You can't own... your kids...
You most certainly can. You own your kids until they assert their own self-ownership.
Oh, look at this... Is it because they're not capable of complex problem-solving at certain ages? Some decisions are beyond them, due to lack of experience.
This is cognizance. This is why they are excused from adult penalties when they take certain actions. Actions which they are not fully capable of comprehending the ramifications.
You either support the idea of leniency in the correction of minors in adult situations due to their lack of development, or you don't. And if you do, you're acknowledging the fact they are incapable of making adult decisions. They shouldn't own guns, cars, or be allowed to view certain things. They shouldn't be permitted to make choices about drugs and other substances, what to put in their bodies. Another one is who they hang out with, and what those people do to them
whether they consent or not.You're so enlightened... and thats a good thing. But in your fits of libertarian zeal, try to remember, they shouldn't be riding the subway home alone from daycare, or fucking the passengers who offer friendship and candy. The stinking crackhead shitbag is a bad man, and should not be permitted to befriend your children, regardless of their appeals.