Parents Face Backlash After Egg-Cracking Trend On TikTok

In this latest TikTok trend, known as #eggprank, parents are smashing an egg on their children’s heads. It may have started out as parents trying to be funny for views but now they are facing serious backlash over the physical and psychological effects they could be causing their children. <a href="https://www.trillmag.com/life/social-media/why-you-should-unfollow-your-favourite-mommy-run-accounts/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The exploitation of children</a> on the internet is alive and thriving with this trend, as parents take pride in humiliating their kids and sharing it with the rest of the world. The egg-cracking trend began as a trend where adults would smash eggs on the heads of other adults. Somehow, it has turned into a trend where parents smash eggs on their young children’s heads. #Eggprank has over 681 million views in total. Though controversial, it still seems highly popular. Now, parents face backlash from experts and other parents over the consequences the trend can have on their children. <h1>Psychological effects of the trend</h1> While the parents believe the whole ordeal to be a silly joke, many therapists and mothers have called them out. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokkiddydoc?referer_url=www.trillmag.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D151898%26action%3Dedit%26revision%3D152135&refer=embed&embed_source=121355059%2C121351166%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_name&referer_video_id=7268640846478658849" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Niamh Lynch</a> explains that children cannot distinguish between a prank and reality because their brains are immature. This means the children interpret it as an assault. She explains the three problems she has with this content: <a href="https://medium.com/trill-mag/parents-face-backlash-after-egg-cracking-trend-on-tiktok-2939f63e7d5a">Visit Now</a>