Door-Kicking & Digital Parenting: How Screens Became The Real Parents
Kids aren’t just chasing thrills. They’re chasing algorithms that crave chaos, and it’s costing lives. The real scandal? Parents handed them over to screens from the crib.
Door-Kicking & Digital Parenting: How Screens Became The Real Parents
Kids Aren’t Rebellious — They’re Just Addicted to the Algorithm
Ever hear a crash outside and find your kid — or the neighbor’s — sprinting away laughing, phone out, recording every second?
Welcome to 2025’s most twisted game: door-kicking.
It’s the love child of TikTok clout and adolescent thrill-seeking.
A dangerous combo that’s gotten teens shot, arrested, or worse — viral.
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Clout Is The New Crack
This isn’t the harmless ding-dong-ditch of the '90s.
Kids today are booting doors in, hoping for angry homeowners to come flying out.
Why? Because chaos racks up likes. Fear is algorithm gold.
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A 14-year-old from Texas went viral last month for screaming “Go! Go! Go!” after kicking in a stranger’s door — 3 million views later, the homeowner pulled a gun.
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In Ohio, a 16-year-old wasn’t so lucky.
He kicked a door at 2 a.m. while friends filmed. The homeowner fired through it, hitting him in the shoulder.
He survived — barely.
Now his family faces lawsuits, crushing medical debt, and a son grappling with lifelong trauma.
Parenting Starts Before They Can Even Talk
Here’s the brutal truth: if you’re not actively raising your child from day one — teaching right from wrong, building empathy, modeling self-control — the screens will do it for you.
Too many parents hand over parenting to a tablet in the crib.
By the time your child’s a teen, the screen isn’t just entertainment — it’s their parent, their moral compass, their comfort.
In Florida, police recently reported a surge in juvenile arrests tied to social media dares.
“We’re not seeing hardened criminals,” one sheriff said.
“We’re seeing kids who were raised by YouTube, not parents.”
Set the Line: No Screens Raising Your Kid
✅ No screen time until a healthy age.
Not as a pacifier, not as a stand-in parent. Early years shape everything.
✅ When you do introduce screens, limit and supervise.
Always know what they’re watching. Always.
✅ Be vigilant.
Algorithms are designed to slip under your radar. What looks like harmless fun can spiral into reckless trends.
✅ Be there.
If you’re too busy for daily connection, the internet is more than happy to step in and do the job, with far less care.
This Ends in Caskets or Courtrooms
In California, deputies recently responded to a door-kicking that ended with a terrified homeowner firing warning shots.
One bullet ricocheted into a teen’s leg, leaving permanent nerve damage.
Homeowners are on edge. Doorbell cameras catch everything.
So when your kid kicks a door at midnight, that stranger inside might meet them with a .45 — not a lecture.
Police across the country are pleading:
Parent your kids now, before they have to bury them later.
The Bottom Line
Your kid isn’t evil.
They’re wired for thrill, praise, and belonging.
If you don’t teach them right from wrong from birth, the screen will.
And once it does, no amount of “talk often” or “audit together” will undo it.
Parent early. Parent fully.
Because by the time that door swings open and the gun comes out,
it’s already too late to wish you’d drawn the lines sooner.
✅ Share this if you know a parent who needs the wake-up call.
✍️ Got thoughts? Drop them in the comments or send me a message.
Let’s keep this conversation going — and protect the next generation from paying with their lives.
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