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Demonstrate the baby technique on a doll

A viral family and pets format on TikTok and Instagram

Use a doll to show the hand movements and mistakes before or instead of a real baby.

4

accounts it worked for

25x

median, times their usual

#26

of 71 in family and pets

Editing trick

Talking head

Why it works

The creator can slow down and exaggerate the wrong and right way. The viewer sees the exact handling.

Hook formulaOne mistake I see new parents make when [task]

How to make it

  1. 1State the mistake or habit
  2. 2Show the wrong way on the doll, then the right way
  3. 3Cut to real baby footage if available

Examples

Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.

  • @the.motherhood.midwife

    13K followers, TikTok

    “One mistake I see new parents make when they”

    134x their usual views, talking head, babies and pregnancy

  • @in.good.hands.collective

    149K followers, TikTok

    “Are you doing these with your 2 month old?”

    44x their usual views, talking head, babies and pregnancy

  • @tiredbabysleep

    178K followers, TikTok

    “Steps to stop rocking your baby to sleep”

    5.4x their usual views, talking head, babies and pregnancy

  • @jimmyeverydayy

    393K followers, Instagram

    “5 things I wish I knew BEFORE having a baby 😭”

    3.2x their usual views, talking head, babies and pregnancy

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How this is measured

  • Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
  • TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
  • A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
  • Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.