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Question: Are parents allowed to lock children in their bedrooms? If so, what is the max amount of time allowed?
Answer: Parents have the right and the duty of care, custody and control of their children. They may do whatever is reasonable to exercise their right and duty. The question is whether their action is reasonable and it depends upon the facts of each specific circumstance.
Parents certainly cannot lock a child in a bedroom and then go out to a party. That would place the child in an unsafe situation and would constitute child neglect.
It would probably be unreasonable to lock a child in a room without bathroom breaks for too long a time, or where there is no fresh air, or where there are dangerous fumes or other threats to the health and safety of the child. They would also have to be certain that the temperature in the room was reasonable, and perhaps that water was available. It would probably be unreasonable to lock a child in a room without light, at least in the daytime.
One would also have to consider how often this occurred, and for what reasons the child was locked in their room. If this is the only way that a parent can get this particular child to sit down and do homework, and it only occurs every school day for one hour, it might very well be acceptable. There is no specific law in Arizona regarding acceptable conditions. The matter would be up to a court to decide whether the parent's actions were reasonable.
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On 05/02/10
love from WA said:
we locked our 3 yr old boy in his room one or 2 nightsand after that he went to sleep with the door open and hall light on ... i figure if you dont get control of your kids the law will lock them up a lot longer kids cry thats ok with me but we give them a lot of love and valueation after such times of trail..
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On 01/21/10
Rachel from OH said:
I was looking for this because my 2 boys who are 3 and 5 will not go to sleep at night and I have tried so many things. They are sneaky and have gotten into medications, knives and other things that are not harmful, just annoying. I want to put a lock on their door so that they cannot get out. We tried an eye hook but they just tore it off trying to open the door.
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On 01/11/10
Erica from OH said:
I had to google this situation because I have an autistic child that has problems staying asleep at night. I have had to lock him in room for safety purposes because he has done some dangerous things. I have got up and found sissors, lighters, etc that have been put up and out of reach. He is a climber and pretty tall for 4 years old.
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On 01/06/10
jamie from GA said:
I am honestly floored that this is o.k. WOW!!!!I am a parents of 3 children, 5 year old boy, and twin girls that are 4, they are 16 months apart and my son is more than a handful.My kids have egged my kitchen, splattered paint on my walls and carpets, poured nesquick all over my floors while on their hands and knees licking it into my carpet, pulled curtain rods off the wall in tantrums,not enough space to keep going on :0) I have NEVER locked my kids in their rooms!That's what kids do until they learn.If you have to ask if it is o.k. to do...then you know it's wrong! It's an easy way out.
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On 10/29/09
SJ from MI said:
I have two three year old daughters who will not stay in the room at night. They wake up screaming everynight even if they are in bed with me. This is probably going to sound awful but can I lock their door at night to keep them in their room? I don't know what else to do...
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