Locke and his beliefs of power over children

“The power, then, that parents have over their children arises from that duty which is incumbent on them, to take care of their offspring during the imperfect state of childhood. To inform the mind, and govern the actions of their yet ignorant nonage, till reason shall take its place and ease them of that trouble, is what the children want, and the parents are bound to.” (pg. 32) John Locke believes that parents have the responsibility to take care of their young until the child’s mind grows into adulthood. According to Locke child becomes an adult when the child turns twenty-one years in age. In Second Treatise of Government, Locke explains the roles of power that parents have over their children such as the obligation to preserve, nourish, educate, and to account for their well being.
“Children, I confess, are not born in this full state of equality, though they are born to it. Their parents have a sort of rule and jurisdiction over them when they come into the wor...