CHILDREN need to behave themselves if they want to steer clear of Santa's 'naughty list.'

But with all of the excitement in the build up to Christmas and weeks off school, the chances are your little one is going to throw a tantrum at some point or another.

Well, one savvy mum has come up with a very 'clever' way to teach her kids to behave themselves this festive season.

Amaya Marcia, who posts under the acronym @mayamarcia_, took to TikTok and posted a video where she penned: "Christmas tip: Wrap empty boxes.

"Every time your kids act up, throw one out the window."

In the clip, her children can be seen screaming at the window as they stare at their 'presents' on the floor outside.

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Amaya captioned the post: "Needless to say they’ve been little angels ever since."

The post has since gone viral and racked up a whopping 3 million views, but the unusual parenting method has left people totally divided.

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"Definitely about to try this," admitted one.

Amaya replied: "Please do! I ain’t heard a peep from my kids since."

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A second penned: "I know the gentle parents are at an uproar over this lol."

A third noted: "Girllllllll I’m weak omg lol."

Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: "This is traumatising…. I love it! #pettymama."

Another revealed: "I have a coworker who does this, but instead she throws them in the fire place and burns them."

Elsewhere, others weren't quite so amused.

"As funny or fun this might be, this is where trust issues are developed," warned one.

A second agreed: "Or we could not forever give children life time Christmas trauma."

Another asked: "And how is this going to help them understand why their behaviour was wrong?"

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