| Problem 32.6 Consider the following situations. In each case, decide whether the parents have the legal authority to make the decision involved. What arguments can you make in support of the parents? In support of the children? a. Mr. Mcbride disapproved of the lifestyle of his 18 year old son, Larry, who regularly smoked pot. When Larry refused to stop using the drug, Mr. Mcbride cut off his support, including college tuition. b. Monica, 17, has a birthmark on her cheek. On the advice of her friend, she decides to have plastic surgery to remove it. Her parents forbid it. c. Murray, a high school senior, does not want to move to a new city with his parents. He wants to finish high school with his friends. His parents insist that he live with them. d. Mr. and Mrs. Parham think that their 16 year old daughter is mentally ill and needs psychiatric treatment. The daughter objects, but her parents decide to commit her to a mental institution. Problem 32.9 Consider the following situations. For each situation decide whether or not the action of the parent(s) should be considered child abuse or neglect. Explain. a. When Emilio misbehaves, his parents make him wear signs such as "I am a liar" or "I hit my little sister" wherever he goes for several days. b. Parents go away for the weekend and leave their six year old son in the care of their 12 year old daughter. c. Sixteen year old Theresa returns home late one evening. As punishment, her parents ground her for a week. d. Although her brother and sister often get new clothes, Vicky only gets hand me downs. She is the only child in her family not allowed to join a scout troop, and she has to eat her meals standing alone at the kitchen sink while her siblings sit at the table. Vicky cannot figure out what she has done to make her parents unhappy. e. George's parents refuse to allow him to date or go anywhere without them, even though he is now 16 years old. f. Thomas finds his four year old son taking cookies out of the cupboard, and he spanks him. The boy cries. g. Mr. Davenport tells his 14 year old daughter that she can stay out all night or do anything else she wants, as long as she doesn't bother him and his girlfriend. |