Paris Fury defended after son is spotted 'giving the middle finger' in family snap

Living your life under the watchful eye of the general public can come with its downsides - particularly when it comes to backlash over your parenting style.

And no one is more aware of that this week than mother-of-seven Paris Fury, who has been slammed online for allowing her son to swear in a recent Instagram upload.

Celebrity mum Paris - who shares her colossal brood with boxer hubby Tyson Fury - is no stranger to criticism, however.

In fact, the social media star often finds herself in the headlines over the head-spinning antics of her children.

Earlier this summer, Paris, 34, was forced to defend her decision to allow her eldest daughter 15-year-old Venezuela to leave school when she was just 11.

"We finish school at primary age, which is the traditional traveller way," she explained at the time.

And now Paris is facing further backlash for her parenting choices.

The mum shared a family snap in which one of her sons could be seen sticking his middle finger up at the camera.

Taking to Instagram at the weekend, the supermum uploaded a gorgeous photo of her some of her brood's youngest members sitting on some hay bails, seemingly celebrating the arrival of autumn.

And featuring on the back row is one of her sons, cheekily putting up his third finger.

The photo has sparked quite the controversy (Instagram/@parisfury1)

The move didn't go down too well with some users, with one hitting out: "The [middle finger] is getting old now. I’d be afraid he’d flip off the wrong person."

One wrote: "Why are these kids always so rude"

Thankfully, however, many others ran to Paris' defence.

"These comments kill me, least he’s got a personality. Who likes a boring kid anyway," one wrote.

Another went on: "Omg folk need to stop get a grip kids pick up everything Paris and Tyson are amazing parents stop with the hate xx"

It's far from the first time Paris' brood have faced criticism on social media.

Just last year, she was mum-shamed for sharing a video of her youngest son Prince Rico in a huge crib painted in gold leaf with an antique finish and a hand-carved plaque complete with silk bedding, custom 'Baby Fury' gold embroidery.

And weeks later, she was forced to take aim at online 'parent-police' after sharing a video of her two-year-old daughter swearing down the phone.