where's the Father. I have 5 kids between the ages of 15 - 24, to this day not one has ever raised their hand towards their mother, mainly because I never have. This kid should've been taught that about the same time he should've been taight better dietary habits.

"so i slapped her 'lightly'"

lmfao, yeah its really light when their whole head jerks to the other side of their body.

how did I know it was a white person...humm

how did I know it was a white person...humm

Omfg, are you serious!!! That kid would be eating out of a straw for the next 6 months. I'll NEVER let my kid hit me. This is what to expect if you do not discipline your children.

get the EFF outta here!! I would have hung that little bastard up by his toes. I blame the mother for his actions. He told her to shut up and she did. He hit her and she took it. Had she nipped that in the bud a LONG time ago, he would have some respect.

He needs Moma Madea on him and the Mother HOW DARE HER TO ALLOW HIM TO GET TO THE POINT OF HIM TALKING BACK IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SHE NEEDS JUST AS MUCH HELP AS THE KID...................

someone give me a belt!!i got an ass to bet,i'll give him something to complain about.guarantee he will feel it for a longtime to come,and think twice about raising hand to me!!!!

this kid and his mom are walking time bombs. he is going to raise his voice and his hand one too mmany times and she is not only going to slap the crap out of him, she is going to beat him and give him a 47th. street beat down! This is totally not acceptable behavior. ug....I can't even imagine that happening in my world

Wow that kid has issues. I would get rid of him

OH HELL NO!!!!! Not in this life time or even in the next! His disrespectful ASS would have been laid out flat on the floor! He is totally out of control! Who is the parent or the child here??? That child does what he does because he is allowed to do so.....as long as you are my child and under my roof, until you are old enough to be out on your own...I"M THE BOSS OF YOU!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

A perfect example of sparing the rod. And what kind of door mat is that mother? She must be being abused by more than her kid. What a waste of a child's life creating such a monster, who will probably spend most of his life in jail. nfortunately, America is creating far too many of these monsters. Even animals discipline their young.

Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.

Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

Proverbs 23:14
Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death.
Proverbs 23:13-15 (in Context) Proverbs 23

Also look at 1 Samuel 2 and Eli's problems with his son and how he was punished for giving only "verbal" warnings and not raising his sons to respect God, him and authority in general.

Wel I saw the show and not that I would defend either of them but there was a nother kid, a daughter, that died (due to cancer I think)and the mother has not realy recovered. It sounded like she was closer to the daughter, and not really there for the son now. But at no time should he be allowed to treat his mother that way. My daught is 7 my son 2 and nether one would every talk to me like that nor put a hand on me.

im sorry im not racist or anything but white parents are not tough or disciplinary at all. this is why majority of white kids curse and yell at their parents while majority of blacks wouldn't think twice of doing that especially the slap. im not saying this is all true but if anyone here is black you know what your mom would do if you even raised your voice. i dont even have to explain

He would have been seeing stars! I would have knocked him out of the chair and proceeded to get his attention. Timeout is not an option with this child.

This is a perfect example of what a child should do if he wants his behind torn up. Unfortunately, the Mom has allowed this child to take over. The devil with National TV, Dr. Phil, Social Services, whoever ... I would have definitely immediately slapped him back, no hesitation, no regrets, and definitely no further conversation. This is indicative of how society has interferred in the parent/child relationship to the extent that children think they run things.

Now, let's go to the Lord on this:
Proverbs 13:24: Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 23:13: Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:14: If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 29:15: The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17: Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.

That child is out of control imagine what the teachers have to deal with and they can't even depend on the parent to take corrective measurements. That parent allowed to discussion to get out of hand children should be able to express themselves but there is a difference between expressing and being rude and disrespectful. That kid should be sent to a strict boot camp and the parent need to take parental class.

This is so sad. someone made a comment that a child should be able to speak their minds and i agree. a child or at least MY child can tell me what she would like to eat for dinner or what kind of snack she wants or even what she wants to wear (and this is within reason). I think where so many parents go wrong is they forget to be PARENTS and focus more on being the childs friends. I am not your friend i am your mother!

i worship my parents and watching something like this was shocking....i feel like smashin that kid...Unbelievable-is the world comin to an end....

Stuoid Mother, Evil Child.
You reap what you sow. She obviously planted rocks.
The ONE time our son gave me $hit he ended up being buried in it. I slapped him hard across he mouth, and said; It was your mouth that was offensive not your ass, although your behavior indicates you are one.
I told him; I don't care how big you are SIT DOWN NOW! You are NEVER going to be bigger than your mother(He's 6'1" I'm a petite 5'2") If I have to get a broom stick and a ladder. CABESH?
This is UN-debateable, UN-deniable, and I dont much give a damn if you think it's UN-fair.
He's 37 now, picks me up and says I'm never going to be bigger than you Mom.

