Doctors warn against TikTok trend of parents cracking an egg on their kids’ head
A new TikTok trend where parents trick their kids into helping them in the kitchen only to smash an egg on their child’s head is going viral, but doctors are warning that the prank could come with some unintended consequences.
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Every single child shown looks stunned. Hurt, confused and a couple looked like it hurt. This is not funny or entertaining.
@aragorn7968
9 ай бұрын
The same idiots who think it's funny will be the one's wanting to sue when their kid gets hit with a rock on the playground cuz it's supposed to be harmless to smack people in the head.
It's always a bad idea to embarrass your kids on social media.
@edwardinvegas
9 ай бұрын
It's also a bad idea to use social media like TikTok 🙂
@ShinjiKataoka
9 ай бұрын
It's a bad idea to use social media like KZread.😉
@edwardinvegas
9 ай бұрын
@@ShinjiKataoka agree 👍 but not as bad as TickTok.
@SumboodyNao
6 ай бұрын
Views are views man don’t be a snowflake
@girlwantsboy
6 ай бұрын
@@ShinjiKataokathen what are we doing on here
I thank God my mom has never been this nonsensical 😩😩😩
Congratulations on being your childs first Bully. Don't be surprised when your kid gets expelled cuz mom taught them it's ok to hit others in the head.
This next generation is going to be so traumatized by their parents doing stupid TikTok vid’s - same people who smash their baby’s face into their cake at 1. Emotional trauma and loss of trust.
Tik tok should be banned… if we have to warn adults not to do things like this we are all in trouble
@damnwhosethat
9 ай бұрын
Only in America though
@ShinjiKataoka
9 ай бұрын
If that's the case, then KZread should be banned
@PinkBookNerd
9 ай бұрын
KZread should’ve been banned for the fire challenge but here we are
@Yourmamaboi
9 ай бұрын
@@PinkBookNerd KZread has had an immense redo of their rules and regulations and who and what can be monetized. Tik tok is not the same. There is no one that is held accountable for anything.
@SumboodyNao
6 ай бұрын
Views are views man don’t be a snowflake
This not only humiliates the child but it also injures them on their head. Shameful. Very stupid idea.
"It's not getting any smarter out there." -- Frank Zappa
It's cruel. Harming their own children to satisfy their need for online attention - it's not very different from other forms of child abuse.
@elisabethwhitney
9 ай бұрын
Pure narcissistic behavior. This world is crazy now.
@Lilblocker
9 ай бұрын
Parents couldn't care less about clout they just thought it was a harmless joke and didn't think about the harm it could cause to the kid
@lp9194
8 ай бұрын
@@Lilblockerguess they were wrong.
@annaburns2865
8 ай бұрын
Parents can get away with anything these days. It’s people who actually work that have to watch their backs. But since parenting isn’t a job, you don’t have to have a license, certificate, degree, education or anything to be a parent then it’s literally anything goes. It’s basically children raising children. And we wonder what’s wrong with society, or blame the school system or just teachers or just doctors. We never ask kids to take responsibility for their actions and then they grown up to be parents that continues to not take responsibility for their actions. Meanwhile , people who actually work like me are just trying to survive another day closer to food bank day.
@suzanne6441
8 ай бұрын
I suspect it used to be even worse. @@annaburns2865
Pranks are usually mean, cruel and can be harmful. Why people think humiliating and embarrassing a loved one is funny?
@evelynwaugh4053
9 ай бұрын
Yes. The parent is basically teaching child how to bully and humiliate a smaller, less powerful individual.
@burtan2000
9 ай бұрын
Bad pranks. Yeah, my daughter has th is problem where she LOVES pranks. We've had to be very clear that pranks are okay when and ONLY when no one gets hurt and nothing gets damaged (that's not easily cleaned up) A better way to do this would be for mom and kid to prank dad. Even then, i don't want egg in my eye or on my glasses. But pie in the face and post that? I won't love it but it'd be worth it to make her laugh.
@Lilblocker
9 ай бұрын
How is cracking am egg on a kid humiliating them
@lp9194
8 ай бұрын
......you missed all those small heads retreating from impacts to thier foreheads? The looks of why did you HIT ME? confused horror at the perp? HMM therapy and glasses may be in order.
@ArkadiaTube
8 ай бұрын
There are good pranks too. The most important rule: if you’re the only one laughing, that’s not a prank worth doing.
