SHAH ALAM - Experts have raised alarm over the unhealthy trends among parents posting their children's videos just to make "others laugh".
Panellist Inora Noor Zainy spoke on the trend in TikTok.
She said parents put up scary audios on their handphone and they leave it in a room with their children locked inside.
Clinical psychologist Shazeema Mashood Shah said the trend is unhealthy as parents use hidden cameras to record what was happening in the room while their child cried to stop the prank.
“It is very distressing for their child.
"The child is going through emotional distress or trauma but you are taking a video of it and then posting it online for "everyone to laugh,” she said.
She said this during Sinar Daily Relatable ‘Parental Dilemma: Sharing Your Kids as Content’ talkshow shown live at Karangkraf’s Complex, here, tonight.
Shazeema further said there have been mixed reactions from other parents with some against and some for such pranks.
But she finds it upsetting as it will create an impact on the child's psychology.
“They are also not going to trust their parents about anything the next time something happens. Who should they go to if they want to feel safe?,” she added.
Documenting all the exciting milestones might seem harmless but parents may be revealing far too more information about their children, she added.
There are some parents who “market” their children as content to be a sort after in Youtube channels.
Due to that, she said posting a child's photos or content can be fun online but parents should first decide if the content is appropriate, especially for children under five.
“They may feel their parents don’t really love them and may care about their followers more causing them to be withdrawn,” she said.