I know we all have opions but,Let me say mine
The child evidently don't like to be poked.I can agree to a certain extent with this kid.If you don't know I am telling you now everyone has feelings even a child as young as he is.The answer nobody know is how long has she been poking and telling this child to do all of these things?You may say that doe not matter but yes it does.A dog gets tired of being poked, kicked,tosed or what have you .Surely a human being does have feelings.He was probably feed up with her .We only saw a portion of there live in that room what about the everyday lives together day after day?What does she do to him behind close doors
If we were to be a fly on the wall in their lives we probably would not believe our ears or eyes when it comes to mom doing so much to get this child to this point.Now think open mindedly about how she truly treats he away from the view we saw and how long has this be going on.This child could be sick and tired of her at an early age because of how she been treating him all this time since a baby maybe? He wants a divorce she is driving him crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't you see this? I think a sincere apology from him wil be good then some anger management classe for him. She has ruined him early age.This child is very smart overall he just needs freedom from her(His mom). Spare the rod spoil the child.Poke the then you yell at the child the child will eventually fight back like a lion in heat!Have you ever seen an angry lion after his master has constantly poked and nagged him so often.Watch some video of past trainers training their lions.Some has lost there lives over the way they were treated .They was tired they just could not talk about it like the kid did in this video.Bottom line I hope the kid got some help.Some people "damit" will drive some people crazy!!!!!!!!!!! :0) :0(

Now I guess she will know that her son has feeling too! That slap was a wake up:) call:)God knows it was he is human reguardless of what!
And she will know now that he gets tired too! Maybe if she knew his name he would not be so angry!I am sure his name is not Dude! I bet that was a unforgetable wake up call for a life time .How do you try to be nice to your child?You should know how to be nice to your child no matter what!You may not feel good all the time about what they do or say to you an get angy about it but you should be nice to them enough to show how to love .That is when the good teaching continues as they'll sometimes make us angry reguardless.But vice versa they get angry with us .It okay because we are not perfect either. We should be nice to our children along with tough love and let them know we love them anyway and must teach them right from wrong it our responsibilities.I hope he will apologize again an get on with their lives together as mother and son.Mom has a lots to learn.God bless both of them. Life is short live with your childre in love and caring to teach as though it is the last day the two of you will ever see now today!

The inscription on his TOMB STONE would read, and I quote "HE DREW BACK" BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE CONTACT AND LIVED!!!!!!!!!!

This is the type of children that is now being raised in America today. We are in a crisis in our school systems and in our society. The way we deal and the system deals with our children must change.

First of all we were not allowed to look or breath wrong around our parents or any adult authority. My mother would have slapped my teeth down my throat with the first elbow thing. BEATING HIS ASS SHOULD'VE OCCURRED A LONG TIME AGO. Where is the daddy? They are always missing, somehow.

The headline should read Mom gone mad on Dr. Phil because I would have busted his ass up. By the time I would have gotten finished with him he would be too scared to slap at a net buzzing around his face.

I woulda slapped his ass so hard. His lips would have beat him to the hospital.

this boy need his ass kicked over and over damn a time out.
i can't believe the mom shut up and let him talk, i would of slap him long time ago. we wouldn't have needed to come on dr. Phil. i kick his ass for the slap, kick his ass when the laws come and once more when i get out of jail. he going to remember the day he slap me. she crazy. dr. phil would have had to just call the laws on me, cause i would have went crazy on this boy.

I would just love to have this young man in my house for 30 days. We were brought up in a family that didn't spare the rod but we also knew that we were loved. There is a serious imbalance in this relationship and yes the mother is at fault. This did not just happen, it started years ago. I raised 5 boys to be respectful young men and yes I beat that ass when they needed it. If one of them even think about slapping me, they would still be trying to pry his little behind out of the drywall.

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT HE IS LUCKY AS HELL. HE SHOULD BE MISSING SOME TEETH.

I, like most of you was appalled by that child slapping his mother and yes, like most of you I would have beat the sh** out of my child for acting that way. But, I listened to the child and it made me think about how we discipline/degrade/demean our children. As parents we have to conscientious of what we are teaching our children, even with our way of disciplining. That mother didn't like being told "shut up" and talked to like a stranger on the street. We need to discipline our children with dignity. I'm in no-way against going against my child's a** when needed but we don't have to talk to them like they're animals.

If you want to reason with your child instead of giving them the discipline they need, then you deserve what you get. If you're going to be stupid enough to let your own child who you gave birth to, raised, fed, clothed and housed, slap your face or even talk to you like you don't matter, you deserve exactly what you get. YOUR JOB IS TO RAISE AND DISCIPLINE YOUR CHILDREN, IT IS NOT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM. Try being a parent instead of trying to be so damned understanding. If he'll strike you and get away with it, he'll go out of your home, strike the wrong person, thinking that he'll get away with it and pay the ultimate price. THAT IS WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE TO QUALIFY TO BEAR CHILDREN. YOU SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE A TEST AND BE FOUND FIT TO REPRODUCE. That is ridiculous...

