Parents Make Their Babies Cry for Entertainment

Parents Make Their Babies Cry for Entertainment
A woman holding a baby in China. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
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Most parents would generally agree that it’s better to make a baby stop crying rather than to make one cry. However, on Chinese social media, several parents have found entertainment in tricking their child into tears.

Parents recorded each other holding their baby, knocking on a surface behind it, then immediately comforting the child by stroking the back of its head. In the five shared examples, the child’s face would turn to a grimace and begin crying each time.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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