Entertainment executives call this Viewers share crying child videos because they trigger protective instincts. Comments flood in: “Poor baby!” “I want to hug her.” “This is so real.”

Even at age 5, you can say: “Cameras are for happy memories or for talking about feelings after they happen, not for making feelings happen.” Part 9: Redemption – Can a Parent Come Back from Making Their Daughter Cry? If you recognize yourself in this article — if you have made your daughter cry for content, for PR, for lifestyle likes — you are not beyond redemption.

We are at a crossroads. The lifestyle and entertainment world will not stop demanding “authentic” emotion. But we, as parents, can stop supplying it. The next time a PR email lands in your inbox with the subject line “Emotional Campaign — Big Payout,” remember this: