HMMM well I dont have the wisdom of some of you older guys, but from what I have learned and seen with people I grew up with and especially girls is that teenagers are goin to do what they want. The important thing is trust within the parent and child as well as being with the right crowd. Setting thin rules on common sense stuff like cigs when ur 16 should be enforced and well known being that it is bad influence and thats how it all starts. But being a strict strict parent and early curfews and never allowing a son or daughter to do anything only puts curiosity in a young ones mind. I for example am a man so I think diff rules apply to boys and girls, but when I was younger lol (im only 22) but I never really had a curfew or rules and when I broke them my mom would try to be mad but it never worked. My dad was really firm about letting me know right from wrong and I think I grew up with the right knowledge being passed down. So even though I would run wild and do what I want I still made the right choices even with peer pressure. I think girls are alot more vulnerable depending on the person and need more looking out for. All the girls I know or knew that had strict strict parents that never let them do anything and had to be in at 10 or 11 on weekends more often just lie (ex. ur case) to go where they want or do what they want to do. and tend to be worse off being that they are not free.... I think that during school on week days curfews should be set and depending on how they are doing in school should depend on the curfew. ex. doin good in school... rewarded with a lil later curfew. But summer time and weekends should be just let me know when your goin to be home. I think that she was right for being punished not for what she did, but for lieng to those who care about her. I think that setting lighter rules and having honest just back to back conversation about what is right and what is wrong and what your expectations are will work out better and in the long run will make better decisions. Because disapointing your parents is 10 times worse then making them mad..
I know im young and may look at things diff being that I dont have kids but I dont mean to judge or seem that way lol I was just bored and it was an intersesting story so I thought I would throw in my 2 cents!!