew for teens is a highly debated issue that raises the concerns of many people in the modern day society. The curfew of teens refers to the putting of time restriction for the children who are in their teenage years by their parents and guardians. Many counsellors and experts in children upbringing advocate for curfew for teens due to the many benefits it impacts to the society.
In the first place, curfews help teenagers to stay away from bad influences. Moreover, bad influences are everywhere, and those who are unaware of them are particularly susceptible to their impact. This can lead to poor choices, toxic lifestyles and unhappiness in general to maintain a safe and healthy distance from harmful people and things. For example if a teen gets an invite to a party that will last all night from a very attractive peer. As a normal teen, he does not want to pass this chance up but also remembers that his or her parents have enforced a strict 9pm curfew. But the party starts at 8pm, so now the teen has to choose between going to the party but only for awhile or not caring about the curfew. If the teen is rational enough, he or she will obey the curfew because a moment of pleasure is not worth a lifetime of suffering.
In addition, curfews keep family together. The reason is curfews can make the teen to be at home exactly on time rather than hanging around on the streets. Teens enable to spend their free time with family members which can keep them always attached to their family members. For example, playing carom with family members, cooking together can keep the family members always together. Hence, curfews can keep the family together and also can create a very good bond between family members.
Moreover, curfews can make teens feel safe. Teens do not have to worry about anything and about anyone. They can be more safe in their home and out of troubles. Regarding to Dr. Sundramoorthy in Star newspaper, curfews can minimize the possibility of young people getting into dangerous situations and also it is being implement in many develop countries. They can even produce good results in their exam by doing revision at night and also can do something productive. To illustrate, if teens practice curfews in their daily life they can’t be able to involve in those kind of negative activities as robbery, snatching and more. This will make their parents doesn’t have to worry about their children.
Besides that, curfews can help to build a structure in teen’s life. As a teenager it is the turning point in their life where the biological changes happen between the ages 13 to 18. The decision that they made in this age will defined their future. Curfews can bring the teenager to the positive ways. This is because, teenager will able to move in more positive ways when they are in their home. For instance, they will be more responsible about their belongings, more helpful to their family members and pray well. Teens can build up their positive actions day by day and for sure they will carry forward their daily activities once grown up then.
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