A MUM has gone viral after revealing she bought a balloon and some Pepsi for her child after he hit one of his peers at school.
Alix McDonald took to TikTok to share the incident after her kid's school notified her about what had taken the place earlier in the day.
According to the parent, from Arizona, the USA, her eight-year-old son had allegedly punched someone ''in the mouth and busted his lip open''.
This happened after the peer had been ''mean and pushing and shoving'', she explained in the video, adding that her son had asked the kid to stop numerous times and had even approached a teacher.
Seeing as none of this had resolved the issue, the son then used his hands - ultimately landing in the principal's office.
But although he didn't get in trouble for hitting the fellow pupil, he did get to spend the rest of the day in suspension for a different reason - swearing.
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''Not because he busted the boy's lip but because he said 'I'm sorry I busted your lip, I hope you have a great f***ing day','' the mum shared the story left in stitches.
''I can't be mad at that. He thinks he's going to get in trouble when he gets back home - but actually what happened is I got him a balloon and Pepsi.
''And I'm gonna be like 'Woo!' and if you think that's bad parenting, that's too bad - because he's my kid and not your kid.''
The clip, posted on her page, has since amassed more thousands of comments.
''Ma'am that is not good parenting, that is fantastic parenting!'' thought one social media user.
Someone else agreed, adding: ''That’s exactly how we raise ours! ALWAYS stand up for yourself.''
A fellow parent chimed in: ''Same thing happened with my daughter when she was being pushed around… she did get in trouble for busting lip… until mumma got to the school!''
''He stood up for himself - that deserves a celebration!'' another thought.
Has your child started swearing and you don't know what to do? A parenting expert revealed what parents should think about when they hear the first ''F bomb''.
Chatting exclusively to The Sun, Kirsty Ketley, a parenting pro, who regularly shares advice on her site, said that most children star to use 'bad' words for a reason.
''So, kids tend to start swearing when they get frustrated and also because they want to fit in with their peers.''
But whilst it may be difficult to not lose your cool, the whizz noted that this wasn't the answer.
''The best thing to do is to stay calm and then have a chat about the language they are using and why it's not appropriate, offering better ways to deal with frustration and talking about how to manage peer pressure, if they are swearing to be socially accepted - how else can they try and fit in?''
She added: ''It's not realistic to think your child won't swear when with their friends, but talking about words that are less offensive than others is a good idea and reinforcing that out of their friendship group, it's not socially acceptable.''
Although it's certainly easier to put the blame on others, Kirsty also advised to look at your own habits, especially around the kids.
''Do you swear when you're frustrated?''
She explained: ''It's not fair to say it is okay for you to do, but not your child, so look at changing your own behaviour too.
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''This will help discourage bad language, so come up with what is acceptable and what is not for your family and make sure they understand that it won't be the same for everyone.
''If you have some family rules in place about what respectful language is, it will be easier to point out when your child uses an unacceptable word - "Remember, that's not a word we use in our house", for example.''