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Is homeschooling a form of social isolation? Since kids who are homeschooled are not exposed to their age group outside, they do not interact with other kids, which might make them lack necessary inter-relational skills.
Yes, absolutely. Social isolation is often used so that one has control and power over another person. This aides the abuser so that their victim has a less likely chance of being rescued. Isolation also makes the victim more dependent on their abuser. The more isolated one is, the more power the abuser has. It is important to the person that has psychological control over others, to keep their victim socially alienated and isolated. In order to keep their position over others, the abuser will often times be a very jealous individual, demanding that the victim must get permission for just about anything, also controlling who, when and where association with others takes place.
That homeschooling can be used too isolate a child isn’t something to take with levity, with this intent, child abuse is imminent. Homeschooled children do not have the same daily contact as children who attend school. Because of this, homeschooling offers abusive parents a way to isolate their children and thereby conceal and intensify their maltreatment. The abuse is worse when the abused kids are homeschooled, because their parents know they won’t have to hide their bruises. This homeschooling appears to have been designed to further isolate the child. The ability for abusive parents to use homeschooling to isolate their victims should not be taken lightly.