Moment little girl lectures her father for 'bringing his anger home' - winning her thousands of fans who praise her for being 'wise beyond her years'

A video of a young girl lecturing her father over his bad attitude towards the family has earned her praise from thousands of viewers.

Yuanyuan, who appears to be under the age of ten and hails from Zhejiang province, eastern China, is described by stunned viewers as 'wise beyond her years' and 'emotionally intelligent.'  

The footage, taken by a family member in the home, was uploaded to South China Morning Post's Youtube channel on November 10, showing Yuanyuan having a heart-to-heart with her parent, who cannot be seen. 

Viewed over 270,000 times since its upload, the video prompted over 1000 people to comment on the girl's bravery in challenging her father at such a young age. 

Sitting down at a modest dining table, the family appear to be enjoying a home-cooked dinner, but Yuanyuan stifles her appetite to give her father a stern talking to.

She said: 'What makes you think you can yell at Mum when you're in a bad mood? You're upset - did Mum ask you why?

'You just told to shut up and not say anything. If you don't want to share your feelings, then don't bring your anger home.'

Yuanyuan continued, while making eye-contact with her father: 'We have to look at your face. We remain silent. We are just kids, this scares us.'

Alluding to her father's work-related stress, the young girl said: 'We know you work very hard. Who doesn't? Doesn't Mum work hard too?'

Adopting a more positive stance after telling him off, Yuanyuan appeared to show some compassion and understanding for her father. 

She said: 'We're a family. We can talk about it. We are not enemies. We can talk properly, right?'

The young girl's sister is overheard repeating her words, asking: 'We can talk properly, right?'

Yuanyuan's refreshing approach and act of courage has earned her scores of praise online, with many sharing their own experiences of being 'too scared' to challenge angry or verbally abusive parents during their childhood. 

One person wrote, 'Wise beyond her years,' while another commented, 'She's only a child, but she is so mature beyond her years, and the fact she can voice out her feelings and can articulate in such a manner is incredible!!!!!'

A fellow flabbergasted viewer wrote: 'This girl is so emotionally intelligent. And I am glad that her father was actually listening and wasn't yelling at her to shut up, too. I bet he felt ashamed. She is so kind and clear. She is a gift to humankind.'

One Chinese viewer, who could relate to Yuanyuan's family dynamic, said: 'As a Chinese, I would NEVER have the guts to speak out against my father. So seeing a little girl do that makes me feel so happy and definitely made my day.'

A final stunned commenter wrote: 'I am shook. Every single word that came out of this baby's mouth was more mature and emotionally intelligent than anything I've ever heard from any adult regarding these kinda matters.'

It appears youngsters have been advising their parents to do 'the right thing' over recent years, as it was revealed in 2017 that one in three children have had to ask their parents to stop constantly checking their mobile phones.

A poll revealed that a third of youngsters thought their parents were bad role models who kept looking at phones and tablets – even if their children asked them not to.