China ‘parenting parents’ trend sees youth teach mums and dads modern skills like taking selfies
South China Morning Post
by Fran LuFebruary 27, 2026
Young people in China are embracing a new trend of ‘parenting parents’ to heal wounds they inherited from childhood and redefine the traditional value of filial piety.
Many have posted that they are ‘reparenting their parents’ on social media.
The hashtag ‘reparenting parents’ has nearly 60 million views and 300,000 discussions on just one mainland social media platform.
In much the same way their parents taught them how to walk, such people are teaching their elders modern ways of living, such...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/27/2026