A man’s video about how he handled a school bully who slapped his son has drawn praise online, with many netizens applauding his parenting approach.
Mr Shaun Yeo, whose TikTok handle is @shaunyeoy, posted the video on May 10 with the caption, “Lead by example. Show support during the ‘downs’. Celebrate the small wins. Always be there. Always be available.”
In the clip, Mr Yeo, 42, said his son had been slapped by a school bully outside school grounds, adding that the bully had also shouted gang slogans.
“So I rushed down to where my son was, and I must say that I am overwhelmed with emotions when I’m on the way there because this is not the first time the boy hit my son,” said Mr Yeo, a content creator and former drug abuser who now speaks at anti-drug events and community programmes.
Despite his anger, Mr Yeo said he made a conscious decision not to retaliate.
“Who am I to hit him? He’s also someone else’s son, right?” he said, adding he did not want to teach his son that violence was the solution to problems.
Instead, he brought the bully to the vice-principal’s office.
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“I just wanted to let him know that this father very ‘on’ one, so don’t come near my son,” he explained. “That’s what I meant about being present.”
He concluded at the end of the video: “Your kids just need a safe space to grow up in and know that my daddy will always be here.”
