Should a 17 year old have a bedtime?
A 17-year-old shouldn’t need as many reminders about good sleep habits. Rather than give an older teen a strict bedtime, it’s better to educate your teen. Let them know how much sleep their growing body needs. Keep the focus on encouraging a healthy bedtime hour, rather than strictly enforcing it.
Is 14 years old considered a child?
Legally, the term child may refer to anyone below the age of majority or some other age limit. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as “a human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier”.
Can my parents take my phone away from me?
If you have paid for the phone and contracted with the phone company, and you are paying for the phone bills, your parents don’t have a right to take it away. If your parents bought the phone, and have contracted with the phone company, that changes things, even if you pay the monthly bill for the service. Technically they own the phone not you.
Do I have the right to keep what’s on my phone?
Do I have the right to keep what’s on my phone private? YES. The privacy of your phone (or tablet or laptop), as well as your accounts with services like Facebook or Snapchat, is protected both by the United States and California Constitutions and by the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA).
Is it legal to use Snapchat in California?
YES. The privacy of your phone (or tablet or laptop), as well as your accounts with services like Facebook or Snapchat, is protected both by the United States and California Constitutions and by the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA). ( Penal Code §§ 1546 et seq. CalECPA went into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.)
Can I buy a phone at 18 years old?
You or your parents? At 18 you are an adult. You are legally competent to purchase a phone and contract…