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The video has been viewed 3.4 million times since being posted to TikTok at the end of March. Some people praised the mother’s tough-love approach to parenting.
“People that don’t agree, also have the kids that don’t respect anyone, including their parents,” wrote @ksspirited.
Another user said that her mother did the same thing when she was younger, “and after that week with no toys I learned real fast to clean after myself.”
But a number of concerned folks claimed that 5 might be a little young to expect a child to clean a whole room by himself, and taking away every toy he owns as punishment may not be as productive as the TikToker thinks.