Libraries are used by parents to drop off kids from the ages of 10 (I presume some to be 8-9 yrs old) to teenagers until their parent are finally come to pick them up. Summertime is no better with kids dropped off for the day.

I have a daughter whom is 13 and yes I drop her at the movies with friends, but immediately pick her up after the movie. And yes she goes skating or to carnivals with friends, but would I ever let her roam the streets like I did, absolutely not. It is not the same like in the 80's when I grew up, there are many more dangers out there. But curfew, I don't know. I mean not all kids are out misbehaving but are the ones who are good kids supposed to be out until all hours of the night, NO. So it's a thin line when it comes to curfews, but maybe a safe one for 13-16 is 11:30 and 16-18 12:30. Who knows

I would suggest that anything past 10pm is way too late for a 13 year old, even if they are in the neighborhood hanging around with friends. From my vantage point, I think parents have become far too irresponsible when it comes to enforcing curfews and even bedtime.

We have a 14 1/2 yo son. HE is told exactly when to be in the house, be it 7 or 8 pm school nite or 10-10:30 weekend. And we know exactly where he is because we check regularly. There are 8 kids under 12 around us who wander the streets until 1-2 am. Where are the Basically Stupid Oafs (BSO) that should be putting a stop to this??

Why on earth would you find it appropriate for a 13 year old to stay out until 11:30 with no adult supervision? Why not just leave him out all night while you are at it? You are no better than the parents you criticize. Your children should have been home for at least an hour or two at 13.

There is NOTHING that a teenager (especially a middle schooler) can do at that time of night that is constructive.

15-17 years old 10:00 PM weekdays.
Friday and Saturday Midnight.

Under 15 years old 10:00 PM

All subject to parent supervision. If a parent is phycically there with the teen, curfew should not apply.

Hey John, BSO does NOT stand for Baby Sitting Organization, so why not look to the PARENTS of these wandering juveniles, or help your neighbor out (such as communities SHOULD do), pick the kid up, and take him or her home.

Law Enforcement is just that ... enforcing laws. Our hard working law enforcement officers have their hands full with actual crimes, domestic disturbances, and traffic violations occurring, and all you can do is sit and complain because you think that the cops should play 'parent' to everyone else's kid out there? Cops have their own kids to deal with at home, and enough B.S. to deal with out on the street, and you want them to play babysitter and raise everyone elses's kid, too? Whatever happened to personal responsibility, and responsibility for one's own offspring, John?? Why not make contact with these parents and offer to look after their kids until curfew time, John?

I want law enforcement officers out there finding the predators who prey on kids ... instead of spending precious time and tax payer dollars rounding up these juvenile delinquents and playing babysitter and taxi cab all night long.

It's definitely a good idea to get these idle kids off the streets before they get themselves into trouble (or before they are victimized), but it ALL BEGINS AT HOME.

"Where are the Basically Stupid Oafs (BSO) that should be putting a stop to this??"

Another of the Counties geniuses who believe it is the mission of the police to babysit peoples kids....Police are out to stop criminals, not little bastards from running around the mall.

"Another of the Counties geniuses who believe it is the mission of the police to babysit peoples kids....Police are out to stop criminals, not little bastards from running around the mall."

Genius its "county's" possessive. And last time I looked, if the little turds are running around vandalizing, etc, they WERE breaking the law. Maybe if they threatened a donut shop we would see a police reaction

all i have to say people is welcome to a world where your kids are going to start going against everything you say and you cant do a damn thing about it.i've been trying since i was 17 to help get younger kids off the streets at late hours.i'm now 20 years old and have barely made progress.your kids have a lack of something called family values where they feel they need to wander the streets away from you.i'm not saying this towards all parents but a lot of you guys out there need to get your heads out of your you know what and start looking out for your kids before they end up in jail or worse.

11:30pm for a 13 year old? You are going to have a very rough time when you child is in high school if you have lost control already. Being a parent means setting down rules that make sense. I don't see the sense in this at all.

