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    Furore over Chinese father who gets son, four, to exercise in snow dressed in just his pants

    Dressed in just a pair of yellow underpants and trainers this Chinese youngster stumbles through the New York snow towards his parents.

    At one point in the video he is told to get down and do a push-up. It is not clear how the footage emerged online but it has ignited a fresh debate over Chinese parenting.


    However the four-year-old's father has defended his actions saying it has made his son stronger.

    'He agreed to go out to run in the snow naked or else it wouldn't be possible for me to take his clothes off,' He Liesheng told the AFP agency.

    He added he was trying to help his son's development and that he had taught him kung fun, dancing and cycling.

     
    • Al  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      I was prepared not to be moved but the fact he's crying and distressed throughout is awful. Astounding that people are walking by, where is this?
      • Marvz357 3 months ago
        ... stumbles through the New York snow.
      • Gary 3 months ago
        Thought the story made it pretty clear that it's New York.
      • bob B 3 months ago
        Crying does not equal child cruelty, please get that in to your head, otherwise every parent would be in jail!
    • MARIE  •  Brighton, England  •  3 months ago
      I would like to know who the person was that they ran past. If I saw that I would have been on the phone to the police in a heartbeat! And I wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut either...disgusting. People out there want a child to love so desperately and there are people out there treating their babies like this! Shameful.
    • Rock Doctor  •  Reading, England  •  3 months ago
      The child is clearly distressed, the father should be arrested for child abuse
      • Legion 3 months ago
        Do you honestly think anyone in china cares? Just look at the new's reports about that little girl that was ran over and no one helped her a couple of months ago or the fact that not paying taxes is punishable by death. China is and forever will be a dump
      • A Yahoo! User 3 months ago
        New york nob rott!
      • Legion 3 months ago
        Calm down, i missed the "in new york" bit fail on my part :/ Still my bit on china still stands, it's probably why he is doing this to his kid anyway as its acceptable in his culture.
    • Maureen  •  Spalding, England  •  3 months ago
      Can we take it his father stripped down to his underpants and went with him?
    • James  •  3 months ago
      I hope the kid grows up and makes his 80year old dad swim in frozen waters followed by a naked run in the snow.*********
      • NevilleW 3 months ago
        Sad thing is his father will probably be able to do it.
      • Simon 3 months ago
        sounds good to me!
    • bee  •  St Albans, England  •  3 months ago
      THE FATHER IS SICK IN THE HEAD. DISGUSTING MAN. POOR CHILD
      • Michael 3 months ago
        The father needs his head seeing to!
    • Joe  •  Doncaster, England  •  3 months ago
      My wife can't concieve naturally and there's folk out there do this to their kids and FILM it?? Words are not enough...
      • Simon 3 months ago
        thats becouse your in doncaster joe!
      • Maria 3 months ago
        Joe I feel for you and your wife, my son and his wife also could not have children. They eventually adopted a beautiful little girl, who was taken from her parents due to reasons I cannot say on this. They simply adore this little Girl, and I'm sure if they seen this story about this little boy, they would be heartbroken for him. Good luck to you both, I hope one day you will have your Baby to love and care for.
      • Maria 3 months ago
        Simon you are pathetic!
    • Happy dragon  •  Ilford, England  •  3 months ago
      Poor little mite. I wonder if his Dad was also half naked too whilst the little lad was in the cold! Hope the boy can stand up to his father one day.
    • AnnJ  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      Did his Dad have a coat, shoes etc. He should be fined for child cruelty. Of course if big bully Dad says you're going for a run without your clothes, he can hardly defend himself or refuse - HE IS 4.
    • daria  •  Reading, England  •  3 months ago
      F..... Idiot people like this one should not have kids.
    • Emily Jane  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      this is so wrong, pretty appalled by this fathers behavious and how people are just walking passed this poor little boy. bad times.
    • farr  •  3 months ago
      oh my god that's appalling. I'm horrified.
    • Grasshopper  •  Brisbane, Australia  •  3 months ago
      I'ts not that bad !!! Look at all the spoilt little ratbags around at the moment !!!!! So stuffing your kid full of junk food and letting them play computer games for hours on end is good ???
    • cazzirl  •  3 months ago
      :( That's child abuse!
    • Maria  •  Brighton, England  •  3 months ago
      I know we are too soft with our children today. But watching this Video clip made me feel sick. How could anyone do this to a young child. I bet his father was dressed up nice and warm.
    • kelvin allanj  •  Abergele, Wales  •  3 months ago
      I have a cunning plan to maker this father stronger. It involves nakedness and a deep freeze. After an hour the guy would be rock hard!
    • rasheedm  •  Dublin, Ireland  •  3 months ago
      How can a child of 4yrs old develop mentally strong running in the snow? If the boy is enjoy doing it on his free will is another case the parents made him to do it by coercing him. This is an abuse not training.If not cautioned he will make him run on a burning charcoal barefooted.
    • Harold Wilson  •  3 months ago
      That is obscene, poor little scrap is obviously too scared NOT do it . The father is a sadist and the worst thing is that you can hear his mother laughing too. Lock them both up!
    • piero s  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      I am just speechless..... no words at all, just sorry for the little one....
    • YVONNE  •  3 months ago
      Having read the unanimous comments first I don't think I can face watching the video.
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