Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

parents punishing thier children

Im all for parents punishing thier children when they do something wrong but my boyfriends cousin's daughter did not make the grades he expected of her therefore he took away all her freedom she is not allowed to use the telephone, leave the house unless going to school, watch tv, or even leave the dinning room table except to go to bed @ 10 every night.She is to come straight home and sit at the table and do homework or study ontil 10pm. Is this leagal?


Asked on 2/01/05, 1:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Mark Johns Mark Johns, Esquire

Re: parents punishing thier children

Barring gross physical abuse or neglect what the parents say goes.

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Answered on 2/01/05, 4:08 pm


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