Yes that’s definitely abuse. Unfortunately it’s a common way people misuse concepts from cry it out method.
My kids are 10& 11 they still sleep in my bed
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My opinion, that’s dangerous nonsense. If (God forbid ) there were a fire, how would the child get out? Yes. Abuse.
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Lock YOUR door if you don’t want her in your bed. Also, clothing is a necessity you must provide your child so striping her of these things is neglect and certainly emotional abuse. Stand Up for her, if you allow it you can be charged with child endangerment which could cause you to lose your child. If your gut tells you it’s wrong, it’s wrong.
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Holy crap, every time my almost 6 year old says mom 7 times a night I jump out of bed to her (yes I’m kicking myself in the butt) but I can’t not do it
I slept with my son till he got use to his bed what this person is doing is child abuse
No ur not crazy. Whoever thinks it’s ok to make a child go naked n lock them in a room doesn’t need to reproduce!
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They have teddy bears where you can record your heartbeat and kids feel safer if they feel like they are close to mom and try a white noise machine it put out nature sound like waterfalls etc
Child protection would say both those are abuse. I would take action for this little one suffering.
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Def child abuse. Jfc.
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Oh HELL NO.
Seriously. Who would treat a child like that!? Is this person by any chance a prison guard and has confused child care with unruly inmate care?
No. You don’t do that to a child.
How is that child going to get out if ( god forbid) there is a fire . Locking them in isn’t a safe idea
Not ok in the least. She’s FOUR! come on with the idiocy. Call DHS for the poor girl.
I keep my child’s room well lit so she’s not afraid of the dark and got her one of those Star belly dreamlight stuffed animals to sleep with. It helped tremendously. She just recently started sleeping in her own bed and she’s 5 now. Sounds like they’ve gotten jealousy issues and prob a Narcissist.
Oh. My. Gosh. Absolutely not okay. This is child abuse.
You should try looking up ways to keep her in bed! Locking her door is very unsafe! Maybe play therapy to figure out why she doesn’t stay in there!
Locking a child in a room isn’t only just child abuse it is dangerous. If there is a fire that child can’t get out of the room and house.
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Who would even think of doing that to a child? Poor baby, report them and just know that a child can never get too much love. If they’re resistant to sleeping in their own bed, they may not sleep well alone or have another issue they don’t know how to communicate.
That’s just wrong. Call DHS now
Yeah thats definitely child abuse. Call cps on them right away.
That is child abuse!!! You can not legally lock a child in their room!! I have a 10 year old 8 year old and an almost 2 year old my 10 year old was a nicu baby so has always perferred sleeping alone even when a baby but he slept in a bassinet right next to me till he was to big for it and my 8 year old slept with me from like day 4 till she was 5 years old and decided she wanted to sleep in her big girl bed.
My almost 2 year old still sleeps with me has since day 2. If you want them to sleep in their bed that’s fine but don’t let them start sleeping in your bed and don’t lock them in their room and take away their clothes just because you don’t want them in their that is beyond wrong!!! If it woulda been me I woulda probably hit that mama/daddy in their face then called cops and cps
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you don’t lock a child in there bedroom ever.
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This isn’t ALMOST child abuse, this IS child abuse! You need to contact the police and CPS before we’re hearing about that child in the news!
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you should lock them in there room at night what if you had a fire and you child should have things to keep them warm . I would say child abuse realy bd
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No. Not ok. Ever. Please report it if there is someone actually doing this, and it’s not a hypothetical question. Sleeping through the night and in their own bed is developmental and takes time and practice.
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Personally I feel locking a child in their room that young is dangerous. What if a medical emergency or anything happened and that child had to get out of that bedroom. Taking away their clothes so they’re too cold to get out of bed is ridiculous.
I mean I get that the parent is probably tired of the child coming into their bed and they’re wanting a peaceful night’s sleep but doing all of that it’s just crazy.
Our youngest is six and most nights she ends up in our bed and while it may seem like an inconvenience I wouldn’t do anything to stop her from doing it because this is where she’s comfortable.
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Omg, I don’t know where to begin. You have no mothering instincts. That’s way too much ! Is this child yours? You need parenting skills classes and other services. Try comforting the child ! Have you no love for this child? This child is scared , disturbed and emotionally distressed by now. At 4 I would be letting this child sleep with me untill they settled down. Or lay down with child in their bed. This poor child needs a loving mother! Taking away their clothes? Insane! How would you like to be locked in room naked ? 4 years old ! Omg ! !
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What the f is wrong with people. Those things are horrible
I would call CPS on whoever this person is. Disgusting.
