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

A video of a young girl lecturing her father about his poor attitude towards family has won her praise from thousands of viewers.

Yuanyuan, who appears to be under ten years old and hails from Zhejiang province in eastern China, has been described by stunned viewers as “wise beyond her years” and “emotionally intelligent.”

The film materialtaken by a relative in the house, was uploaded to South China Morning Post's YouTube channel on November 10, showing Yuanyuan having a heart-to-heart relationship with her parent, who cannot be seen.

The video has been viewed more than 270,000 times since it was uploaded and prompted more than 1,000 people to comment on the girl's courage in defying her father at such a young age.

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

Yuanyuan, who appears younger than ten years old and hails from Zhejiang province in eastern China, has been described by stunned viewers as “wise beyond her years” and “emotionally intelligent.”

Yuanyuan shared her concern about her father's anger and said, “We have to look at your face. We remain silent. We're just kids, this scares us.”

She said, “What makes you think you can yell at Mommy when you're in a bad mood? You are mad. Did mom ask you why?

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

Yuanyuan continued, making eye contact with her father, “We need to look at your face. We remain silent. We're just kids, this scares us.”

Referring to her father's work-related stress, the young girl said, “We know you work very hard. Who not? Doesn't Mom work hard too?'

Yuanyuan took a more positive attitude after she told him off, and seemed to show some compassion and understanding for her father.

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

The young girl's sister can be heard repeating her words and asking, “We can have a good talk, right?”

Yuanyuan's refreshing approach and courageous act has earned her widespread praise online, with many sharing their own experiences of being “too afraid” to challenge angry or verbally abusive parents growing up.

Yuanyuan took a more positive attitude after she told him off, and seemed to show some compassion and understanding for her father

The YouTube video has been viewed more than 270,000 times since it was uploaded and prompted more than 1,000 people to comment on the girl's courage in defying her father at such a young age.

One wrote: 'Sensible beyond her years', while another commented: 'She's just a child but she's so grown up she's beyond her years and the fact that she can express her feelings and in such a the way you can express it is incredible!! !!!'

Another stunned viewer wrote: 'This girl is so emotionally intelligent. And I'm glad her dad actually listened and didn't yell at her to shut up too. I bet he was embarrassed. She is so nice and clear. She is a gift to humanity.”

One Chinese viewer, who could relate to Yuanyuan's family dynamics, said, “As a Chinese, I would NEVER have the guts to speak out against my father. So when I see a little girl doing that, I feel so happy and it definitely made my day.”

A final stunned commenter wrote: 'I'm shocked. Every word that came out of this baby's mouth was more mature and emotionally intelligent than anything I've ever heard from an adult about these things.”

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

A poll found that a third of young people thought their parents were bad role models who continued to look at phones and tablets – even when their children asked them not to.