Parents defend using push-ups and squats as punishment in viral video

Parents defend using push-ups and squats as punishment in viral video

Oregon couple defends fitness-based discipline method after public criticism

In a viral video, a 9-year-old boy was told to do pushups as punishment for telling his mom to "chill." (Instagram/@RaisingMaletich)

Katie and Dustin Maletich joined Fox News Digital for an on-camera interview on August 13, 2025. (Angelica Stabile/Fox News Digital)

Fitness is regarded as a "positive bonding experience" for the Maletichs, they shared. (Seaira Skinner Photo)

The couple’s approach to parenting is "we’re not raising kids, we’re raising adults," Dustin Maletich shared. (Seaira Skinner Photo)