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Why Parents Should Pay Attention to the ‘I Grieve Different' TikTok Trend — & What It Might Reveal About Your Teen
Why Parents Should Pay Attention to the ‘I Grieve Different' TikTok Trend — & What It Might Reveal About Your Teen

Yahoo

time09-07-2025

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Why Parents Should Pay Attention to the ‘I Grieve Different' TikTok Trend — & What It Might Reveal About Your Teen

TikTok is a haven for silly dances, cool product recommendations, and life hacks we never knew we needed. It's also a place for teens to connect with others — and sometimes validate others' problematic behaviors. (See: #SkinnyTok.) Teens are tapping into a new TikTok trend this month called 'I grieve different.' On the surface, the trend is funny and lighthearted, but some teens are using it to reveal behaviors that could potentially be problematic — and parents should take notice. This trend uses sound from Kendrick Lamar's 'United in Grief.' Teens (and others) are dancing or looking happy at the beginning of their videos, with text that explains what they are excited about. Then the music slows down, and the plot twist comes — and reality sets in. More from SheKnows How To Navigate Curfew With Your Older Teen - Without 'Ruining Their Life' For example, this TikToker starts out by dancing in a pink sweatshirt. 'It's summer break!!! YAYY no school!!!!' the teen wrote over her video. When the music drops and Lamar sings, 'I grieve different,' she is now dressed in a Chick-fil-A uniform with her hair up in a bun and sipping on a Chick-fil-A cup. '*has to work at a high school job*' she added over this part of the clip. In another video, a teen boy sits at his computer playing games. '*remembering to do a chore without being told*' he wrote over the video, showing him getting up from the computer without being prompted. He gets all the way downstairs and to the trash can before the music switches and he hears from the background, 'Don't forget to take out the trash!' right before he pulled the bag out. 'Dopamine stealing is my worst enemy,' he captioned the video. Here's where it gets potentially problematic. Many of these videos are highly relatable for teens, and while many of them are innocent annoyances, some of them are normalizing problematic attitudes and actions. A registered dietitian called out this behavior in a recent TikTok, sharing how teen girls are using this trend to humble brag about their disordered eating. 'Ok, so this is getting out of hand,' the dietitian named Kearson said in the clip, adding that some of the 'I grieve different' videos she has seen lately from young girls are 'very disturbing.' In the beginning of the videos, the girls will say things like, 'I'm so healthy,' 'I eat very clean,' and 'I exercise every day.' Then, during the reality check part, the girls will say things like, 'I don't have a period,' 'I have extremely low bone density,' 'I have to get iron transfusions,' and 'my hair is falling out.' 'This is not normal, and this is extremely serious,' Kearson said. 'These symptoms that you are experiencing are your body begging and calling out for you to change something because it can no longer complete the processes that it is designed to do.' 'This is not healthy in any way, shape or form,' she added, recommending that anyone with these symptoms go see a doctor. A previous harmful TikTok trend used the hashtag 'SkinnyTok,' where women post their extreme diet and weight loss tips that promotes disordered eating. TikTok banned the use of this hashtag, but it's clear that videos idolizing unhealthy body image will persist in other forms. This is dangerous for young girls. Just look at this 2024 study, which found it only takes 8 minutes for young women to be negatively affected by eating disorder content on TikTok. Sammi Farber, a psychotherapist, coach, and TikToker who specializes in helping clients recover from eating disorders, previously told SheKnows that parents should be open when talking to their teens about content their consuming online. 'It's about having conversations and keeping connected with your kids, because social media isolates children,' Farber explained. 'The more open you are with your kid, the more open they'll be with you, and it's not a one-sided conversation.' Use trends like this as a way to understand your teens and the ideals, attitudes, and videos they see. Maybe this can be a jumping off point to help parents have these tricky (and necessary) of SheKnows AP Scores Just Came Out — Here's What to Do If Your Teen's Upset About Theirs Celebrate Freedom With These Perfectly-Patriotic Americana Baby Names July 4th Printable Coloring Pages to Keep Kids Busy All Day

'Sephora kids' are using anti-aging creams. A new study says harms aren't just skin deep
'Sephora kids' are using anti-aging creams. A new study says harms aren't just skin deep

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time20-06-2025

  • Health
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'Sephora kids' are using anti-aging creams. A new study says harms aren't just skin deep

