You may have seen a parents playing a seemingly innocent prank on their kids on social media over the past few weeks, but experts are warning it’s not as harmless as it seems.
You may have seen the cheeky prank all over Instagram reels and TikTok recently – parents crack a raw egg on their unsuspecting child’s forehead while they’re cooking in the kitchen. And the reactions from children range from total shock, to tears and sometimes laughter.
If you haven’t seen it, here’s a compilation:
@sprog.haven Don’t miss to watch till end ???????? #eggchallenge #eggonheadchallenge #eggprank #eggtok ♬ original sound – sprog haven
But some child experts say the prank is harmful to children, and parents are completely unaware of the damage they’re doing.
Paediatric occupational therapist Amanda Mathers says while she’s not aiming to shame parents who have participated in the prank, she does want to bring awareness to its impacts.
“I got super emotional watching all of the videos from this trend,” Amanda, who specialises in child development, explained in a social media video.
She says the trend is ‘hurting my soul’.
“Children are watching and learning from you as parents. Their little brains soak up everything at this young age. If you ever find yourself wondering, ‘Why does my child hit other people, why does my child hit and bite me?’. We need to watch our actions and our words.
“You are teaching them that hitting someone in the head hard with an object is acceptable and funny. And not only that, but the worst part is that most of you watched your child respond and cry in response to embarrassment and pain and you laughed in their face. Guys this is bullying. And they will grow up thinking this is acceptable behaviour. And either one become a bully themselves or two become a victim themselves because they don’t feel safe communicating this.
“Let’s raise our children with a little bit more empathy and respect and not use their embarrassment and pain as a way to entertain people on the internet.”
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