: A father’s unusual attempt to discourage his daughter from eating junk food has sparked a debate on social media, with users divided over whether frightening a child is an appropriate way to encourage healthier eating habits.
In a video shared on Instagram by user Archana Singh, the father appears to perform a fake ultrasound scan of his daughter’s stomach. He uses a computer mouse connected to a laptop as a makeshift scanner, moving it across the child’s belly while the laptop screen appears to show worms inside her stomach.
The father tells his daughter that the worms were caused by eating junk food. The child soon begins to cry before running to her mother and promising to stop eating junk food.
Text displayed on the video reads, “A father's fake ultrasound cured her daughter's junk food habit in one go.”
The video has received mixed reactions online. Some users described the prank as an unconventional way to encourage children to avoid unhealthy food, while others questioned whether deliberately frightening a child was an appropriate approach.
Several viewers criticised the father for making his daughter cry. Others expressed concern that such tactics could have a lasting emotional impact on children.
One user commented that the incident was funny and innocent but added that adults remain responsible for what they give their children. Another user questioned the message being taught to children through deception, suggesting that such methods could influence how children learn to deal with others.
The reactions have turned the video into a wider discussion about parenting methods, healthy eating habits and whether fear or deception should be used to discourage children from consuming junk food.