Curfew times for children 15 years younger

Council initiative concerning the issuance of a recommendation on curfews for children under the age of 15

At the Tuusula Municipal Council’s family policy seminar on Tuesday, 24 November 2009, key areas for development to improve the well-being of children and young people were discussed in a professional and comprehensive manner. Project Manager Sirkka Rousu from the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities noted that, according to studies, only about 40% of parents in Helsinki knew where their children under the age of 15 spent their evenings on weekends. A similar result can be found in the Tuusula Child and Youth Welfare Plan for 2009–2013, which states on page 12: According to the 2008 School Health Survey, 40% of parents of secondary school pupils in Tuusula do not always know where their children spend their weekend evenings.

At least nine municipalities in Finland have discussed ways of influencing children’s curfews, and four municipalities have subsequently issued recommendations of varying degrees on children’s curfews.

For example, in the neighbouring town of Hyvinkää, the town council approved a decision at its meeting on 29 November 2004, according to which: Children under the age of 15 in Hyvinkää are recommended to be home by 11 p.m. at the latest. Supervised events are an exception to this rule. However, the decision-making power regarding curfews would still lie with the children’s parents or guardians.

Curfew is one of the limits that parents should set for their children as part of their parenting responsibilities. Parenting is in crisis in today’s society, and we need to find different ways and solutions to this problem. The primary responsibility for children lies with their parents. Society’s role is to support parenting in various ways, and agreeing on curfews is one tool worth considering.

Based on the above, we propose that the Tuusula Municipal Council draw up a recommendation on children’s curfew times to support parents in their parenting.

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