A mother who spanks her children receives backlash after posting her parenting opinion on TikTok

Publish date: 2024-09-22

A mother has divided online opinion after sharing that she spanks her children when they misbehave.

Brittney Coble, 30, from the Pacific North-West, posted to TikTok outlining her 'unpopular parenting opinions' in a clip that gained over 16,000 views. 

In it, the stay-at-home-mother of five revealed not only that she spanks her children, but that she gives them all household chores and enforces a strict gender-based upbringing for her sons and daughter.

Some commenters were immediately taken aback by Brittney's use of force to discipline her children, while others commended her for being a stern parent.

Punishment of minors such as spanking by parents is legal across the United States, as long as it doesn't not fall into the category of abuse. 

Brittney Coble received backlash over her decision to spank her children when they don't do as they're told

Brittney Coble received backlash over her decision to spank her children when they don't do as they're told

In her video she said: 'So I've seen a trend on TikTok where moms are talking about things they do with their kids that most of parents wouldn't agree with, and considering most TikTok mums hate me already, I thought why not?' Brittney began.

'One, as you can already guess, is I whoop my kids. 

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Explaining that she will try to reason with her children beforehand, the mother revealed she only uses force as a last resort. 

'I always give them a verbal warning, I don't always expect them to listen the first time I ask, but if I have to ask two or three times and I've already explained what you need to do and you're just blatantly ignoring me, you're gonna get your a** whooped.

The mother-of-five also revealed to her followers that she wanted her children to live by rigid gender norms

The mother-of-five also revealed to her followers that she wanted her children to live by rigid gender norms

'That's just the way it is.' 

'Two, my kids have chores, my kids are two, four, six, eight, ten. 

'The two and four-year-old get a little distracted, but I give them little chores and I kind of just redirect them if they get a little sidetracked.

'But my older kids, they have big-kid chores. They scrub the toilet, take the trash out, do the dishes—they contribute.

Some commenters were appalled that Brittney spanks her children and informed her that they saw it as abuse

Some commenters were appalled that Brittney spanks her children and informed her that they saw it as abuse

'Thirdly I don't limit their screen-time as long as homework and chores are done 

'And lastly, I am raising my boys as boys and my girl as a girl, no questions asked.'

Some commenters were horrified and thought Brittney's approach was unnecessarily harsh.

One person said: 'So, you don’t know how to properly teach your kids and install wisdom in them without using violence. nice.'

Meanwhile, other commenters were full of praise for the wife and mother, and said spanking children is simply part of disciplining them

Meanwhile, other commenters were full of praise for the wife and mother, and said spanking children is simply part of disciplining them

While another thought she shouldn't be allowed to be a parent, saying: 'You make me sick. Hopefully your kids will be taken off u and put into a loving home. Not a home of violence.'

A third person used their previous experience as a child to condemn her methods: 'I got my butt kicked when I was young. I don't respect my father for that and I don't do it on my kids.'  

Other people, however, thought Brittney was doing a great job at being a mother and admitted to physically disciplining their children, too. 

One person said: 'Finally I’m on the right side of TikTok'.

While another agreed, saying: 'Omg finally a parent that actually parents'.

A third person commented: 'Yes ma’am! Teaching them to contribute and not be a menace!'

Mail Online contacted Brittney for comment who said: 'Spanking is not abuse. I DO NOT abuse my children. 

'I do however discipline my children. In a world would discipline is frowned upon. 

'I’m raising my children to be good, kind, loving, children Who will one day grow up to be responsible, hard-working, respectable adults.'

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