All these parents have to do is look into their child's eyes after striking them in the head to understand that this is a hurtful violation. I saw the hurt and confusion on the children's face and in their eyes and I'm not THEIR PARENT. File this under: People are hopelessly Stupid. There's not much difference between striking your child, some appear to be toddlers, in the face and head with your knuckles or an egg. The impact and betrayal remains the same. This "trend" is stupid and harmful to family trust and dynamic. Don't be shocked to find your children grow up and treat their parents with the same indifference. Also, grow up and don't use any excuses about "trends" to hit children. Stupid fools engaging in Disturbingly stupid behavior.
@ShinjiKataoka
9 ай бұрын
Generation Alpha will go down the drain
@mayadamahmoud2186
9 ай бұрын
They are so blind with narcissism they can't see emotion. It's so blatantly a face of pain and betrayal and they are so blind, dumb, and numb to see. Tiktok has destroyed humanity. If it is a plot to deceit the believers, the devil wins.
This takes the cake.Anyone doing this just shows how stupid they are. The idiots don't care that it may hurt their kids.
@ShinjiKataoka
9 ай бұрын
Idiots like Generation Alpha will go down in history
@gavingarcia6015
9 ай бұрын
😢
@dincaandrei
8 ай бұрын
Just brainless people
@SumboodyNao
6 ай бұрын
Views are views man don’t be a snowflake
i get drunk and think im losing my mind sometimes... then I get sober and see this and realize im more sane than the rest.
@lp9194
8 ай бұрын
@@ThatKidAkil yeah not to you.. you weren't the 3yo that was humiliated.
The ACTUAL trend is making your child cry (for views), humiliating your child (for views), and laughing at your child (for views), yet, in any OTHER form, they’d scream their child is being it bullied! Bottom line, it is BULLYING and damaging your child’s self esteem! It’s also CHIKD ABUSE!
@MamieMcCall
8 ай бұрын
A compliation* of these videos just showed up in my shorts algorithm, showing kids crying and I’m so disgusted I reported it to KZread. People are idiotic lemmings these days.
@G3NK5T42
7 ай бұрын
@@MamieMcCallWhat’s your problem? I don't see lemmings making stupid videos abusing their kids. No need to insults lemmings. They have feelings too!!! #LemmingsLivesMatter
@OttoByOgraffey
7 ай бұрын
It's also HILARIOUS!! And those kids will be raised with a PERSONALITY!
@MamieMcCall
7 ай бұрын
@@OttoByOgraffey yes, a personality disorder
@OttoByOgraffey
7 ай бұрын
@@MamieMcCall a fun personality, unlike yours.
This is plain mean. I could never laugh at my kids. They could either feel hurt or think it's ok and do it to others.
@convulsiive
9 ай бұрын
Cry about it 😂
@PinkBookNerd
9 ай бұрын
@@convulsiiveUh, they are? That’s a weird response
@kenss.b
9 ай бұрын
@@convulsiive😐
I agree about the emotional. Parents pranking their kids includes telling them they ate all their Halloween candy, and the resulting dismay and anger. These things can be completely devastating to a child
@amyclare5377
9 ай бұрын
I agree and all for likes
@vuksgitau
9 ай бұрын
The Halloween one isn't so bad because they are given the candy right away but this one is very asinine.
@Cloverkitty
9 ай бұрын
As one of those kids that my entire family thought it was simply hilarious to essentially haze the children of the family, so much this. I've never understood how someone can take joy in playing with their children's emotions, "harmless" as it may seem to the adult.
@JustinSims1983
9 ай бұрын
Y’all sound like fragile snowflakes. You must have been only children because all of my siblings pranked me constantly.
@bobmohan9815
8 ай бұрын
@Cloverkitty & it sounds like ur the whining type that will cry over anything! Joking isn't abuse, sharing laughs isn't harmful. To have this on the news speaks volumes of ur generation being over the top about nothing, u guys just complain cuz ur bored! Why not step up the game & speak on children being abused, really abused, children sold for physical enjoyment, children being trafficked, lost children. There truly are children who need a voice & need saving, speak up for them instead of this foolishness!
Can’t believe the parents are laughing at their kids getting hurt by this. Disgusting
Ohhhhh... they're literally cracking an egg on their head. I was thinking it was that fake thing we all did where you made a light clapping sound above someone's head and then used your finger tips to simulate egg running down. That was fine and harmless. This is gross and dumb.
It actually hurts. It's mean and it's painful.
BS. A memory. It's called a scar.🙄
This is so abusive! Cracking an egg on someones head can really hurt especially if u proper bang it on there. If u have even thought about doing this to your child its horrible and u should never do it.
Parents should be charged with abuse. Especially that special needs child...