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This IS child abuse. You legally can not lock a child in a room from the outsife. It’s a fire hazard
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The only thing I’ve ever done is lay down with the 4 yr old until they fall asleep then sneak out. If she/he insist on not sleeping alone either sleep with the child or have them sleep with you. Trust me it won’t be forever and time goes so fast. Enjoy your child and be their safety and comfort while they need you.
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That’s trauma to a young child. They don’t even know how to take the emotions of it. Whoever thinks this is okay is 1000% wrong. The child obviously doesn’t feel safe sleeping alone. Now this on top of it? Poor baby. Smdh . Report this ! Period.
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Oh my… this is not okay by any means please be that child’s advocate… I have a 4 year old and 9 and 16 year old… None of this is okay… This needs addressed… Working with the 4 year old takes time… Please stand up for this child
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Children need comfort. This is not it. When my children went from the crib to their big bed, I slept in a rocking chair in their room, the first night, so they knew I was there. Comfort. Boundaries. This is your bed, you need your rest.
Locking them in their room AND taking their clothes away so they get cold?? 100% child abuse. How are they supposed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night? Or get a drink of water if they’re thirsty? And now being forced to be cold. My 3 year old hardly ever sleeps in her room. My 6 year old just woke me up because she came in my room to lay down. Kids are kids and we are their safe space and comfort. I would definitely call them in.
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We have locks on our doors but not to keep the kids in. Their purpose is to keep my daughters cat out. She likes to pee on blankets. Anyone who would do that is just dead wrong
That is child abuse. Try a white noise maker. Leave light on.
Locking the door and taking away their clothes? Wtf!!! That is not ok!!
I could never lock my child in his bedroom, and to take their clothes off to make sure they are cold so they don’t want to get up? That’s even worse. Traumatic even.
Don’t listen to people that think shit like that is okay because that is 100% child abuse.
Your little needs comfort. I sleep trained my son twice, and each time I would sit right next to his crib and hold his hand so he would fall asleep. I wouldn’t talk, no lights, just silent and dark. After a couple of days, I would move to where he could see me but couldn’t touch me. Every few days I’d move further and further away from him. It took about 2 weeks to get him to where I could just lay him in bed and he’d fall asleep without fighting it or getting up.
Child abuse for sure . Get that person away from your child
It’s mean but I don’t think cps will take kids away for this
Child Abuse in my Eyes. What if there a fire in the house. Go and sleep in his Bed till he go to sleep.
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That’s not almost child abuse. That’s child abuse. That baby is four years old. Everyone involved should be ashamed. Disgusting and disturbing for sure that YOU are allowing it!!
taken away your child’s clothes, is abuse., not almost, it is. Same with locking them in their room, What if they have to use the bathroom??? Think how you would feel if this was done to you !!! I know your child is only 4, but how about talking to them about why they don’t want to sleep in their own bed. You just might find out & maybe can do something about it
I locked mine in his room when he was 2 for safety reasons he was able to bypass all child proofing and go out the front door at 4 am. Taking clothes is over the top
You need to take the time as a childs parent to teach them, in a safe, calm way…that its ok for her to be in her room by herself. When we were teaching my kids sometimes we had to take them back in their room 10 times a night. But each time we did it. Calmly. Gave them a kiss. Told them everything was ok. Maybe played a nightlight with music or something. My kiddos both also love stuffed animals so we would load their beds up with all their “friends”.
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I would NEVER lock my child into a room. If theres a fire, an emergency etc. Not to mention the trauma and fear that kid is going to feel knowing anytime they are in their room that their is no way out.
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The clothing thing is absolutely dispicable.
Neither of those options are acceptable and honestly they are creating bigger problems for the child.
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I’d sleep in their room with them or in the floor close by to comfort them but letting them see their room is safe.
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Sometimes I stop and read these post and think to myself “some people really don’t deserve children” this post is definitely one of them.
Take a child’s clothes away so they’re cold??? Locking them in their bedroom??? What a joke. Do better…….
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When my 13 year old was 2 years old he would never sleep through the night and I would always let him get in bed with me but then I has his little sister and it got a little crazy trying to cope with two kids not sleeping. I used the super nanny back to bed method with him and it worked a charm took about 2 weeks of tantrums and upset but he finally started sleeping through the night. ItS definitely an option to try. Also taking cloths away and locking them in thier room is not OK it’s very much child abuse in my opinionx
That is child abuse! I lay down with my kids in their bed until they fall asleep and then I leave.
