I'm a super strict mother - I throw away toys if they're left on the floor, my children can only watch TV once a week and they've been doing chores since they were three Elena Leeming's two children have been doing chores since the age of three READ MORE: I'm so strict another parent reported me to social services By Shannon Mcguigan Published: 02:44 EDT, 17 June 2024 | Updated: 02:49 EDT, 17 June 2024 e-mail View comments A 'super-strict' mother boasts how she rules the roost in her household by having her children live under a tight set of rules. Elena Leeming from York only allows her children to watch television once a week and even throws away their toys if they are left out - no matter how expensive. Clive, six, and Violet, five have been completing chores since the tender age of three - and they still haven't 'eaten a Haribo in their lives'.
The two youngsters are only permitted to watch television on Sundays and are limited in the amount of sugary treats they can have. But the 39-year-old mother of two thinks her firm parenting style is the best way to 'prepare kids for life'. 'Super-strict' Elena Leeming has boasted about her children completing chores from the tender age of three (left to right: Clive, Elena and Violet Leeming) Clive, six, and Violet, five (pictured) are only allowed to watch television once a week and even throws out their toys if they are left out - no matter how expensive Explaining that they will be better off in the long run, Elena insisted tha.