Some people makes me sick!!! The ego of them humiliating their kids to the world is insane, just to receive likes and views! 👺
Personally, I think we should be more worried about parents signing their kids up for genital mutilation!
My kids would have loved this as long as the kids were allowed to do this to their parents. We must be able to love at ourselves.
@timoteooo94
8 ай бұрын
And have a little fun too.... People take things too serious lol....
😢this kind of trend could also turn into bullying at schools by other children.
It’s ABUSE …Stop the crazy 😮
I don't understand why these people fellow and do what tiktok wants you to do 😢stupid stuff that tiktok does some are not funny and that's why they want to band it 🤔
Don't do unto the child that one wouldn't want the child to do unto others.
With the rising costs in eggs,theres no way im guna waste them smashing them on anyone's head 😂
If you don't have a relationship with your kid that's cool enough for you to be able to play with them a little bit then you've already failed as a parent. Play with your kids.
I don't think much harm would come from this, but it's not really funny. Just another stupid and pointless TikTok trend.
We are truly heading for a brain-dead dystopia the likes of that depicted in the movie "Idiocracy." Slowly but surely. (Can't wait for an "Ow, my balls!" series!)
Generation Alpha is history
It’s a shame that this has to be explained
Child abuse gone mainstream.
Parents who use tiktok are the problem. Kids having and rasing kids. The world is going stupid.
@x77punk77x
9 ай бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better
@PinkBookNerd
9 ай бұрын
It’s an app. It’s not deep
@punapeter
9 ай бұрын
@@PinkBookNerd Neither are those who use it. Very shallow thinking.
Always trying to blow something out of proportion
Therecwas one kid whose reflex action was to smacked her dad after he hit her in the head with the egg...he deserved it. This trend is stupid.
Give me a break!!! Psychological problems??!! You know what psychological abuse is?.. to treat your kid like he/she is some type of breakable, soft, delicate rose petal 🙄 How will they ever face the torments and adversities life will bring if cracking an egg on their forehead followed by a laugh is abuse??!!! Phewww
Child sues parents for emotional damage due to missing nose.
Stupid adults who are worse than their kids in the name of prank? It will harbor unexpected results, beware. Whether they took it well or not or got even, you reap what you sow.
This trend cannot be the straw that broke the camels back... I can think about 100 other trends that should have gotten their don't segment 😂
Kids unlocked their's a new deep memory
Very immature parents. Be an adult, role model and a parent, not a friend. This is ridiculous. You could cause the egg yok to get in their eyes which could cause some infection, plus your kid may not trust you.
Urghh. Always gotta squeeze the fun out of everything. Just advise them to not get it in the eyes and move on.
SENSITIVITY OVERLOAD!!!!
So use your husband or wife's head.
Tik tok is worst😡😡 there are people who are still starving 😡😡😡
Do you guys feel like you have your fists for a reason
Swelling from egg?? Interesting....
When did “bruising” and causing “possible swelling” to your child’s head for likes become okay? And what kind of behavior example does that set for kids socially? Pretty disgusting.
Oh my god are people going crazy? Why would you do that to your child I can’t imagine any parent in their right mind thinking that hitting your kid in the head with something is OK.
It’s not even funny. It’s lame! 🤦🏻♂️
The first time I seen this "prank" I dunno why but it really really irritated me.... This is just messed up..... people over here dying laughing like it's the funniest thing in the world.... When its dumb asf..... Like really oh haha so funny you just tricked your child & used them as a prop tehe haha sooo funny😒
@lp9194
8 ай бұрын
Its Like promoting C.A. the devil is dancing in their eyes.
*Darwinism will sort it out.*
@brailrice
9 ай бұрын
You’ll find that simply isn’t true. We are already living in a time where the weak, dumb, and evil are outnumbering and thriving much more than the strong, smart, and good.
@helloworld411
9 ай бұрын
I wish!
Humiliating your child to get Tiktok views is childish and wrong.😳
Never been on "TikTik" & i Don't do Stupid internet "Challenges"!!
It makes me sick seeing this being done to children by it is sad that thousands of adults laugh and applaud on these posts.
Absolutely rubbish. There's no reported long term emotional or physical trauma from this. No research behind it except a reason to come on TV and make a big deal out of nothing.
Really stupid parents hurting their kids like that.
What about all the knocks kids get when they play contact sports??
Hurting your child for internet clout makes you an unfit parent. Indeed, using your child in any way at all for clout is wrong.
These parents are being bullies! Stop using your children for your selfish likes!
DONT BE YOUR CHILDS FIRST BULLY
You gotta crack an egg to make an omelette! Life lesson session.
