There is a child who is not permitted to go out and do anything. She is required to stay at home at all times when not in school. When in school she is expected to do her work and not socialize. Is she being abused? Can I report this?
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Yikes. This can be unfair and also damaging to the child. The child needs to learn how to socialize to grow and be strong in this world. It is important to have schooling but just as important for her to be able to talk to people, I think this is terrible, almost like a schooling prison as every child should have at least some freedom to live like a child and learn outside world skills. I would call it abuse. Unsure if this can be reported but if the child feels she is having problems with her household, I am sure there is something you can do about this situation.
The girl is actually coping quite well, and she is off high school age. I have no idea how she has acquired social skills, but she has them. When she was younger she tells me she thought it was normal, but now now wants to live her life. I have spoken to her about emancipation and she is afraid of losing and her home life being torn to shreds. She also tells me that if she were to leave, it would only be the same situations for her younger siblings. They, she believes, can't cope with the isolation. The young children are already socially younger than they should be. I truly do not know what to do to help her. I worry for the entire family, but the younger ones most. The girl in question has a support system through several adults in her life. The others, though, have nothing as their guardians wish.