Are children treated like property?

Despite the collective view in law and social practice that it is intrinsically taboo to consider human beings as chattel, the law persists in treating children as property.

Why are my parents so strict and controlling?

Why Are Parents Strict Some strict parents have high expectations. They teach their children self-discipline by holding them accountable. These parents have their kids’ best interest at heart. But some strict parents are controlling because they fear being seen as incompetent parents if their children make mistakes.

Do all parents treat their children as property?

And equally assuredly, not all parents treat their children in any particular way, so it’s easy enough to give you a dismissive, “No, as a general, universal rule, parents do not treat their kids as property.” For example, I own a car. It’s pro I suspect you would get more answers if you made your question a little less nebulous.

Is a child legally considered property?

Edit 2 years after answer: The law did not really give the title of “property” to children. However, children are just like their parents’ property, in most countries. Their parents can beat them up (in most countries), take their property, invade their privacy and force them into medical treatments.

What will happen if a parent does nothing?

So if a parent does nothing, their children will become quite schooled in the dark arts of self-indulgence. Therefore, parents must constrain their children to right behavior. In time their moral understanding will develop and they will begin to choose good, even when it is contrary to their carnal desires.

Is it the responsibility of parents to take care of children?

Children are nobody’s property. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents (Mom & Dad) or grandparents (maternal or paternal) to give proper care, guidance, mentor and groom the children in a loving and caring atmosphere. It is how society was made.