So wrong on so many levels !!! My kid is 3 and ends up in our bed most nights. We try getting her back in her bed , even if I have to lay there for awhile. Sometimes it works sometimes she ends up right back
try a warm bath and warm milk lay them down with a story warm baths make then sleepy and you can use melatonin bath salts or bubble bath they make for kids now not the medicine the bath stuff
Ummm no you never lock a child in a room… and you certainly should not take all their clothes away… whoever is telling you that should not have children, period. Disgusting.
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That’s child abuse!! Please find a way to help that child!
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Mate did you people read her post she never said she did those things she is saying others have done and thought it was ok and also went on to say she had an argument about it with them man read it probably judgey fucking judgersons 
This is terrible. That child is probably going to have some issues later in life that stem from these situations.
As far as sleeping in their bedroom- we decorated with Christmas lights and various night lights. We also do the “sleep fairy” she came every night for a month, then once a week (piece of candy or small toy) then once a month…(5 dollar toy) then at the one year there was a big gift. My daughter was 3 when we did this and it was so effective! 
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Locking the door I don’t find abusive since some kids can get out and hurt themselves when the parents are asleep. But taking clothes away from a child is child abuse and I don’t see how anyone could justify it at all.
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Why the hell would you take your childs clothes away so they can be cold… that’s is stupid the child can get sick like that if it freezing…and locking a child in their room is dangerous incase of a fire or something how are you going to hurry up and get to that child 
you are outta your mind. I don’t know what you can do to keep the child in their room at night because I never had my kids sleep in my room as they grew up (6&7 years old) but try putting a movie on in the room surround the child with stuffed animals and a night light maybe the child is just scared of the dark and doesn’t want to be alone put a picture of y’all together in their for the kid. But never lock the door or take the clothes away that is just absolutely wrong cause in case of emergencies it’ll take you longer to get to that child and get them dressed instead of just opening the door and grabbing the kid and going
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If you have to ask, then you should not have children… WTF???
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The fact that you post this and not call DHS makes me think that you believe it’s not child abuse… why post and call that child could be in danger.
I laid down with my until they fell asleep. Then eventually they would do it on their own
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You’re not crazy these things are child abuse not just almost child abuse. It creates trauma they dont need. And locking the door is a fire hazard. And it’s perfectly normal for a child to have problems sleeping in their own room by themselves. All they want is security. They have every right to feel safe. And when a parent does these things it’s traumatizing and teaching your child you’re not safe. For the door you’re suppose to buy those alarms that go off whenever opened.
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I don’t see why the person would have kids. What’s wrong with child wanting to sleep with someone? Someone who punishes a child like thta deserves parenthood to be taken away. Poor kid
My two oldest kids are 5 & 6 and still end up in my bed almost every night!
Both things are child abuse.
If he won’t sleep in his own bed, lay down with him till he falls asleep and then go to your own room.
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Each situation is different. I had to put a gate on my sons room. When he was little because he could break out of our house and used to run out I’m the traffic. My daughters weren’t as wild or determined but it seems his daughter is 
Not okay at all they are kids.
Wtf! That is insanity and completely horrid. Someone can’t expect a 4 yr old to act like ANYTHING other than a 4 yr old! Their fears and comforts will be EXACTLY that of a 4 yr old. It is not their fault its just reality… That is totally child abuse and disgusting.
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That’s really stupid to take someone’s clothes and lock them in their room let them sleep with you what’s the big deal ? Get them a little cot beside your bed
Stay with your child and let them see you’re comfortable there maybe you can fall asleep with them too, leave when they’re asleep…
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Well how would they get out to go pee or if they were sick puking 
they would be stuck in there. How sad
Try settling your child down first , read a story , warm bath with lavender. Going for a walk to naturally tire out your child . Try a sound machine - Rain/ocean noise. Lay down with your child until they fall asleep .Taking a child’s clothes away and or locking them in a room is absolutely ridiculous and would cause more stress to the already upset little one , try harder .
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Taking their clothes an locking in the bedroom is abuse
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To help assimilate to their own bed start off with a mattress in parents floor3l for 3 nights move mattress to door way 2 nights moblve mattress to childs door 1 night mattress on childs bed
Psychological child abuse, IMHO.
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That’s not someone I’d want to have around me in any capacity. I lay down with my youngest and just like his brother, he’ll grow out of it and be on his own
What they suggested is child abuse, imagine what would be going on in their head knowing they’re locked in a room and the one person they’re trying to get to, is the one that did it.
