When would you allow your kids to go for a night out?

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It is a really difficult call to decide when your kids are grown up so that you can send them for late night parties and night-outs. Being a strict and cautious mother myself, I can understand the dilemma every mother faces. But with a few tips, you can be ready to handle this. You must be cautious but not over-protective and your kids would be proud of you. Every teenage kid wants to have fun by going around with friends and just "Chill out". Talk with your child and let them know about your concern about his/her safety. They will respect your feeling and for your sake they will keep you informed about their movements. Give them a mobile phone with important phone numbers. Talk openly about sexual abuses in social places and also what to do in such a case. Give them enough confidence to quit away from their peer group if he/she feels what they are doing is not acceptable in society both legally and socially. Ask them to check that the battery of their phone if it is fully charged, before leaving the house. Most important of all is for you to know with whom your child is going out with. You must know the name, contact details and latest cell-phone numbers of,if not all, some of your child's close friends. Let them know when they should be back. Make it known that they need to be back at home at a certain time and if they are, somehow getting late then they should call you to inform you about it. They should be always guided about what to do if something is going wrong. This will not let them go into the panic state and they will be more alert and will be able to act fast. Watch out about what they are wearing. This is just to avoid unnecessary attention towards them. Ask them about the type of return transport they are planning to use. You can always offer to pick them up, if they are thinking of using a public transport , this way it will be more safe and comfortable.