I so agree with Mr.Dumas..take control of your own kids and if you think dropping them off at the movies is a good idea..go one night and pay attention to what goes on there...you drop them off and pick them up but are they actually there in between that time..hmmm i see it and hear it all the time now that mine are older the truth comes out..mabe after you drop them off decide to go to the movies yourself and take a good look around trust me you wont like what you see...all counties should have a 10:00pm curfew for children under 18.

I'm 23 now and my parents wouldn't let me leave the lousy yard till I was 13, and then i had to be home by 8 on weekdays and weekends I'd have to beg to stay out till past 11, people shouldn't rely on the already burdened police force to wrangle in their kids late at night

Who cares about the curfew...A better question is, why would you give your kid a goofy name like Creed?

This is why adults can't go anywhere and enjoy themselves because every we go, there are children loitering around. Take Las Olas, for instance, you have teenagers hanging out around the movies being loud and obnoxious. You have them screaming down the hall and being random. They're standing around doing absolutely nothing. Same thing with Sawgrass...random children hanging out doing nothing.

PARENTS, YOU NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! How dare some of you just drop your children off. As it was already stated, you have no clue to what's going on. These teenagers are meeting the opposite sex, sometimes the same sex, and they stand around groping and grabbing each other. And even if they are going to the movies, adults can't enjoy because they are throwing popcorn, being loud and rude.

I mean, really.

A definite curfew should be implemented. 10:00 p.m. for those 18 and under

Yes They DO

For the blogger who thinks bso should be pickin up teenagers and bringing them home late at night,.. let me ask you do you know anying about civil rights and the law? If there is no curfew they cannot stop these kids late at night unless they have reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed. Walking te street is not against the law. And PS.. It is THE PARENTS job to monitor their kids. Quit looking for the schols, and police and other government agencies to raise your kids. It is the parents job!

Are u guys really that stupid? Look When kids get into that age which is 14-17 all we want to do is hang out with our friends, sex, party, and maybe some kids are smoking weed. That kind of behavior has been around for quite sometime now. I know you guys when you were that age knew kids like that. Besides in some cases cops can care less what kids are doing at late hours. So let these kids have some freedom if they deserve it, or else there gonna rebel on you big time.

I agree that kids need curfews and parents need to take some responsibility for, and teach reasonable limits to, their children's behavior. But I won't buy into a 10pm curfew for those under 18. When I was 15 years old, I worked after school and the my shift wasn't over until after 11pm. And this was on school nights, too! Granted, this was also in 1973 (guess I'm showing my age now) but at that time, parents and other adults were saying how different a world it was in the 1970s from when they grew up in the 1950s. It all boils down to parents using their common sense and exercising parental control over their teens, and this starts in childhood.

I agree with every comment everyone is making on here. i agree it is not right for parents to just drop off their kids at places. When i go to the movies a see the girls with what their parents dropped them off wearing and then them changing into what they brought.Children these days do alot of stupid things and its you as a parent you needs to teach them right from wrong. By you letting your child stay out all night or past a curfew they should have, will only get worse as time goes by.Its nice children have alot of friends or hang out but at the same time that sometimes involves peer pressure. If you dont put your foot down and be the parent then you will forever get stepped on. Children are suppose to have rules and curfews because without them they can go to jail. So instead of just dropping your children off places why dont you be a parent and put your drink down or even the remote control, and care what your children are doing. PArents need to set up boundries for kids . I believe when you are 13 , you should be in when the street lights come in. And if you are dropping your kid off at a carnival or some other family Orientated thing why dont you go their to. You dont have to hang out with your child but atleast you know where they are and what crowd of people are their. If you are talking aboutthe carnival that happend last weekend out west let me tell regardless of how many cops there i saw so many underage children smoking cigerettes. THe point im trying to make is parents need to be involved in their childrens life. Your not their friend your their parent.You see to many recklass kids killing themselves over stupid things.

