TikTok’s cookie challenge: why some children share and others don’t
If a child doesn’t share, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are selfish, experts say
April 18, 20251 min read
The cookie challenge is one of the latest trends to go viral on TikTok. In the challenge, parents test how willing their child is to share a cookie. Typically, two adults and one young child each have a covered plate in front of them.
When the covers are removed, the child has two cookies on their plate, while one parent has one cookie and the other has none. Most children subsequently either keep both cookies or give one to the parent who had none.
The big question these parents are asking is: will my child share their cookies with me?
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