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parental discipline privilege

glossary / PARENTAL-DISCIPLINE PRIVILEGE

parental-discipline privilege. A parent’s right to use reasonable force or to impose reasonable punishment on a child in a way that is necessary to control, train, and educate. • Several factors are used to determine the reasonableness of the action, including whether the actor is the parent; the child’s age, sex, and physical and mental […]

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parental privilege doctrine

glossary / PARENTAL-PRIVILEGE DOCTRINE

parental-privilege doctrine. The parent’s right to discipline his or her child reasonably, to use reasonable child-rearing practices free of governmental interference, and to exercise decision-making authority over the child. Cf. PARENTAL-AUTONOMY DOCTRINE; PARENTAL-DISCIPLINE PRIVILEGE.

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