The story of Mr. Huang and his 11-year-old son has gone viral for all the right reasons. Huang caught his son playing on his smartphone at 1 am when he should have been sleeping, and instead of just confiscating the device, he came up with a unique punishment to teach his son a valuable lesson.
Rather than taking the phone away, Huang forced his son to play games on the smartphone for seventeen hours straight without any sleep. The punishment aimed to teach the boy how harmful and damaging excessive use of smartphones could be.
Footage of the punishment shows the boy dozing off while playing, only to get woken up by his father, who demanded that he keep playing as punishment. In a note that the boy wrote after the punishment, he said, “Let me play enough. Play until vomit.”
While the punishment may seem extreme, it has proven to be an effective way to discipline his son. The boy learned his lesson and wrote a promise that he would follow a strict schedule for using his smartphone device.
The schedule included no phone use after dinner, time set aside for homework, exercise, and reading, and a strict bedtime. The boy also promised not to use his phone at night and not to play with toys in bed.
The student wrote, “I promise: after school home, after dinner, began to write the day, the teacher assigned homework and dad assigned homework. After doing exercise and reading for half an hour, I finished eating fruit, showering, brush teeth, sleep. I promise I must go to be before eleven o’clock. Promise not to play with the phone before going to be, not to read, not to play with toys.”
Huang’s unique punishment has sparked conversations about how parents can teach their children about responsible smartphone use. Many children spend hours on their smartphones, and parents need to ensure that they are not harming themselves with excessive use.
The punishment also highlights the importance of setting boundaries for children’s screen time. Parents should be aware of their children’s online activities and ensure that they are not interfering with their sleep, homework, or social life.
Source: AWM
