Do you post pictures of your children on social media?

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This is a debate I keep seeing cropping up as a side topic on MN threads and it's made me curious.

Do you or don't you and why?
I do (not overly but occasionally) and I was quite shocked by how many people are so completely against it.

I do. DS is 6. If and when he ever asks me to stop doing it I will. I don't mind other people posting photos of him either.

Yes, not a huge amount, but if we've ad a day out or there's a nice photo I will. Nothing embarrassing or naked or anything that looks silly.

The younger generation have a much freer view of privacy than us oldies

I don't think that's true at all, actually. Most of the teenagers I know have very locked down profiles and favour social media that auto deletes after 24 hours or sooner (Snapchat, IG stories etc)

And the people I know who are the least respectful of others' privacy when it cones to sharing online are 50+.

Sweeping generalisations, I know.

I don't at all. I just count it as my own social media, not theirs. I send photos privately to aunties etc.

@bakedtattie123

Agree. My mum is over 60 and can’t understand why I don’t want her to forward the photos I send her on whatsapp from my DS, to her friends, distant relatives and god knows who else. I am in my 30’s.

Yes but only once every couple of months and generally on my private Instagram. I've posted very occasionally on Facebook if there has been a special occasion.

All of the photos are the sorts of photos I would frame, so nothing embarrassing.

Only under the age of ten and only my own children. I made the mistake of putting one picture of a child with a heavy Halloween filter on a social media a few years ago and got “Are you married? Do you have kids?” messages from virtual strangers immediately. Swiftly removed everything and didn’t post again. My privacy is high as well!

I do. I have a 5 year old. I post photos on my private Facebook account. This isn't searchable so I don't need to worry about future employers searching.

I don't put anything embarrassing or cringey.

I enjoy seeing photos of friends' and family members' children on Facebook.

No

Facebook is easy to hack into - More so value his privacy and area of work I need to be more vigilant

I email/WhatsApp photos to family/friends (many in other countries) to keep them in the loop

I don't really on my Facebook but I do a lot on my public Instagram account and blog. Photography and blogging is my hobby and I really enjoy the sense of parenting community I have found on there. I honestly can't imagine how this could negatively impact my DC as adults

Would you share photos of other adults without their informed consent? If not why don't your children deserve the same respect? Or is it ok to ignore that issue as long as you're having fun?

No. I used to when they were small but have deleted all the accounts since then.

My view is that today's teens and adults understand privacy much more than their parents. My own DC often obscure their own faces if sharing a photo with friends, e.g. should I buy this dress? Only curated and considered photos go out to even their friends on SM.

I don't put anything on Facebook or my normal Instagram posts but I do put IG stories up. I have a closed profile and limit my stories to family and close friends.

DS is 12 and I have never posted anything about him on SM.

I don’t use Facebook but use instagram and Twitter a lot and you would have no idea I have a DC if you looked at either, DPs is the same (he used Facebook too)
I have asked family and friends not to post photos since he was a baby and most have respected that.

Yes, but I ask them now (they are 8 and 11). We don't use their names on social media, just The Boy and The Girl.

DD has a medical condition that she's expected to grow out of and we don't discuss it anywhere online where we're not anonymous as we figure it could disadvantage her if someone were to look it up, get the wrong end of the stick and think she still had it and was not disclosing it. Also right now she doesn't mind people knowing about it, but maybe in a few years she'll feel more self-conscious.