Which kind of sharent are you? Take the NEW MN fun quiz – and you could win a £250 JL voucher from Vodafone NOW CLOSED

[AnnMumsnet]

To celebrate the launch of the new Vodafone family price plan - Red+ - we have developed a new fun quiz to find out what kind of sharent you are!

What’s a sharent we hear you say…well it’s all about your attitude to sharing photos and updates of your DC online. Are you shary-savvy, a Shary Mary, shary-wary – or totes off the grid?
Take the short quiz now to find out

Vodafone say “For some parents, the internet can seem like a bit of minefield and with new technology emerging all the time, it can be hard to stay up to date. If that sounds like you, worry not. Vodafone has put together some guides and articles to help parents maintain control and keep the family safe – find out more here
Vodafone has also launched a new plan, designed specifically for families. Red+ gives you one data allowance to share and you can even cap your kids’ data so they don't go over their limit. You'll get one simple bill for all devices, saving you money compared to individual plans, and you'll also get unlimited calls and texts”

Find out more at vodafone.co.uk/redplus.

Please take a few minutes to do the quiz and return to this thread to post your sharenting result – let Vodafone know on this thread what it is and what you think and you’ll be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £250 John Lewis voucher.

The Vodafone Digital Parenting Guide can be found here: www.vodafone.co.uk/family

Thanks and good luck

MNHQ

I'm share savvy but DCs still too young to be online so I'm sure the rules will tighten up once they reach that stage

I'm also very aware that my children cannot currently consent to their online presence even if it's just cute photos so their presence on my (very limited) social media is sparse to say the least.

It is about circumstances. Most of my friends and family are abroad so I do share pictures of my children as I like to see their friends and cousins growing up too. I am now friends with some people who have never moved away from where they are born and they may think that my posts are too child, scenery, food centred. according to MN TBF I can see why you wouldn't share on social media in those circumstances unless you want to show off.

What I have trouble to understand is why I have random children popping in my news feed friends of friends

Before internet I did share by sending pictures and long letters, TBH it was costing me a fortune in photos and stamps and some of my friends did miss out because of the costs. It is just a continuation of that except that now some friends who don't really care are kept up to date too they are not obliged to read No ideal solutions, except that Facebook is saving me quite a lot of money which is needed at the moment.

Off the grid and proud. Dd doesn't like me sharing pictures of her on social media which is fine by me.

I'm shareywary which pretty much sums me up however I'm quite happy there and don't want or need to 'dive in' further.

I'm share savvy, I think it's nice to share interesting or important events but I certainly don't want to spam my Facebook friends with tons of info & pics that are only interesting to a small group of people- I set up a private Facebook group of people I thought would want to see my DDs activities & only share with them.

I also use a very good app called Lifecake which orders your photos etc by date so you can she how she grows up.

Share Savvy

Yep, fits me. We have family who live far away so sharing things on FB, whatsapp etc is a good way of keeping them in the loop at the same time as others grandparents (important!).

I'm 'share-savvy'. We're not on Facebook and rarely tweet family photos so this is probably right. Only my DH and I have smartphones so a lot of the DC questions I answered on what I would do - maybe in reality my answers would end up bring a bit different?

You are share-y wary

You find the whole world of social media a bit anxiety-inducing - and need help knowing where to dive in.

I'm not sure I find it anxiety-inducing and don't really need help - I'm just quite private about some things and can't bear selfies!

Share Savvy too. Though my low shareyness is probably more down to can't be aresedness than savvyness.

I am share-Savvy. That's about right as I will be having the Internet safety talks with my kids and I don't share much on Fb etc.
I'm too busy having fun to take pics and plaster them everywhere!!

I'm Sharey Savvy apparently. I do try to keep up with what my teens are doing online, they sell cha about sites they use, and are pretty good at self limiting their time. Love the idea of one bill for all, managing five is hard work.

I'm share-savvy. I don't share the minutiae of my life with all and sundry and get irritated by people who do. I hate selfies. Children are all over 18 now and I do use FB to keep in touch with what they're up to.

Ooh I'm off the grid, seem to be in the minority there!

Predictably, I'm 'off the grid' - didn't need to do a test to confirm that though! Rest of the family have social media, smart phones etc but I just can't get that interested - always something else I need/want to do etc.

Oooh I got share savvy!
I agree!!! I like to share but also be share aware, there's others to think about, do they want their part in my 'announcements' to be in the public domain??

Share-savvy here. Probably about right- I spend a lot of time online, but I'm very wary about my 10 year old introduction to social media.

I'm share-savvy.

I think that's true, I love using the internet but i'm quite wary of sharing anything personal.

I also think selfie's are very uncool if you are over 25! I cringe when I see my friends who are 35+ posting them!

I'm sharey-warey too. Although DCs still only little the idea of what is "out there" petrifies me!

Sharey-warey.... Yes, of course I'm wary! But that's not a bad thing, & I'd hate to be ruled by technology anymore than we already are. It's naive to be unwary!

What is your sharenting style?

Apparently I’m SHARE-SAVVY, which is fairly accurate.
‘Whilst you’re not adverse to a bit of online boasting, you remain a leetle bit sceptical about sharing too much. In fact, you pride yourself on being pretty up-to-the-minute with your online safety knowledge, and you make sure you pass this on to your kids.’

We are quite a tech-happy family but with a very healthy regard to internet privacy and security. I do however hate what Facebook has turned into and everything that it stands for…and Twitter is now almost as bad! It never ceases to amaze me how people post the most intimate details of their lives, sometimes to virtual strangers if they haven’t got their security settings sorted properly. Then there is the sinister way that Facebook assumes it owns all the personal and contact details posted by members. I can’t help feeling uneasy at the possible future power they might wield as a corporate data-giant… it all seems a bit too Orwellian for me.

I like to believe that Mumsnet are being honest when they say they won’t share my data with third parties for competitions etc but I still wouldn’t post anything on the forums that I wouldn’t want to be known in real life.

Perhaps I seem just a little bit paranoid but I'm actually quite chilled about tech...I just value my privacy and don’t want every detail of my family life out there in the public domain.

What is your sharenting style?
You are share-savvy

Whilst you’re not adverse to a bit of online boasting, you remain a leetle bit sceptical about sharing too much. In fact, you pride yourself on being pretty up-to-the-minute with your online safety knowledge, and you make sure you pass this on to your kids.

I only post selfies of cocktails that I have drunken - so once in a blue moon

Share-Savvy.

share-y wary which I think is quite fitting I dont like everyone knowing all my business

You are share-savvy

Whilst you’re not adverse to a bit of online boasting, you remain a leetle bit sceptical about sharing too much. In fact, you pride yourself on being pretty up-to-the-minute with your online safety knowledge, and you make sure you pass this on to your kids.