Need a bit of support with this whole parenting lark? Am I alone in thinking this a bit harsh. BabyCenter aims to share products and services we hope you’ll find interesting and helpful. Get out of my ******* sight' and then she slammed the door. But nor do I not want to stand up for a child that needs it. We often hear the child screaming and crying and tend to block it out, but last week I heard the child crying outside and she sounded really distressed so I looked out our window into their garden (we can only see in their garden through one window which is misted glass for privacy so I rarely open it which is why I never noticed before) and they had locked their back doors and the child was in the garden with no shoes or jumper/coat. :shock: I don't know what to think. The child, who was 5 at the time, would be locked inside in the evenings and not let out until sunrise. And ott. Posted Nov 22, 2009 So it’s not imprisonment, as such — more a drastic form of enforcing a curfew. This is the place to get it! OMG that is horrible. The best rated child proof safety locks & latches product is the Adhesive Locks and Latches (12-Pack). i would take her in my house. The idea is that they would spend the night with whatever friends they had been out with, or other friends, neighbors or relatives, to teach them a lesson and not be late again. A bit of fresh air does wonders. I asked her why and she was told she was locked out by her mum on purpose as a punishment for leaving something at school. If you can call her that. Because she left something at school? "Abandoned'' means the child has been left by his parent, guardian or custodian, without provision for his care, supervision or financial support although financially able to provide such support. I asked to be kept anonymous but forgot to ask whether I should report further concerns, but on the advice here I will keep a log and call police next time. Report immediately!! None of the smoke detectors went off til … I would never ever lock him in his room as that would be for my benefit not his. What Age Would You Let Your Child Go Out On Their Own? They are frustrated, angry or upset and have no other reasonable way to express their feelings. Among the indignities 12-year-old Anthony Washington endured at the church camp overseen by Reverend Raphael Warnock: counselors who tossed urine on him and locked him outside his cabin overnight. In decades gone by it was common for parents to lock their teenage children out of the house for the night if they were repeatedly coming home past their curfew. I have experience of this but at an older age. Years ago, the Daily Mail featured the story of a dad who was so exasperated that his son kept getting out of bed and going into mum and dad’s room, he put a lock on the child’s bedroom door from the outside and left it locked for the night. I left the window open so she knew I was there and she stopped crying and a few minutes later they let her in. This is horrible. Loosing your temper is one thing but this has happened multiple times. AND I left my sons to sleep in their buggies in the garden if it was warm and in the winter if it wasn't raining damp out, they were outside as well. I have just seen a 6 year old girl quite upset outside her front door. There was snow on the ground and the girl had on only a pair of trousers, lightly fabric top and a pair of slippers on. The child usually has to sit quietly for 5 min on the couch and mom talks to her about why she was placed in her room and how she cannot accept abuse. Yes that’s abuse report it. There's no money about, no jobs, it's freezing cold outside, it's all doom and gloom for most people these days. It is an unacceptable punishment and makes me extremely worried what else the parents think is “ok”. Harsh and potentially dangerous? Under Australian law the age of majority is eighteen;in many areas of law, however, a person under the age of eighteen may make decisions or be deemed old enough to be legally responsible for their actions. When the tortured and starving child dared to ask for food, he was locked outside on a freezing terrace until he wound up in a coffin the size of a toy chest at Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. They moved out last year. Corporal punishment includes spankings, slapping a child, and beatings with an open hand, fist, or object such as a belt, switch, cord, paddle, board, or fly swatter. I would report it to your local authority. A lot depends on what’s in the garage — a bed, bathroom facilities of some kind? I asked how my friend was, as she had had her third baby last year, and she the woman said that my friend was horrid. Only files 8MB or smaller of the following types are supported: JPEG, PNG, GIF. My point precisely is that anything can happen to an unsupervised child. of child welfare laws. My friend (nosey cow that she is!) Does this lady not watch the news? Girls joining beavers/cubs/scouts - what are you thoughts??? In a brain scan, relational pain—that caused by isolation during punishment—can look the same as physical abuse. and Family Team (CFT), and other professionals (e.g., child’s psychologist) will develop a behavior management program for the child, as needed. I asked her why and she was told she was locked out by her mum on purpose as a punishment for leaving something at school. If you haven't already, make sure you're signed up to the. Corrective action for undesirable behaviors. You say this is happening at night — not during the day. She was out there for about 2 minutes or so whilst my friend wrestled with what to do (these two women never got on and almost came to blows once so avoided each other at all costs) and then the girls Father came home.