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A father’s unconventional way of disciplining his young son has divided the internet after a home security camera captured the moment, and the parents decided to upload it online.

Katie and Dustin Maletich are raising a blended family of four children. The parents were home with their 9-year-old son, Tommy, when he told his mother to "chill" – a comment they say is out of character for the boy.

Nearby, Dustin decided to step in immediately.

"It really was just an authentic moment," he explained on " Fox & Friends First " Thursday.

"I was in the other room and heard what I thought was a disrespectful comment to his mom, and we try to do consequences or correlated actions."

GRANDMOTHER'S RESPONSE TO MOM 'GIVING IN' TO TOD

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