If you've recently witnessed a 10-year-old smear their face with an $80 anti-wrinkle cream — either in real life or in any number of "Get Ready With Me" TikTok videos — you're probably already aware of the "Sephora kids" skin-care trend that has young people clamouring for anti-aging products thanks in part to what they see on social media. Now, a new study published in Pediatrics this month, the first peer-reviewed paper of its kind, found that skin-care solutions promoted on TikTok not only offer little to no benefit for children and teens, but they can actually be harmful. And the risks go beyond skin damage (although, there is that, too), the authors note. "It's problematic to show girls devoting this much time and attention to their skin," corresponding author Dr. Molly Hales, a postdoctoral research fellow and dermatologist in the department of dermatology at Chicago's Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a news release. "We're setting a very high standard for these girls. The pursuit of health has become a kind of virtue in our society, but the ideal of 'health' is also very wrapped up in ideals of beauty, thinness and whiteness." The authors in the study analyzed 100 unique videos by content creators between the ages of seven and 18, with an average 1.1 million views each. On average, each regimen featured six products, totalling about $230 Cdn. On the higher end of the scale, some of the girls used more than a dozen products on their faces, the authors said. WATCH | Explaining the 'Sephora kids' trend: They found that only a quarter of the skin-care routines included sunscreen use, the most popular videos contained an average of 11 irritating active ingredients for young skin (such as hydroxy acids) and the content creators often layered multiple active ingredients or the same one over and over in multiple products. In one video, the authors say, one girl applied 10 different products on her face in 10 minutes. The videos also sometimes had racially encoded language that emphasized "lighter brighter skin," the authors noted. The problem with 'Sephora kids' The "Sephora kids" trend, where children as young as eight or nine use anti-aging skin-care products purchased from beauty retailers such as Sephora, started rising in popularity last year — and so have attempts to stop it. In California, for example, Alex Lee, a member of the State Assembly, has been pushing a bill that would ban the sale of anti-aging products that contain potent and harsh ingredients to kids under the age of 18. In May, CBS reported that the bill quietly died without a vote. And last December, Quebec's Order of Chemists published a warning that some skin-care products designed for adults and popularized on social media should be avoided by children because the active ingredients can be harmful to young skin. The products often contain strong active ingredients that young skin isn't properly equipped to handle, said Dr. Julia Carroll, a dermatologist and lecturer at the University of Toronto, who was not involved in the current study. WATCH | Quebec chemists warn about skin-care products and tweens: Younger skin is typically more sensitive, so ingredients like alpha-hydroxy acids and retinoids can cause irritation, drying, peeling and dermatitis, Carroll told CBC News. "It can actually sensitize their skin and give them a lifelong allergy to an ingredient," she said. The trend also creates a dependency where kids think they need a 10-step routine, Carroll added, "when really they just need a gentle cleanser, a moisturizer and a sunscreen." Gen Alpha drives sales Canadians spent almost $9 billion US on beauty and personal-care products in 2024. According to Statistics Canada, households started spending "substantially" more on personal care after the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing by 30 per cent in 2023 compared with 2021. Meanwhile, Generation Alpha continues to drive skin-care sales in the United States, according to recent Nielsen data. A global Mintel marketing intelligence report this year noted that this digital-first generation also has spending power projected to reach $5.5 trillion US by 2029, when the oldest of the cohort will be 19 years old. Members of Gen Alpha, who were born roughly between 2010 and 2024, see beauty influencers and their routines as sources of inspiration, the Mintel report says. "However, this acceleration into adult-oriented skin care often results in routines that prioritize appearance over health — a gap that the beauty industry must address," it adds. For now on TikTok, where there are some 18.3 million "Get Ready With Me" videos, Gen Alpha influencers show off their skin-care routines and "hauls" on videos with millions of views and comments. In the Pediatrics journal study, the authors found that these products tend to be marketed heavily to younger consumers. They also expressed concern that it's "nearly impossible" for parents and pediatricians to track exactly what children or adolescents are viewing. "We're seeing kids as young as eight or nine who are using anti-aging ingredients they picked up on TikTok," Carroll said. "You're setting kids up for an unrealistic beauty standard that isn't really appropriate for an eight-year-old, nine-year-old, 10-year-old. They already have usually pretty perfect skin, so to set them down that road that early can be quite harmful." LISTEN | How do cosmetics affect my skin health?:

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