Hundreds of parents have spoken out in support of a Leeds mother who decided to punish her son after he destroyed the coat of one of his classmates by cutting the sleeves with scissors.
When the mum became aware of what her son had done, she decided to give his Christmas present to the boy who had been the victim of the bullying.
The mother from Leeds said the only way to make her son realise the impact his behaviour has on others was to ensure he understood how he would feel if the shoe was on the other foot.
Speaking to LeedsLive, she said: "I am so angry and disappointed in him, it is disgusting what he has done and I want to make it very clear to him that it is not acceptable.
"There is no way it was an accident.
"We do not condone bullying in any way, and he will learn the hard way."
Since the article was published, more than 2,000 people have commented on Facebook, with hundreds of parents speaking out in support of her actions.
Many other parents have shared how they have harshly punished their children.
'I did the same with my son - and I would do it again in a heartbeat'
One Leeds mother, Dawn Garside, said: "I did the same with my son other week. He's older and should know better. He got caught doing graffiti in our area where we live.
"Not only that he wrote his own name, as well daft as he is, so out of his Christmas money he bought the paint and painted over it and also apologised for his actions.
"I would do it again in a heartbeat. These kids think they can get away with all sorts. Not my kid well [sic] I have breathe in me.
"Well done to his mum. I salute you and would do the same."
Lisa Brown said: "Well done. This is excellent parenting. Bullying needs to be stamped out and the only way to do this is harsh, real punishment.
"I have taken Christmas presents from my son across the years. You deserve presents for being good. Bad behaviour should not be rewarded."
Anita Wearmouth-Hewitt said: "I live by the ethos 'actions have consequences'. But when my son was in primary school, he and another boy wrote a comment about a girl in their class, no one knew who had written it but my son admitted it to me.
"So I made him own up and went to the girl’s house and made him apologise.
"Never again, my son’s life and my younger daughter’s life was made a misery by her family to the point where we sold our house to get them away from the constant harassment.
"My son is 23 now and daughter 16 and still to this day there’s ill feeling if ever we meet!
"Bottom line, punish your child, but do it in the confines of your own home, they don’t deserve the possible aftermath from others."
The 10-year-old went to school on Friday without knowing about his mum's intentions - but he was forced to hand over the coat at the end of school.
