Reading this article, I caught myself thinking I don't have enough information to evaluate the situation and judge any of the participants. Who is this boyfriend? Maybe it is the right thing to keep that girl from him. Or how can I trust things this girl is telling or her dad is telling if I don't know this family and their background. Maybe she is telling the truth and she suffers assault every day and her family just makes her drop charges.
However, I guess, in general, child's abuse and assault is definitely not the right way to raise a healthy and happy kid.
It doesn't matter what kind of abuse really. Physical, emotional or any other, it can mess up one's life pretty badly. Kids who suffer abuse are often blamed for their parent's inability to control their frustration and anger. These kids are constantly told that they are bad. And I think it leads to low self-esteem, as time goes kids start to believe that they are evil and no good. Adults should be able to control their emotions and not take their anger on kids, even if those kids don't behave they are expected to behave.
In the situation, like in this article, if there is no danger for the young girl from this boyfriend of hers, then it is better to give her some freedom and let her make her own mistakes and gain some experience.
Надеюсь не очень длинно
