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"Not allowing your child to be on social media until they're 13" and "Grounding your 18-year-old for getting drunk at a party"

Let's Fight About Whether These 22 Parenting Rules Are Reasonable Or Too Strict

Poll: Are These Parenting Rules Too Strict?

Allowing your child only to watch TV and play video games on the weekends.

Not letting your teenager watch R rated movies until they are 17.

Having a set amount of screen time per day.

Not allowing your child to be on social media until they're at least 13.

Not allowing a child, even a teenager, to use the stove when an adult is not home.

Not allowing your child to date until they're in high school.

Your child must complete their homework after school before they're allowed to do anything else (i.e. watching TV, playing video games, playing etc.)

Not allowing your teenager to have sleepovers with friends of the opposite sex.

Your child has to leave their bedroom door open at all times when they have friends over.

Putting parental locks on the TV and computer until your child is 10.

Grounding your kids if their report card has any C's or lower.

Not allowing your child to wear make up until they're in high school.

Not allowing your child to hang out at someone's house if you haven't met them yet.

Not allowing your child to dye their hair an unnatural color until high school.

Not allowing a child who is 17 or older to go to a party if you suspect there will be alcohol.

Routinely checking your kid's phone if they're younger than 13.

Not letting your child get any piercings (besides earnings), until they're 16.

Not allowing your child to take public transportation alone until high school.

Not letting a child younger than 13 listen to the explicit version of songs.

Grounding your 18-year-old if they come home drunk from a party.

Putting a tracking device on your child's phone until they're in high school.

And not letting your child have a phone until they're at least 13.

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