Chinese childcare blogger apologises for ‘home alone’ punishment


Zou Yue says sorry after she made six-year-old daughter stay behind to do homework while the rest of the family visited an amusement park. Mother of three accused of putting daughter at risk by trying to show off her ‘tiger mother’ credentials. — SCMP

A popular Chinese childcare blogger has apologised for leaving her six-year-old daughter alone at home to punish her while the rest of the family visited an amusement park.

Zou Yue, also known as Zhou Yueyue, said she had wanted to teach her daughter a lesson about finishing her homework on time, but apologised to her 1.5 million Weibo followers after her “tiger mother” style of parenting triggered a public outcry.

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