I'd love to have him abuse me hehe...
Awesome kid, he'll make an awesome boss some day.

I'll hang him by that fat neck till he's "almost dead". That's "almost death by hanging".

I dont know whats that kids problem if i ever would of made any contact like that or got loud with my mom like that, that will be the last time anybody ever saw me

these parents fell down somewhere in raising him! where is the daddy! you reap what you sow! i believe in spanking, but i don't have to very often because my children have learned to respect their parents.

He wouldnt have DAREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD to even attempt:

A. To talk to me in that tone andddd raise his voice? not without knowing in the back of his mind that he would have been slapped right out of that chair no matter whom was watching

B To evennnnnnnnn had thought to have raised his hand to me for fear of me killing him

C. Tell me to shut up not even once, but several times??? oh heck no

D. Tell me I'm not the boss of him (the sound of my mother calmly saying I brought you into this world, I will take you out at any given moment comes to mind)

E. Point his finger in my face? good way to get ya finger broken!

The kid would have died right then for any of the above transgressions and I would have cheerifully gone to jail for beating his hind part til I got tired! And the mother? She ought to have her behind beat for allowing anyyyyy of the above, she lost control years prior to this and because she wasnt on her job as a mother, this kid will be a useless piece of nothing in society if he ever makes it to 21! Aint no calmly talking and taking his mess! She should have gotten up whoop his behind and then stuck her arms out cause she was ready to go to jail!

These poor people need GOD. PRAY FOR THEM!!!!!!

If that was my child he would not be able to sit nor speak for months after he slapped me like that

This is a classic example of what happens when "time out" is the only form of punishment in a household. This is also what our country is coming to because the system has taken away the right of the parents to discipline their kids without fear of going to jail. Too many parents feel the need to "reason" with their children because of all of these crazy assed new age psychologist telling you to spare the rod. I have two sons, ages 18 and 12, and if they ever raise their voice at me we would have a serious problem. Slapping me is a complete ass whipping!!! I also think that this is a cultural thing. I am African American and my siblings and I recieved corporal punishment in my mother's home. I have never been in trouble with the law because I had the fear of "Esther" in me. Because we had that understanding, I have yet to ride behind the divider of a police car. Too many parents now are busy being friends with their kids instead of parents to them. I would have "flipped" that boy so fast he wouldn't have had time to think.

Call in the CHUCK... As in Chuck Norris, he can roundhouse kick the sh*t out of that sadistic little kid!

It would have never got to the slap if this were my child. I would have had his little butt choked up at the first shut up

Do you see her facial expression??? If that camera wasn't on she would've beat the sh*t outta him.

i don't care i would beat his little fat ass. You don't talk to an adult like that.

oww my gosh first of all that wouldnt have been a conversation that me and my child were having...if i tell u to shut up do so....and sorry if some people dnt like this comment but i would have beat his ass until he understood who was the parent...And im saying all of this very calmly....And she actually shut up when he told her to i would have slapped his face off for that alone....Imagine that....Those kids are the reason we have killers and rappers and out of control adults because they never had any DAMN home trainig....

That is true you never know what goes on behind close doors and i am still young myself but i would have never even thought to hard about slapping my mother i did write the comment above but as i read others i thought about it...but i still wouldnt allow that action to take place....tv or no tv...Being a mother or a father just isnt for everyone....

Where is Ashton Kutcher??? There would had to have been a "Punk'd" camera somewhere for his sake! Are you kidding me??? Jesus would have had to come back and got me right then and there, cause thats the only way that little snot would have seen the light of day again... His momma need to get slapped again maybe next time she will wake up from the coma she is in, and put him in one. He wouldn't have even made it to hitting me cause as soon as he raised his voice over a library tone while I an adult was talking to him, he would have been ordering new teeth from the dentist! Im sorry I couldn't even have been a cameraman/woman because I would have forgot that this young man was not my kid and we would have been rolling around in the floor! Wooooh this video got me hotter than fish grease! Let me go sit down somewhere and calm down before I go out and pop some random kid that ain't even mine. Lol! Dang! Now I got to repent for all the stuff that crossed my mind to do to this kid and his momma for that matter!

That could't have been my show cause I would have sent him on a permanent commercial break!!! Point blank and simple! Did anybody besides me see how comfortably he slapped the taste out his momma's mouth??? This mug didn't even flinch! If this was my show I would have stomped the yard wit him! im out!

He talked to his momma like she had a tail!!! Wow! I'm at a loss for words... i'll take "Knock Out" for 500 Alec!