I'm bringing a concern to you for advise. I need to know what other providers would do in this situation.

A child has told me that their mother and step father discipline her the following way.

First they do push ups, then sit ups, then they have to stand on a chair holding books in both hands out to their sides for 3 minutes. This is the punishment if they talk back etc. Just generally behaving badly.

This isn't one of my daycare kids, it's a friends child. I know kids can create stories, but it was confirmed on a seperate occasion with an older child in the house.

Any thoughts on if this is appropriate punishment or not? If your daycare child told you this happens in their house, what would you do?