Insta Mum 3

[Babaloo88]

Why is the other thread closed?!? I was enjoying reading through it?!!

@MadameGrizzly

I think 4 hours without a break for a child working is pretty awful and I'd class 8 hours with just an hours break for a child horrendous. No way I'd allow my 6 year old to do that and I know for a fact she would not want to.

I'd quite happily let her play in our garden in pretty outfits while I took some photos though, that's normal for her and wouldn't seem like work at all. After my kids are in bed I'd be happy to sit and upload those pics to insta adding a few #ads for whichever company and get paid for it.

Yes, I noticed that MoD has been following this thread. Her last stories, since deleted, offered advice (?) to people who found themselves sad by comparing themselves to IGers; unfollow or delete the app for an hour, a day, as long as it takes to cure yourself of your problem!

@FlyingBird

I read the article. It's based on French law (I think Italy is the same). It's not really relevant to the UK, unless our laws change.

The difference being, a child model will receive their modelling income (plus interest!) at a later date.

An Instagram child probably won't have that autonomy because mummy and daddy will have spent it for them.

Interesting @sofialemon you would happily use your child and get paid taking photos yourself regardless of her privacy with no guidelines etc but not let her model for say next where there are strict rules in place. That seems a contradiction? But yes I get you don’t have a problem with the over exposure of kids being used in social media I just don’t understand why one is acceptable and one isn’t.

Sofia

'I honestly don't think the majority of the insta accounts that feature kids do show huge amounts of "staged" content.

It's their everyday lives with a # added to the pic.'

You're, quite simply, wrong about this.

@FlyingBird

I'd say the M&S ad is probably comparable in terms of it most likely would have been a full day shoot. I don't think they do a huge amount of shoots like that though anyway.

@Wren42

It would be the actual work involved in child modelling and myself having no or little control of the content that I'd dislike.

I also don't see how modelling would benefit my child other than financially.

@MadameGrizzly

I'd rather our whole family enjoyed a better lifestyle with a better work/life balance now than have potentially just one of my children earn money to use themselves at a later date.

I also feel child modelling (especially older children) would potentially be far more damaging to a child's mental health.

@jamoncrumpets

How do you know I'm wrong? How can you possibly say that isn't the case for any of the children of instamums mentioned on here?

You would have control over something you didn’t find acceptable. The point is in both cases it’s adults dictating how these children are promoted not the actual person the photo or video is being taken of. Obviously I’m talking in business terms. In a certain account there is so much that would never be allowed into a magazine advert as so many health and safety laws are being broken not to mention other things. Eventually I think the uk will have new guidelines set out so hopefully these accounts will disappear.

Because I have very good insider knowledge Sofia, and I know people that work in the SM realm.

It’s very clever how it’s been turned around to be about child modelling. Gosh I’m annoyed with myself for getting sucked into that. Very good distraction technique to try and take it away from a great discussion about what I believe is a valuable topic.

If you don’t want this thread to be pulled like the last one, then stop engaging in Sofia’s derailment tactics. Just ignore her!

Yes I have taken note and will not be engaging again. I like joining in with everyone.
Gettinstuffdoneinheels is a refreshing fun account and it features her

My point re child modelling is that personally I can't think of anything much more exploitative than putting your child forward for modelling.

On this thread the majority of you seem to have no issue with child modelling (seemingly because the money goes to the child) yet obviously have a massive issue with children "being used to earn money" on insta.