Taking away clothes is horrible. Locking doors? Possibly?? I had to put one of those chain locks on the outside of my kids door because he was a sleep walker. I could break it and so could anyone over the age of 5. But he was two and sleep walking. After finding him in the tub with running water locking his door was a safety item. But I could hear the chain rattling and knew when he was trying to open his door. Parent needs to get their arse out of bed and put their kid back to bed instead of going to these extreme measures. Plus with the chain lock I could leave the door cracked because well, he was a kiddo. My kiddo knew That the lock was there for his safety and not my lack of wanting to wake up and parent.
My daughter is 5 1/2 and won’t leave my bed. She had however agreed with me putting her mattress on my floor tonight and she will sleep there. She just doesn’t like to be alone
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I always had to lay down with mine till they fell asleep.
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Both of those things are way too far! The child is coming to you for comfort and they are saying to lock them up? What happens if there’s a fire ? 100 percent child abuse and really messed up! I don’t have any advice on sleep training as I co slept until my kids were a little over 3 and my two oldest just decided that at 3 they were big boys and didn’t need mama anymore. My daughter still sleeps with me she just turned 3. They won’t be little forever!
CHILD ABUSE … Definitely
My 4 year old sometimes crawls in bed with us at night. I would never even think about doing either of those things. They are still little at 4. The people you know that are saying thats ok, are horrible parents. I would consider it child abuse
Seems a bit much. Doors should remain unlocked in case of fire. And taking away clothes that just wrong period.
Depriving them of anything they would normally have= abuse.
Locking them in the bedroom. Taking clothes away never heard of it. Are you crazy ? Bathroom or feel sick.Go to sleep with them read a book put some music till fall asleep .If wake up go to your room put them right back to their bed.There are nights you will be so tired.But it works.
That’s child abuse. Period
No!!! Don’t take away clothes or lock in room.
We let my some son pick out a cute sleeping bag & when he couldn’t stay in his bed, he could come in, roll it out & sleep on floor next to me…just so we could all get some sleep. He finally realized his bed was more comfortable. Good luck, it’s a phase. (I would leave my hand over the edge of the bed & hold his, to comfort him.)
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I’ve heard of people locking the doors for the kids safety. But there is a monitor so they can hear if something is going on in the room. But stripping a child from clothes is insane. Poor baby. You said someone you know is doing this? Instead of an argument ask them what the reasoning is. Don’t attack when you attack people become defensive and stop listening. Give the person new healthily ideas
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Child abuse, that baby is FOUR! My daughter still sleeps with me sometimes and she’s six, hat is the issue 
one day they’ll wake up and barely want to speak with you.
Don’t EVER let anyone do those things to your child and u would most definitely leave my child alone EVER with that person.
I think this should be reported to child protective services. This is no way to treat a child
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No!! How could you do that to your baby???
I cuddle my littles until they fall asleep. And whenever they wake up I walked them back to their bed and I lay with them until they go back to sleep. These are the sacrifices moms have to do for their babies. And I don’t know about anyone else’s kiddos, but if I give my kids melatonin they are awake at 2 AM and it’s hard for them to go back to sleep. I found just cuddling them until they fall asleep works the best. Also, a weighted blanket helps.
I hope you had enough sense to contact authorities to help save those babies. I hope the sick asses who did that to these children pay and suffer for what they did.
Yeah definitely not okay. I couldn’t get my 4 year old to stop sneaking in my bed at night. People suggested a door lock but I couldn’t even imagine it. We found other, safer, solutions
Never lock a child in a room , it is illegal in some states and also a problem in case of a fire.
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Please contact child services
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Wow this is horrible…what if there is a fire? Smh. Freezing that baby so he won’t get out the bed, that’s mentally and emotionally playing games with him…how scary for a child that young.
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Yes, imo those things are abuse. I know people that just keep taking them back to bed or letting them cry in their room. I could never bring myself to do it. I got my kids full size beds so I can lay down with them if they have trouble sleeping. My four year old still crawls in our bed every night. It’s not ideal but it doesn’t last long in the grand scheme of things. I was soo scared of the dark as a kid and had a big imagination. I can’t bring myself to turn them away if they need me there with them
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Nope nope nope, not okay for me and my family, my kids know they are always welcome in my bed but that also does not mean every night. A 4 year old needs security!
I really hope that who ever gave you those advice see don’t have children. Also, don’t let them watch your kids EVER. Seem like the type of people that would lock the child in a dark closet for time out. Well, what worked for me was putting a chair in my kids room. I take a book and read until she falls deep asleep. She is going to want to get up. All you do is tuck her back. Over the days she will get the hint and realize it’s safe and soon enough she will go to her room and sleep.