Gemma Atkinson hits back after she was criticised for pinching her son

James Fielding - DailyMail - 02/10
Gemma Atkinson has hit back at a parenting expert after being slammed for pinching her one-year-old som Thiago in retribution for the tot doing likewise to her five-year-old daughter Mia.

Gemma Atkinson has hit back at a parenting expert after being slammed for pinching her one-year-old son.

The former soap star, 39, also slated the BBC for not renewing her CBeebies show during a late-night rant on her Instagram Stories.

MailOnline revealed on Tuesday Gemma had told her two million followers she had pinched Thiago, one, in retribution for the tot doing likewise to her five-year-old daughter Mia.

Her actions were criticised by Jo Studholme, editor of Parenting Expert, who told MailOnline: 'Pinching a child back as a form of punishment is not only ineffective but can also be harmful.

Gemma Atkinson, 39, (pictured) has been criticised by a parenting expert after posting that she pinched her one-year-old young son when he did it to his four...
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