Latest TikTok Parenting Trend: Understanding the Popularity of Textured Hair Accessories among Mothers and their Almond-loving Children
In the world of modern parenting, a new trend is emerging on TikTok, with users categorizing themselves as crunchyroll, silky, scrunchie, or almond parents based on their snack and texture preferences.
At the heart of this movement is Sara, also known as @finnshotmama on TikTok, a representative of the scrunchie parenting style. Sara believes she is making the best decisions for her family, as she believes scrunchie moms do. She uses essential oils and natural remedies but also seeks medical help when necessary, striking a balance between natural treatments and modern technology. However, Sara has faced criticism for being a lazy parent, poisoning her children, and making bold assumptions from short videos on social media.
On the other hand, crunchyroll parents, such as influencer Kate with 169,000 followers as @thatcrunchymomkate on TikTok, prefer natural treatments and alternative medicines over modern technology. They often choose a drug-free home birth, preserve the placenta for eating, and breastfeed for extended periods. However, criticism of crunchyroll parenting includes being called pretentious, unnecessarily discerning, and extreme. Some crunchyroll parents are anti-vaccination, anti-circumcision, or like Gwyneth Paltrow.
Almond parents, often almond moms, may food and fat-shame their children and have a fractured understanding of healthy eating. This term originated from Yolanda Hadid and refers to a parent who forces unhealthy eating habits on their children. Almond parents are often criticized for their strict and unhealthy approach to child-rearing.
Silky parents, on the other hand, practice a more lenient parenting style that embraces modern technology, science, and convenience. They are frequently criticized for being 'lazy' and 'careless.' However, they also face criticism for limiting the definition of motherhood and excluding non-traditional guardians.
As child-rearing is fluid and varies over time and with each child, these categories are too rigid and tight to encompass the reality of modern parenting. On TikTok, new parental identities are being added alongside those already represented, including biological parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, and increasingly diverse family structures such as LGBTQ+ parents. The specific details about which new parental identities were recently added are not detailed in the available search results.
The ongoing discussion and controversy surrounding the categorization of parents into crunchyroll, silky, scrunchie, and almond types highlight the diversity and complexity of modern parenting. As parents continue to find new ways to express their unique approaches to child-rearing, it is essential to remember that each family is unique, and every parent is doing their best for their children.
