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Mother films parenting methodAs punishment! Son has to destroy his Playstation 5 in tears
In the video, the son repeatedly throws his Playstation 5 to the ground while crying.
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Is that still a fair punishment for a child?
If you don't want to hear, you have to feel: Yes, we all know this saying. But a mother from Houston, Texas, takes this very literally when raising her son. The video of her punishment goes viral – and also reveals the violent background to the action.
“That bastard gets everything he wants…”
Regarding the video, which the mother uploaded to her Facebook profile under the name “SunShine Burton” last Monday (April 27), she writes: “This bastard gets everything he wants and has taken it into his head to repeatedly torture and abuse my four-month-old orange tabby cat.” The reason for the unusual punishment: animal cruelty!
And so the boy has to take action: In tears, he repeatedly throws his Playstation 5, his beloved games console, onto the hard terrace floor behind the house. Pieces jump in all directions, but that doesn't stop the mother. She repeatedly says, “Do it again!” Her son's crying can be clearly heard in the background.
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It's not just the Playstation itself that has to believe in it; The associated controllers and other toys such as a basketball hoop are also destroyed on this day. The mother said: “I can replace everything that was broken in these videos. I will destroy everything he loves in entertainment and leave him sleeping in his room with nothing but his bed and his desk before I ever let him become another statistic.”
Cat can't walk at times and doesn't want to eat
By that she probably means the crime statistics. In the USA, animal cruelty has been considered a serious crime since 2019 and is punished harshly. The background is a new law that US President Donald Trump signed. Since then, animal abusers face up to seven years in prison.
The mother also mentions what exactly her son did with the family cat. He is said to have repeatedly picked them up from the ground and then thrown them back down again – just like he has to do with his toys now. This is not without consequences for the cat: At first it was said that she could no longer walk and no longer wanted to eat. A few days later the all-clear was given: Garfield the cat is still limping slightly, but he is doing better.
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A lot of support for the educational method on Facebook
The mother receives a lot of support for her parenting method in the Facebook comments. One user writes: “I love this kind of parenting, honestly, and it only made sense that he ruined it. The logic behind it is wonderful.” Another says: “Respect. I couldn't have done it better myself… I love the way you parent.”
Experts may have a completely different opinion. Their tenor: Punishments are often humiliating and disturbing for the child and also ineffective. What is also striking in the Houston case is that the boy suffers greatly from being forced to destroy his beloved toy. And according to parenting guides, that’s not possible! Accordingly, mental or physical injuries that the child suffers lead to more aggression and defiance in the long term. And an increased risk of depression, anxiety, behavioral problems and impaired intelligence.
Sources used: Facebook/SunShine Burton, WORLD, The time
