That should be child abuse

So agree with this. So many parents let their kids scream and throw things in stores or public places and hold to their "let them scream it out" philosophy. No, the kid has had enough of being in that situation, you take them outside. I also have an ASD and ADHD child so yes it is possible to remove them from a situation they are not enjoying whilst also being mindful to people around you also. I've had to pack up and leave so many situations for this reason, restaurants, shops, public transport (and walk a couple of miles in the rain instead). It is possible and you learn what the tolerances of your kids are, noisy bright places were generally no go areas for me.

Headphones exist

It's better teaching them properly than them learning about it in the school yard from other kids. I sat down with my daughter when she was 8-9 and watched "What is happening to me" and "Where did I come from". They are cartoon style but informative and then afterwards we had a chat about what she saw and if she had any questions. I also made sure she knows she can come to me and ask me anything and I will answer the best I can. I believe it is important to have open lines of communication.

It is sad and concerning how much normalized is being an alcoholic. Its very obvious in TV and movies; everytime the main character (or a friend) has a rough patch the only solution is to get wasted. I am sorry but having a bottle of wiskey in your working desk or drinking every day is not cool is an adiction that should not be encouraged.

privacy is not a privilege it is a necessity that everyone deserves

Dr. Phil. Nothing more to say.

This happened to me too, it was so humiliating. I can see why mom did that, since I was seriously suicidal, but it only felt worse after she did that. I wish mom would have just showered me with love, that would have helped me and our relationships. Just comforting me by saying nice things and hug me, be soft with me when I was going through hell. Not punishing me while going through hell. I will never forget this. What did help was therapy and medication. I'm also a Mother of 2 now and will never, ever put them through what my mom did to me. I was raised to be obedient and still find myself worrying about what mom will think/say of me though it has gotten better. She wanted to have a well behaved daughter, and I was that. Sadly I didn't and still don't feel loved by her because of this. Don't be hard on people having a hard time if you want to help them.

That is straight up abuse

I remember reading a post about a girl whose mother did that, so she just went about naked all the time until the mother put the door back on because she didn't want her own boyfriend looking at the daughter naked. (The boyfriend was a good guy and did everything possible not to look at the daughter. The mother was the problem, not him.)

There is only one thing I can think of where this is a proper punishment. There was a story not long ago where a stepbrother bothered his stepsister by always entering her room unannounced and uninvited. Even her bathroom. I think he once nearly caught her naked even. If I am not mistaken, his punishment was to take away his door to show him how no privacy feels.

Wow, talk about a loud-hailer way of announcing to your kids that you don't trust them...

I keep reading this from Americans and I think this is really f****d up. I really wonder how this became a thing over there. Who came up with this crazy idea?

This is an awesome way to kill trust. If you can’t trust your kid they won’t trust you. If you don’t respect your kid they won’t respect you. Anything you think you are keeping them from doing in their room they may find a place to do it. The kid down the street has a door and probably better drugs too.

Even kids that share a room need to learn to knock before entering and I’ve enforced this with my kids. You never know who’s getting dressed or changed through the day.

I did this to my daughter after she hit me. Her grandfather actually removed the door, but I did put up a sheet.

Dr. Phil shouldn't be allowed to use that title in his show or anywhere ... we know they say it's for "entertainment purposes" but everyone involved (except his clueless fans) understand he really is scamming people that he is a medical doctor.

No. You never, ever take away a child's bedroom door. I can't believe how often I read references to this happening. It's disgusting. You want your kids to go no contact when they leave home, that's the way to do it.

Such a violation. Children don't belong to us parents. They're only small for so long and they remember. I try to think about how would this be a positive in his adult life and skills.

Mental abuse, that's what it is. You should go into their house and remove all the doors, especially the one for the bathroom to see how it feels like.

My parents do this to me.

JFC I didn't realize how common this was until I started seeing other people talk about it. My mom ripped the doors off in our home as well. We weren't allowed privacy because it was "a privilege and not a right"...even though no matter what we did, we could seemingly never earn that privilege 🙄 It's a messed up thing to do and it seriously warped all of us in my family. I also have a severe aversion to keeping a journal because every time I did, my mom would find it, read it, and then use that information against me.

There is a fine line in parenting... that crosses it

Doing this to your child is completely ridiculous. I understand being concerned about your child, but not allowing them to have a door is over the top.

I'm just not allowed to close it unless I'm recording something for school but it's no privacy

Sorry but I don't agree. My daughters used to slam their bedroom doors when they were mad. We'd ask them repeatedly not to do that. After the 5th time, the doors came off. You're not going to disrespect the rules because you're a teenager.

I would never do that to my kid. If she misbehaves, the consequences will be appropriate for what she did.

My parents did the complete opposite. By the time I, the oldest child, was near being a teenager, they moved us all to a bigger house, where all four children could have their own room. Before we moved, I shared rooms with two of my siblings (I had my bed with one sibling and my desk with the other sibling). Privacy is important even for adults. Husband and I have a large enough house, that he has a "man-cave" and I have a little parlor.

This exact thing literally just happened to me last week 😂😂 yeah it’s abusive, don’t do it folks

the ONLY reason i can think of taking away a door/privacy is something like a child being suicidal and being at risk for locking the door to "make sure" no one stops them. normal teenage rebellion... find a better way to redirect the kid

Wait, this is a real thing?!? I've only seen it once, and that was in the movie "Freaky Friday" with Lindsay Lohan. I didn't think people actually did this.

My teenage sons had privacy.....except when there was a girl in the room. That's when the door had to stay open.

Forgiveness heals your soul. Bitterness rots it

Privacy isn't a privilege but having your own room and door is. My parents took mine away too. Didn't impact me for longer than it took for me to earn it back.