That is so so bad

Poor kids. That would be terrifying!

As a parent our children are supposed to think of us as their safe place, their protector. Sadly these videos show the immaturity of some people and that they are not mature anouth to have children. That has nothing to do with how old you are in years. You can be 16 and make an awesome parent against the 32 year old person that does something like in these videos and should not have kids.

These would scare me, the poor kids being exposed to these.

The is definitely not okay! Treat your kids with love and respect – don’t terrorise them

Way to turn your kids into being emotionally traumatised. Would be a bit different if the parents stayed in the room with them but still wrong. What if your child has an underlying heart condition? I’d never do this to a child or an adult

Not something I’d do to my kids when they were younger nor post online. I don’t see the point in it.

Nothing is funny about terrifying your child

No child should be teased like this. Bad potty training the child’s parents had by the look of it.

The issue for me is that they not only leave the room during a traumatic experience for the child, but most appear to HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED on their terrified offspring. One even pushes them back in… really? What part of that is funny?
At least be their with the child to show them support and comfort.

I really dont get why you would want to do this or find it funny. Real life can be scary enough without your own parents breaching your trust. Nope, not for me.

this is so unkind to children, gosh i still remember how my own parents would do similar things with me to get scared as a young child – not a fan

Downright unkind thing to do to another human being, let alone your own child whom you’re supposed to love and protect with your life?! No loving parent would do such a thing. Don’t do an unkind thing and call it a joke. Not funny at all.

I don’t think this trend is a very loving thing to do to your kids. And it’s not funny.

I think every parent knows what their children can handle and what they can’t. My eldest loves to be scared, my middle child absolutely hates it with a passion. My youngest has to be in the right mood for a good scare. I know what I can do and how far I can go with each child. A friend of mine, lets her children watch The Undead at ages 5& 7 because she knows they can handle it and know what’s real and what isn’t. Being a parent isn’t about coddling them all the time, it’s also about knowing their personality and understanding what the children can handle.

Why do this? If the child is not laughing then it’s not funny. Sad that people follow things on TikTok!

I don’t know about others, but I’m still traumatised from scary movies I watched as a kid. Jaws 2 – I don’t love the beach; Chucky the psycho doll; Poltergeist; Freddy Kruger… and the list goes on. I don’t know what part of this is remotely funny. Good luck having your child sleep in your bed for the next year because they’re scared of the dark.

Why would you want to scare your child like that its definitely not funny its ridiculous children see enough scary stuff on tv and their tablets, they don’t need their parents scaring them as well.

I think it’s abit of fun! I probably wouldn’t do it to my child but I definitely don’t think it’s child abuse.

There’s a difference between harmless fun and taking it too far…

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  • • mom111059 replied
    • 22 Aug 2022 , 7:52 pm

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  Exactly, and this is way too far.