Mum sparks debate after dubbing cribs "baby jail cells" and banning bedtimes

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A mum-of-one has slammed bedtimes and dubbed cribs "little baby jail cells." Mum Alice Bender, of Arizona, sparked a huge debate online after sharing her parenting techniques in a viral TikTok.

The video by comingupfern describing how she is raising her five-month-old Fern has racked up more than 7.6 million views since being uploaded to TikTok.

In it, she explained why she doesn't use a crib for her son to sleep in. She said: "If you look at a typical American nursery, you will notice that it's set up for the parent's benefit, not the child's. "The artwork is usually up high where babies can't even see it." She continued: "We literally buy these little baby jail cells so that we can just leave our baby in there and walk away. "I don't