is it abuse to remove the tv from a child as punishment?

That social worker needs to go back to school! TV is a priveledge and if the child is misbehaving a parent/guardian is well within right to take it away! That's crazy to believe otherwise!

Abuse to take the tv out of her room for punishment? That is laughable. I don't believe Social Workers would call the house I think they got pranked. If abuse is suspected they visit. It is definitely the right thing to do along with other you can't do this for a specific time.

My parents done that to me growing up they would take away the TV or Phone for a few days depending on what I done and ground me. I learnt alot more from being grounded and not having anything to do than I would have being spanked then being able to go on my marry way like nothing ever happened. I'll deff. practice the same thing with my children this is not abuse LOL it a privlege for kids to have it in the first place.

ROFL! It is definitely not abuse and a GOOD social worker would never say that it was! Turning off the TV for bad behavior can be an effective discipline method.

It's not abuse, that's ridiculous. TV should be a luxury and if the child is not behaving properly then the luxury should be taken away. It's not physical or mental abuse if the child's basic needs are met and love is behind it.

People are always banging on about their right to do this, that and the other, and they choose to forget that with rights come responsibilities.

Withdrawal of a privilege as a punishment is a reminder of that fact and cannot possibly be construed to be abuse.

Sorry, that doesn't sound like abuse. Abuse would be when they refuse to feed you for days, or make you stay in a locked closet for days or if they beat you up until you pass out. This sounds like a perfectly normal punishment to me. I won't even allow my children to have a tv in their room.

Hahaha. No social worker would ever say removing the tv is abuse. It is perfectly legally to deny your child access to the tv.

Not watching tv is not abusive. I think it's likely more abusive to leave children unattended in front of the tv for prolonged hours!

LOL dropping the tv onthe childs head would be abuse, but shutting it off or removing it from the room is not.

my parents took my tv outa my room a few times when i was misbehaving as a kid