The legal duty of parents to take care of their minor children, a duty running alongside their parents’ rights; part of a wider (though in the law less clear) concept of people’s responsibilities to take care of family members, including handicapped adults. Parents are responsible for providing the basic necessities of life—food, clothing, shelter, and medical treatment—as well as education and discipline. If a parent fails to provide proper care, supervision, and control (or attempts at control), charges of child abuse and neglect may be brought; these can, in some cases, lead to temporary or permanent termination of parental rights. If parents are unable to exercise control of their juvenile children, as in cases of juvenile delinquents, chronic truants, or runaways, the children may be legally labeled incorrigible, put under court supervision, and placed with foster parents or in a group home or institution.