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Originally Posted by willravel
Such is life.
I should make this clear: I don't think it's theft, I know it's theft. Minors can legally own property. I bought, wiht my own money from my own job, a TV my senior year of HS. It was a crappy 20 inch AWEX color TV. Had my dad decided to take it from me to punish me for something, I could call the police. The police would ask my dad to return the TV, and if he didn't I could take it to a civil court and win. A parent can't take away a teenager's license any more than I can take away your license.
So then we agree: starving your kids is bad.
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you might be surprised to note that while minors can own property that their parents can't dispose of, they are not entitled to keep their paycheck. Caselaw has found that, since the parents are responsible for supporting the minor, they can take some or all of the minor's pay in compensation.
So if my kid EVER decided to call the police when I took his TV away then 1) he would never have another dime under my roof that was not dispensed by me and controlled by me and 2) he could keep the TV, but would not be allowed to use MY electricity to run it. And since the little jerk is now broke, he can't buy his own electricity either. Checkmate.
Additionally many areas do not consider it stealing if the property remains within the residence/business of the owner. Store security guards cannot nab you for stealing something until you actually try to walk out of the store with it. So as long as you simply relocate the TV to another room, you'll be fine.
I will, however, agree with you on the food issue. I don't believe in sending kids to bed without dinner. For one thing, it makes food appear more valuable. The psychological reasoning the kid thinks about when you do this is "Food must be very desirable because they're taking it away from me to punish me." Putting too much value on food can lead to overeating issues later in life.