Is it legal for a parent to have total control over a child?

Is it legal for a parent to keep a child inside the house all the time, not allowing them to see anyone their own age expect at school, not letting them go out and enjoy thier teenage years?Is it legal for a parent to have total control over a child?
Contrary to most of the answers that you have received, it is ot so cut %26amp; dried that you can make a strict yes or no answer. Most jurisidictions have very general laws that prohibit ';child neglect';. Refunds a child any outside contact could be considered emotional abuse and thus subject the parents to prosecution.Is it legal for a parent to have total control over a child?
Yes
yes unfortunately it is. i understand exactly where youre coming from. It looks like a trust thing with you and your parents. This kind of treatment is the cause of a lot of run aways. and it doesn't have to go this extreme. if only there was better communication .
yes man its fully legal from GOD ...


they are there for u from ur GOD ... He is the one who is inside them ...


when u do some thing wrong or which would hurt u in longrun ...





respect ur parents and obey them ...
not only legit, but required and necessary
no but it should every child needs their freedom not i going to do what i want to when i want to freedom a parent must have control over their child but what is life if you have not enjoyed it keep an eye on your child but give them their freedom.
Yep. But that doesn't make it right.





Someone that they respect could try to talk some sence into the parents... This doesn't exactly sound like a case for the clild protection agency.
With the laws we have today you must be careful and not do something Illegal. The PD where I live is more than happy to inform parents of what they can and cannot do to get control of their kids. The laws in my state are not as strict as in others. In fact, my state has a law giving parents the right to spank their children. NoT beat their children, but spank. We are either the last state or one of the last states that allow Corporeal Punishment (Paddling) in schools.





Check with a legal authority as to what you can do in your state.





I personally don't like spanking and try to avoid doing it. I will do it if it's necessary. When my daugher was first learning to ride a bike, she disobeyed me and almost got ran over by a car. She got Spanked. She was 5. She got spanked when she was 7 and again when she was 9. I finally understood what my parents used to say: ';This will hurt me more than it will hurt you';. The child suffers physical pain that goes away in a short time. The parent suffers emotional pain, such as guilt, for the rest of their lives.
Yes, it's legal, at least until the child turns eighteen. The law won't get involved unless there's reason to believe the child is being abused or neglected in some way.





Most parents can be persuaded (eventually) to ease up a little; just don't try the ';it's illegal'; argument, that won't scare them at all.
It is not only legal but it is a parent's responsibility. A parent is legally responsible for a child under the age of 18.