Sharing photographs

[thehedge]

Hello there,
Do you share photographs with family and friends via the internet. I'm thinking emails and whats ap.
Thanks thehedge

[wonderpants]

Do you mean photos of foster child with your family and friends or with their family?

I share photos of my family (including foster children) via email and whatsapp with my very close family, well just my parents really.

I don't put photos of foster children on Facebook or any social media even though my privacy is bolted right down!

I have no direct contact with birth family, but I do print off photos to share.

Hth!

[thehedge]

I was thinking for example of a photo of a foster child on their birthday with their cake (possibly with other people from my family in the pic) . So that my aunt could see it in Australia :)

[wonderpants]

Does your aunt have a relationship with the child? I wouldn't share photos with someone who didn't actually have a relationship with the foster child I don't think. I suppose to me, the difference is whether the child would want their image shared with someone they don't actually know. They have such precious little privacy being a lac as it is!

[scarlet5tyger]

My LA are very clear that Foster Children cannot be on social media, full stop. They are also not happy about photos being shared by email (e.g. I needed to provide child's SW with a few photos for adoption profile. These had to be hard copies as I do not have encryption software).

[hopefullmama]

We were told by LA that we could not give even our parents a photo of foster child, neither could they or friends take a photo of the child eg at a party. At the end of the day, it is someone else's child.

[Goldenlab]

Absolutely never. And we don't have Facebook or anything similar.