Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site proper.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!proper!elric From: elric@proper.UUCP (elric) Newsgroups: net.kids,net.legal,net.politics Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools (really bedtimes) Message-ID: <305@proper.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 23:51:26 EDT Article-I.D.: proper.305 Posted: Wed Sep 18 23:51:26 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 20-Sep-85 05:26:18 EDT References: <2149T3B@psuvm> <658@rduxb.UUCP> <1214@teddy.UUCP> <14@unc.unc.UUCP> <11316@rochester.UUCP> <> Reply-To: elric@proper.UUCP (Elric of Imrryr) Organization: Lunatic Laboratories Unltd. Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.kids:2058 net.legal:2363 net.politics:11073 > One question: What are the reasons people have for setting specific >bedtimes for their children? How about curfews? (I never had one either) >-- The reasons why parents set bedtimes might be these: 1: To have some peace and to relax (I can agree with the reasoning, but why not just tell the kid to play quietly in his/her room) 2: Because their parent made them go to at 9pm therefore I must be good for them. (What was good enuff for my forefathers is good enuff for me). 3: He/she is having trouble getting for school/whatever. (Good reasoning) There are proably a million others. Curfew (parently, not legal) is mostly just protectiveness or overprotectiveness. I once had an 18 year old girlfriend who's parent would not allow her out after dark. Elric Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com