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CBS News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
North Texas father-daughter duo goes viral on social media for at-home, gravity-defying cheer stunts
Cheer stunts, fatherly wisdom, and an unshakable bond — that's what you'll find on Roland Pollard's Instagram feed. The Prosper dad has become an internet sensation thanks to videos of gravity-defying cheerleading stunts performed with his daughter, Jayden Pollard. But behind the flips and viral fame is a much deeper story — one about showing up and parenting with purpose. "It started off just us having fun," Roland Pollard said. "She kept getting better and better. She would learn a new skill every single day." Their father-daughter stunts have racked up millions of views, drawing praise not only for the impressive athleticism but also for the heartwarming bond that shines through in every post. Jayden Pollard, now a competitive gymnast, wasn't always so sure about the flips and tricks, but the trust in her dad never wavered. "She was like, 'I don't know what I'm doing… I'm three or four years old… but I know you won't drop me,'" Roland Pollard recalled. That trust became the foundation of their online presence — and their real-life relationship. While the stunts grab attention, Roland Pollard said the real message is about presence. "I parent from a void," he said. "I didn't have a strong father figure growing up. But I know what I missed, and I want to be that person for my kids." By day, he's a financial advisor. Online, he's become a role model for intentional fatherhood. What started during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to pass the time has turned into something much bigger. This authentic, joyful father-daughter relationship is what has resonated with their millions of followers, including celebrities like Will Smith, who has reposted their videos. "Show up every single day for your kids," Roland Pollard said. "If they're interested in something, be interested in it too." He admitted that he initially "over-parented" Jayden Pollard when she was younger, but over time, he's learned to let her be herself and make her own mistakes, while still being a constant, loving presence. "Fatherhood, for me, is just teaching them every single day," Roland Pollard said. "Fatherhood is leading by example because they watch what you do. Everything you do, everything you say, they're going to copy it." For him, showing up means not just being physically present — but emotionally tuned in. And for his daughter, it means knowing she has someone in her corner, both in the air and on the ground.
Fox News
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Texas dad shows what present fatherhood looks like through viral cheerleading stunts with daughter
A Texas dad is using social media to demonstrate being a present father in the lives of his two children and to create fun times anywhere, anytime. Roland Pollard is a financial advisor and a content creator who discusses financial content but mostly shows his life as a father, including performing cheerleading tricks with his daughter, Jayden." Pollard doesn't take his role as a father lightly. Speaking to Fox News Digital, he said, "Parenting is you sacrificing all of your wants and desires to raise a tiny human to adulthood, who didn't ask to be on this earth. So I feel that if you bring a child into this earth, you should give them everything you're capable of giving them. And it's not about you anymore." It all began during the coronavirus pandemic, and Pollard decided to get creative. "We had an amazing two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, so I started throwing her up in the air. Teaching her what I would use to teach the other girls at the cheerleading gym, and then she caught on quickly. She loved it. And then after that, it just started going viral," Pollard said. Pollard didn't expect the videos to be so popular and initially shared the videos online for friends and family to see. The Texas dad shared that the authenticity of his videos demonstrating real moments between a father and his daughter is what captivated the viewers, such as one that went viral when he consoled her after she hit her head on his shoulder during a stunt. Pollard continued to share genuine interactions with his daughter. He said to Fox News Digital, "I'm not just a guy just throwing around his daughter for views. There's a lot of training and there's a lot of love involved, but with love, there's good and the bad. I just shared the genuine interaction. It's not scripted, it's not prompted." "What I want them to see, the connection between a father and a daughter, because a lot of people say you can't be coach and dad, and there's a way to blend the two. But you have to know your child, you have to know the listener, and you also have to have that bond where you can speak in a manner to where they're going to comprehend it," he said. Pollard said he is currently rebranding his content. "I'm rebranding to shift towards showing what I want to show the world and providing more value in a different realm, whether it be financial, whether it be entrepreneurship, coaching, fatherhood, whatever that may be. But there's more to us, a lot more aside from stunting." Jayden is a competitive level seven gymnast in Plano, Texas and, Pollard added, she has "never cheered." "Being a father to me means waking up every day and not living for myself," he told Fox News Digital. Watch Pollard appear on "Fox & Friends" on Monday at 6:50 AM ET.