Yes kids should have a curfew. You have alot of bad parents out there who don't know how to raise there children and there not responsiable for there actions. I mean there are so many bad kids these days, and you can tell who they by the way they dress, act, there mannerisms and its all based on good parenting. So parents wake up and raise your kids right or get out of the country. We don't need you or your kids.

When you say curfew, do you mean imposed by parents or imposed by the city/county? I tend to get wary when government tries to do my job as a parent, but then, I'm a New Yorker at heart.

Hello I'm Barack Obama. I've read all your opinions to this problem and i have come to the conclusion that your all morons. I think we need change in cufews so im gonna promise the kids of america that they can as late as they want. I may change the drinking age to 18. Also i believe that marijuana is not a drug,and is a mere plant. So in my power we are going to legalize marijuana so that all adults and teenagers can inhale this substance.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama

P.S.- You are all hypocrites

the problem is that there are no "kids" place for the adolescents to hang out. when i was young in the 80's we would go to the ice rink or the roller rink and now there are no more places. my daughter hangs out at the oasis with her gothic friends but she is home at a decent time and always tells me where and with whom she is with. you must have good communication with your children and remember times have changed. we cant keep them locked up forever but we can help them understand what is right and wrong. as for the oasis they need to set limits.

I don't think it's really a matter of curfew so much when you trust your child to keep you posted on where they are and who they are with. I see a reasonable curfew for a 13-14 year old to be about 11:30, but for a 15-17 year old 1-3 on the weekends is pretty reasonable.

For those of you who say that there are no more places like the ice rink for adolescents to hang out at, umm yea there are. But obviously you don't go over to the ice skating rink to check the number of teens that are there. On Friday nights, they are PACKED with teens and their friends. You have no right to call kids who hang out around town "brats" because Broward is their county two and they're just hanging out with their friends, doing what they want to do with their time. Illegal activities is a different story, but all in all, teens are causing as much ruckus as adults can. Or maybe you forgot the drunks that walk around town? I'm sure that when you were younger, you wished you could hang out when you want to like we do. But oh well, you're old now.. Too late.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Okay..10 p.m on a weekend for kids over 13 is just plain stupid. Go to a movie and look at the times..most don't even start until 9 something. Most of you seem to have a mental deficiency.

Im 13 and my mom barley lets me leave the house.
Well my friends arent the type of friends that like to go to the mall and etc.
But before when i was 12 my mom would let me and my friends go to the mall on our own but it was around 7:00pm-8:00pm and i think kids should be able to go on the mall on there own .But kids 11 and under need a parent. but once there twelve i think there old enough lucky my parents understand that so i can go to the mall with my friends when ever i want as long as i get good grades

Im 13 and my mom barley lets me leave the house.
Well my friends arent the type of friends that like to go to the mall and etc.
But before when i was 12 my mom would let me and my friends go to the mall on our own but it was around 7:00pm-8:00pm and i think kids should be able to go on the mall on there own .But kids 11 and under need a parent. but once there twelve i think there old enough lucky my parents understand that so i can go to the mall with my friends when ever i want as long as i get good grades

"All the brats of Broward County congregate in public places like movie theaters and malls." All the brats? Are you insane?! Hah. Good luck with your kids in the future, Britanny.
And honestly, all of you calling kids 'little bastards' and names like that, I'm speechless at how disturbingly authoritative you sound.
Honestly, lose the insane parenting and enter the 21st century. Good lord, I'm glad none of you were my parents.

And another thing, I was re-reading some of the earlier posts and I've come to the conclusion that grammar is apparently dying, maybe it's even dead, because these parents who 'don't need the so-called 'irresponsible parents and their kids' cannot spell.
This really doesn't help this 'Curfews are the way to go' case because I really can't take anyone seriously if they can't spell 'responsible' correctly.
One last food for thought--Ridiculous and unreasonable parenting yields rebellious behavior.
NO! Yes, it's shocking, I know. But pull your heads out of your asses and try your hardest for a sane point of view.