Did you know that:
   

     
• Kids can legally be out past curfew if they’re participating in a religious, educational or political activity?      
• In developing a school dress code, parents must be involved in the decision-making process?      
• Parents are often liable when their kids damage, destroy or deface others’ property?    

These and other California laws that might concern children and their actions are explained in a VERY readable format in the California Bar Association’s publication, Kids & the Law: An A-Z Guide for Parents. Topics covered include driving laws, drugs, alcohol, online predators, juvenile court, and much more.

Kids and the Law addresses a number of issues important to parents of minor children including:

 
• curfews  
• emancipation  
• drugs and alcohol  
• dress codes  
• children’s privacy  
• truancy  
• juvenile court  
• crime (graffiti, weapons, fighting, etc.)  
• driving

There are two other similarly excellent publications: When You Become 18: A Survival Guide for Teenagers and Seniors & the Law: A Guide for Maturing Californians