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Parents filming in children’s groups

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Curious4567 · 06/03/2026 16:49

I don’t know if I am overreacting, but my gut tells me I’m not. I take my 2 year old to a gymnastics class once a week, which he loves. While we are there, there is always at least 3 or 4 parents that insist on filming their children. Now I understand people want to have memories of their children, so do I, but I am very against people having videos or pictures with my child in the image also, regardless if it is only in the background (I would only take pictures of my child alone or with consent) I don’t post pictures of my child online, I personally don’t agree with it, one they haven’t consented, two, they will go on to be independent and don’t deserve to have an online history following them, and three, you don’t know who is looking at them or god forbid, doing god knows what with them!
anyway, I’m thinking of raising it with the club but wanted to get others opinions first!
fire away…
thanks!

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Revoltingpheasants · 07/03/2026 18:51

But I do notice there’s definitely a reverse kind of judgement which is inherent in the language above, intended or otherwise i am one of those that prefers to enjoy the moment and we’re too busy having fun.

The implication is that photographs are fake (possibly because we equate them with social media which IS fake!) and so if you go from 0-5 with maybe ten photos that’s evidence of a truly wonderful childhood.

My story is possibly a little different as my parents died very young so photographs are really all I have left. I hope I won’t leave this earth for some time but if I do I want my children to know what we did and where we went, even if they don’t remember it. And I find photos prompt so many other memories. Our TV is connected to my phone so when it goes into standby photos come up. One came up the other day and I’d forgotten all about it; nothing special, took ds to a toddler group and then to a park and we saw a tractor and the farmer let him sit in it and his little face was lit up. I liked remembering it and I really would have forgotten otherwise. I promise, plenty of fun was had that day!

Itsmetheflamingo · 07/03/2026 18:55

Revoltingpheasants · 07/03/2026 18:51

But I do notice there’s definitely a reverse kind of judgement which is inherent in the language above, intended or otherwise i am one of those that prefers to enjoy the moment and we’re too busy having fun.

The implication is that photographs are fake (possibly because we equate them with social media which IS fake!) and so if you go from 0-5 with maybe ten photos that’s evidence of a truly wonderful childhood.

My story is possibly a little different as my parents died very young so photographs are really all I have left. I hope I won’t leave this earth for some time but if I do I want my children to know what we did and where we went, even if they don’t remember it. And I find photos prompt so many other memories. Our TV is connected to my phone so when it goes into standby photos come up. One came up the other day and I’d forgotten all about it; nothing special, took ds to a toddler group and then to a park and we saw a tractor and the farmer let him sit in it and his little face was lit up. I liked remembering it and I really would have forgotten otherwise. I promise, plenty of fun was had that day!

Yes agree. Also this idea that everyone posts photos on social media.

and of course- we don’t want photos of your children in photos of ours, so naturally will avoid them

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