‘This is too harsh’: Parents in China punish son who watches too much television with all-night TV binge, take turns to keep him awake — dividing public opinion online

The case of a boy in China forced to stay up all night watching television as punishment for his TV obsession divides public opinion. The boy’s mother says the punishment will have a positive effect on her son, but many online felt it was too severe. — SCMP

An eight-year-old boy in China was forced to watch television all night by his parents as punishment for watching too much TV in the country’s latest case of tough love parenting.

The unnamed boy, from Hunan province in central China, was left at home while his parents went out and was asked to finish his homework and go to bed by 8.30pm, mainland news outlet Vista reported.