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What decisions do parents have the right to make for kids?

I'm curious where people feel the line is placed between right and wrong concerning parental choices.
Does a parent OWN their child?
Yes
No
Maybe
Does a parent have the right to pierce thier childrens ears?
Yes
No
Maybe
Does a parent have the right to make thier children eat vegetables? (Not by force)
Yes
No
Maybe
Does a parent have the right to make their child attend church?
Yes
No
Maybe
Does a parent have the right to tattoo their child?
Yes
No
Maybe
Does a parent have the right to cut off a HEALTHY piece of living tissue from thier childs body? (or have a doctor do it)
Yes
No
Maybe
If you answered maybe or yes to the last... When can a parent do the previous?
When the parent thinks it looks good
When the parent wants to please thier god
At any time
Other
Do you see a difference (moraly) between nonconsenting cutting of a male childs healthy tissue and a females?
Yes
No
Maybe
Does a male and female children have the same human rights?
Yes
No
Maybe
Does culture or environment change the human rights of any person?
Yes
No
Maybe
If you had a child, and it was culturaly accepted and promoted to cut off their eye lids and you had no clue what the eylids were for, would you have it done?
Yes
No
Maybe
This poll was created on 2002-06-28 16:16:06 by Nai'a