and took to Twitter to air their views

A mother-of-two who never punishes her children or tells them no felt the wrath of This Morning viewers on Twitter today after she aired her controversial parenting tips.

Bea Marshall, 38, from Sheffield, is an advocate of 'yes parenting' and said she never punishes her sons Peep, 11, and Jos, 10, if they do something wrong.

Instead she encourages them to learn right from wrong by asking them to think about their own behaviour and how it made other people feel.

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Bea Marshall revealed on today's This Morning that she believes it is wrong to punish children for misbehaving

Kelly Rose Bradford, left, disagreed with Bea's approach to parenting as she said children need boundaries

She explained: 'If my child exhibits unwanted behaviour whether knowing or unknowing I will say to them "I felt cross or sad or frustrated by what you did. I want you to respect our home, and me, would you be willing to explain to me why you did that?"'

She said if they are 'not willing' to explain than 'that is fine' and she would never shout at them or take away any privileges as a result of them misbehaving.

The mother believes her approach - which she teaches to other families in her role as a parenting coach - is the right one because she said children should not feel fearful of their parents.

Bea, who separated from her children's father in 2013, said: 'There is a difference between having authority and having power over someone, fear is a contracting emotion.

'I want my children to have a sense of self and to act from internal motivators, not external ones.

'We have to help children establish their own boundaries but not punish them for making mistakes.'

She appeared on today's This Morning to share her views following the news that parents in New Mexico had punished their teenage son for stealing his sister's MP3 player by banishing him to a tent for a month.

As Bea, right, told presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford about her parenting techniques, viewers took to Twitter to criticise her for not wearing shoes

Bea said she disagreed with their method as it doesn't address the 'positive intention' behind his theft.

She said punishing a child this way is tantamount to abuse.

'It is at the start of a very slippery slope,' she said. 'Any form of punishment puts a parent in a position of power over their child.

'The child then become powerless and you are using fear and control to manage your child's behaviour.'

Mother-of-one Kelly Rose Bradford, 42, disagreed with Bea's opinion and approach to parenting.

She appeared alongside her on the sofa and said it is important for children to know that the parent is the boss.

She said: 'Children need boundaries. As parents were are not there to be their friends. Fear of punishment is a good thing. Children shouldn't be frightened of their parents but they should be frightened of what could happen if they misbehave. It shouldn't be an equal relationship. We need to reign children in.'

Presenter and father-of-four Eamonn Holmes agreed with Kelly, saying children 'won't respect authority if they are never disciplined.'

Bea, right, tells fellow mother Kelly that children should learn the difference between right and wrong without being in fear of their parents

Looking at some of the comments coming in from viewers on his iPad as the segment aired, he said he could barely find anyone who agreed with Bea's relaxed approached to parenting.

He told her: 'Almost universally noone agrees with you.'

Viewers who tweeted the show to say Bea was talking 'utter drivel' included Melissa Judd who Tweeted: 'It's this lax attitude if Bea's parenting ideas that is making kids these days have no respect for anything.'

Sharon agreed writing: 'If we allow our children to feel in charge then we'll have more unruly young adults in years to come.'

My daughter is 8 and we have never disciplined her. We get down to her level and explain why she did something wrong

Leanne Wells said: 'What is this woman on!! Children need discipline.'

Kimmie added that Bea 'needed to learn how to be a real parent.'

Others were as offended by her appearance as her parenting advice, criticising her for having a lip piercing and for not wearing shoes on the show.

Raychel Ox tweeted: 'I wouldn't take parenting advice from someone who doesn't wear shoes on live TV' while Mel B called Bea a 'nut' for 'having no shoes on telling us how not to discipline bad behaviour.'

However, there were some viewers who did take her side, with Gail Mayne writing that she 'totally gets' where Bea is coming from and criticised Eamonn and his wife Ruth for this 'biased' interview.

Daryl Hemsell said he also took Bea's approach writing: 'My daughter is 8 and we have never disciplined her. We get down to her level and explain why she did something wrong.'

Bea has previously shared her parenting tips with FEMAILS' Jill Foster, who she invited into her three bed home in 2014 to see her technique in action.

She told her: 'I aim to say yes to anything my children want, whether that’s sweets before dinner, drawing on the walls or watching a film at 10pm. I encourage my sons to make their own decisions.'

Bea said her 'yes parenting' approach began when using disciplining techniques recommended by Supernanny Jo Frost - such as putting children on the 'naughty step' - didn't work for her.

This Morning viewers took to Twitter to slam Bea's views saying children need discipline

She explains: 'There was one week where three things happened and I realised I couldn't keep doing the Supernanny thing.

'The first was when I heard Peep ask one of my friends for a drink and he didn't say "please". I rushed over but my friend said: "Bea, it's all right, I've never taught my children how to say please or thank you - they learn it over time because they watch what you do."

'A couple of days later, a friend said a similar thing about "sorry". Finally, I watched a mother and child having a tussle over whether or not he should wear his coat. His mother thought he would get cold if he didn't wear it. As I watched them I had a lightbulb moment and thought: "Don't make him wear it. If he gets cold, he will come and get his coat."

'It was a real turning point. I realised I didn't want to control my children and started looking online for positive parenting models.'

Some viewers criticised Bea for not wearing shoes as she appeared on the daytime show

She said at first, letting the children have whatever they wanted did lead to some unhealthy behaviour but after preserving, they have now learnt their own boundaries.

She said: 'When I started saying yes to everything and Peep went through what I can only describe as a binge period. He wanted ice cream every day instead of cereal, he'd fill up on sweets and choose a bowl of custard before his dinner.

'He'd force himself to stay awake as suddenly I wasn't setting bedtime any more and would watch cartoons for hours. After about two months I thought: "Oh no, have I made a huge mistake here?" but I kept reading and trusting it and it worked.

There were some watching who thought Bea had a point and agreed with her parenting techniques

'After three months, Peep decided he didn't want ice cream for his breakfast any more and now has it only very occasionally. Even then he'll only have about one scoop and ask for fruit or yoghurt instead.

'Now both my boys have very healthy attitudes towards food. Neither overeats. They rarely ask for seconds - because they know they can have them if they want them.