It really depends on the kid. Some need this.

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Anonymous wrote:In the early '90s in Canada there was a couple who became rather notorious killers. One of their victims was a teenager who had been locked out of her house by her parents after staying out too late. If I recall correctly, she'd tried to sleep in the yard; the couple may have offered her "help" but in reality kidnapped, tortured, and killed her. The parents were devastated; their intention had only been to teach her a lesson.

Sheer bad luck!

I mean honestly, if this is the kind of reasoning you use to determine whether something is or is not safe, its time to go to an underground bunker now.

Anonymous wrote:In the early '90s in Canada there was a couple who became rather notorious killers. One of their victims was a teenager who had been locked out of her house by her parents after staying out too late. If I recall correctly, she'd tried to sleep in the yard; the couple may have offered her "help" but in reality kidnapped, tortured, and killed her. The parents were devastated; their intention had only been to teach her a lesson.

Please stop this boogie man crap. THIS is why our kids sit inside all day glued to screens.

Anonymous wrote:In the early '90s in Canada there was a couple who became rather notorious killers. One of their victims was a teenager who had been locked out of her house by her parents after staying out too late. If I recall correctly, she'd tried to sleep in the yard; the couple may have offered her "help" but in reality kidnapped, tortured, and killed her. The parents were devastated; their intention had only been to teach her a lesson.

Sheer bad luck!

In the early '90s in Canada there was a couple who became rather notorious killers. One of their victims was a teenager who had been locked out of her house by her parents after staying out too late. If I recall correctly, she'd tried to sleep in the yard; the couple may have offered her "help" but in reality kidnapped, tortured, and killed her. The parents were devastated; their intention had only been to teach her a lesson.

Personally, if the 13 year old was habitually late, I would have had a discussion with him. Kids who can't be trusted to return on time aren't trusted to be outside the house. If you are not allowed to leave and you choose to do so anyway, I will be forced to let the police know that I don't know where you are, although I can suggest a few places to look. The more times I have to call the police, the more likely the teen is to be cited for delinquent behavior. Overall, I've only had to have this conversation once, and the issue hasn't come up again.

I'm a big fan of laying out all the known consequences for kids and allowing them to hoist themselves or not as they choose. Either way, they know what the consequences are and I know that it's better for them to learn the hard way while I'm still responsible for them.