Argumentative Essay about Teenage Curfews

Kevin Bradley, a junior at Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif., said if he had a strict curfew, he’d be tempted to break it. “My curfew used to be 11. Now that seems to be late, but when all your other friends’ curfews are 12-plus, then you would want to stay out, too.” Many believe that as children develop into becoming teenagers, more guidance and precision shall be set out on them, as once this age has been reached trouble tends to follow along, this causes parents’ concerns to rise which results in them doing the most to keep their teens safe, one example of this is setting curfews for their teenagers.

Setting curfews for teenagers will not only abate their freedom and self-sustainability, it will also negatively impact the way they manage their time and schedule, and distance parents from their teenagers as trust between them would lessen.

After being given a curfew a teenager would obviously have to be home by the time assigned by their parents, this can put stress on the teenagers as in some cases they are compelled to stay out late for important reasons. As staying out past their curfew voluntarily with no excuse does show lack of care for the rules the teenagers' parents put out, a punishment or consequences would be unnecessary as if the parents’ concern is for their child to be falling in danger, studies show that most crimes committed in big cities occur during the day, that being said being home earlier will not affect the trouble the child is getting in.

Having trust with your parents can only strengthen your bond with them, it is a blessing many can only wish of having. Curfews are a great help to lessening trust between teenagers and parents as a restrictive curfew can translate to a lack of trust on the part of the parents. Curfews can also create and increase tension between teens and their parents, as well as causing them a need to rebel, such as sneaking out, and doing what they want to, secretively

Many believe that curfews help teenagers manage their time well, as well as giving them the benefit of having a good schedule they can routinely follow, however this is not true as not having a curfew would help teens manage their time as they would have the freedom of setting their own schedule, knowing what to do and when to be home. It will also help them gain motivation due to feeling independent, managing their time in their own way, and becoming able to develop important time management skills which they will carry out into adulthood.

Setting a curfew for teenagers does not keep them out of trouble as it will abate their freedom and self-sustainability, negatively impact the way they manage their time and schedule, and distance parents from their teenagers as trust between them would lessen.