A mum has come under fire after installing CCTV in her children's bedrooms so she can spy on them.
Crystal Tobeck appearing on an episode of TV show Supernanny USA on and was blasted by no-nonsense child expert Jo Frost for her "controlling" parenting methods.
The American mother was using CCTV she had installed n her children's bedrooms to spy on them
In outrageous scenes Jo can be seen speaking to Crystal and partner Jeff Lawrence about their blended family for five children - two each from previous relationships and a baby they have together.
Incredulous at the CCTV discovery Frost says: "You have surveillance cameras in their bedrooms! It doesn’t get any more invasive than that."
The parenting expert went on to compare the family's home to a prison and criticised the pair for "spying" on people.
"Your need for control, Crystal, is stifling," she said.
"The surveillance cameras in the bedrooms? I mean, they don’t even have them in cells in prisons.
"Even I went down to have a private conversation with the children, and you actually took it upon yourself to spy on me.
"As a professional, you invaded my space, and my privacy."
Crystal, who is a stay at home mum, agreed that she shouldn't have listened in on Jo's chat with nine-year-old Keenan and Delaney, seven.
The Supernanny went on to recommend that the parents stop watching their kids' every move and instead try to "connect" with them emotionally.
"You would learn so much more if you actually connected with the kids and heard their stories," she said.
Eventually Jeff decided to take down the cameras in the house leaving crystal questioning her extreme parenting methods.
She said: "It's hard to look at yourself and realise your own faults and I didn't realise how much I'm trying to control here.
"I'm excited to learn to let go of some things, just so everyone can feel a little bit more lighter around here."