I am not a mom, but when I ever post a picture of my baby cousins (with their mom and dad’s consent, and their consent when they can’t understand, the basics ) I always hide their face and put it on close friends only. Social media is dangerous and what you put on social media could affect your life and if it’s not your life, you can affect your kids life and when I have kids, my kids faces are never going on my social media until they are old enough immature enough to give consent. Let’s teach our kids to be followers of Jesus and not followers of the world/social media that starts with us ❤❤
never mind the mental damage. WHAT ABOUT THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE??!! for kids above the age of 10 yes, this might be funny and a great way to make memories. but parents should really do their research before doing any trends with their kids. young kids under the age of 10 still have cartilage for skulls because the bone hasn't completely set so any impact or force to the head could harm their brain development. research beforehand so future harm can be avoided!
Wrong for so many reasons!! Just takes one accident of a piece of sharp eggshell landing in a child’s eyeball, causing excruciating pain and blindness!! As well as psychological and physical damage mentioned already! Tik Tok is a monster!! 👹
Why isn't law enforcement arresting people and KZread should be fined.
Doctor's also told you to take the shot and wear a mask.
@barbaramasters2537
8 ай бұрын
Best comment I've read so far 😊
This is child abuse.😢
Hurting your children for TikTok 😤
You want to talk about there mental state...well id rather see parents having fun with the kids instead of manipulating them at the age of 2 3 4 into thinking there not a boy or girl and having there you know what cut ogf and put on steroids...this worls messed up...cracking an egg is gonna mess them up for life the experts say but its ok to transition them wow
It is just a bit fun, this is why the kids are not so strong today, when doctors start having their input.
This is what evolution has come to for the human race. I 😶
This is a disgusting thing to do to your child. You're the one person in this world your child should be able to trust. The reactions of the children say it all. I've taken to reporting these videos as child abuse.
@lp9194
8 ай бұрын
ME TOO, its sick, revolting behavior. I got a WARNING from You tube for reporting it for Promotion of C.A.
@cocobunitacobuni8738
8 ай бұрын
@@lp9194 I reported one that was on a fails channel and never heard back from KZread (which is good)
omg! Do not let your kid run or jump... get over your self! If an egg to the head causes a concussion than wrap them in a bubble(you probably will). I am a bundle of nervse with my 4 & 5 yr old(have a 20yr old too).. but ya'll take the cake with how I am.. gosh darn.. mellow out!!!
@qutiepie3113
7 ай бұрын
Theyvgetvhurt worse playing sports but I bet they don't take that as serious
I dont think Darwin awards a meant to work this way
Concussion! FOOLS!
It doesn’t matter we live in a sick stupid world
I’ll never understand why people think that stuff like this is funny. And what are you teaching your kids to do to others? Sad that they betray their kids for views.
Report all if these videos. Get them Pulled down
Posting videos of your children obviously upset is humiliating them. Also, the children don’t understand it’s a joke so they’re confused as to why they’re parents just hit them for no reason. The parents pretend they want to spend quality time with their kids and bake with them, when in reality they just wanted to do this horrible tiktok trend. Only the OLDER kids are laughing but the younger kids are crying and upset.
You know what all of you that commented, if you have nothing nice to say or be respectful, then keep it to yourselves, not everyone thinks these egg cracking videos are abusive, Whats even worse is bc of these type of comments, that Children Services has more power then the President himself. (END of Rante)
J christ. No wonder kids these days are soft.
Probably the first time a lot of these parents did something with their child. I wish I was born earlier..
Should be arrested
Its a harmless trend. This generation is too sensitive
We used to do this when i was a kid. It's very funny and all in good fun. But i don't see the point recording it.
People will do anything for likes and views. I would not do that.
Imagine them growing up and seeing this on the internet in years to come and realizing their parents were those that partook in this dumb trend
@timoteooo94
8 ай бұрын
Must would laugh
I agree. Irs not a good look. Just makes you a bad parent.
Seems like child abuse.
Why is people still do this trend perant are now treat kid like tool for a stubid trend
There concerned over cracking an egg on your child’s head .. but they are totally ok with gender modifications for your children… really 🙄
@lifeisbeautiful7452
9 ай бұрын
Can’t trust someone who doesn’t use the right form of “they’re”
@lp9194
8 ай бұрын
Wow that's a stretch... it's C.A.
Its child abuse
I would have preferred a raw egg over the lava lamp 🤷🏻♀️
Pranking is for people who sick.. Sick tik tok parent genaration
What does she think is so funny??? I mean REALLY!!!!! it's not funny at all!!!!