A new viral trend which taking over TikTok has divided parents across the globe, with some branding it ‘cruel’.
The challenge involves mothers spraying their surprised babies with water, alongside the track ‘Ah Eh – Always a queen’ track.
The 10-second clips illicit a range of reactions from the youngsters, with some bursting into tears, while others laugh at the unexpected shower.
Mother-of-two Mikayla Matthews, 20, from Utah, went viral with a clip of the challenge, racking up 120,000 likes and mixed comments from followers.
Mother-of-two Mikayla Matthews , 20, from Utah, went viral with a clip of the new challenge, which sees parents spraying their babies with water, racking up 120,000 likes and mixed comments from followers
However after her youngster burst into tears, she admitted: ‘I’m never doing a TikTok challenge again, I felt so bad!
However after her youngster burst into tears, she admitted: ‘I’m never doing a TikTok challenge again, I felt so bad!’.
Commenting on the video, one user wrote: ‘Poor baby the water is probably cold!’, while another added: ‘I feel like the water went in her eye the second time so it probably hurt more.’
Elsewhere mother-of-two Marlena Docter tried the prank on her two boys, with the younger one bursting into tears, while the toddler exclaimed: ‘I don’t like wet clothes’.
Apologizing, Marlena wrote: ‘I thought they’d laugh honestly… But one usually cries every 17 minutes about something anyway, so what’s one more time for a TikTok?’
American hairstylist ReAnna tried the trend on her daughter Rainey, who seemed less than impressed by the prank
Elsewhere mother-of-two Marlena Docter tried the prank on her two boys, with the younger one bursting into tears, while the toddler exclaimed: ‘I don’t like wet clothes’.
Apologizing, Marlena wrote: ‘I thought they’d laugh honestly… But one usually cries every 17 minutes about something anyway, so what’s 1 more time for a TikTok?
Commenting on the video, one person wrote: ‘Poor little boy’, to which Marlena replied: ‘I did feel bad but he was fine!’.
Elsewhere one said: ‘This trend seems mean and cruel’, with others agreeing.
‘I don’t like this trend at all, all the kids get really upset over it. Not funny’.
However other parents saw the funny side, with one joking: ‘[Looks like me] overreacting’.
US mother Morgan Johnson, 20, tried the prank on her daughter Ava, who appeared surprised to say the least
Commenting on the video, one person wrote: ‘Poor little boy’, to which Marlena replied: ‘I did feel bad but he was fine!’
Another wrote: ‘Obviously not the messy type’, while one added: ‘Such a cute baby, the face!’.
And defending the parents, one user reasoned: ‘A mom that plays a prank and then comforts them afterwards does not emotionally traumatize the child. She was playing’.
Agreeing, another argued: ‘It’s only a bit of water, everyone needs to chill out’.
Mother Drew Mabis shared a picture of her little girl’s shocked impression as she was covered in water, adding: ‘No babies were harmed in the making’
Meanwhile TikTok user Summer Pohl tried the prank on her baby, who appeared to see the funny side of it
Defending the parents, one user reasoned: ‘A mom that plays a prank and then comforts them afterwards does not emotionally traumatize the child. She was playing’.