A Good Idea To Post Your Kid's Pictures Online? / myLot

September 10, 2018 7:06pm CST

Was just reading an article with pros and cons... I personally think if you are real active on Social platforms and can be easily identified....no thoughts?

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Nicole W.

@things4gotten (476)

• United States

11 Sep 18

I think parents should be more cautious and thoughtful towards what kind kind of things they are putting out there regarding their kids, particularly to the general public. A lot of things that they think seem funny or cute at the time could actually cause their kids humiliation or embarrassment later on in life. Unfortunately children do not get much say on how much they want to be put on display for the world in this day and age.

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BusyBoss

@Luap1050 (876)

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12 Sep 18

I never thought of the embarrassment factor later in life Nicole, but thats certainly true as well ...Did you parents do something like this to you or you know someone that had this happen??

Nicole W.

@things4gotten (476)

• United States

12 Sep 18

@Luap1050 No, my parents never did anything like that. But I have encountered things before with parents or family members sharing things that probably should be kept private. One example that comes to mind is a video that ended up being shared and passed around with the intent of getting laughs on one of my feeds. It was of a kid just out of surgery and high on pain killers. I can't imagine them being comfortable with some of the things they said in such a state. There are plenty of other examples, of course. Another recent one I can think of is a mother I encountered publicly talking about her daughter's medications and grades in detail. Children these days often have a presence on the internet before they are even born. Many of their lives (especially early on) end up chronicled on it by their parents and family. It can be difficult to remove something on it once it is posted and what is put out there will likely follow them into their adult lives. Having their personal lives on display for anyone to access makes it easy for things they would otherwise not want out in the open to fall into the hands of those who would use that information against them. Particularly when it comes to their peers when they are teenagers. Easy fodder for bullying could only be a couple searches away. At least, that is what I worry about when I see these things. Many things are innocent enough but I think parents should practice a little more caution and put a little more thought in what they put out there.

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BusyBoss

@Luap1050 (876)

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14 Sep 18

@things4gotten You said it all Nicole..... I didn't think of it opening up one for bullying, but that makes a lot of sense. I also like your comment that one has a presence on the internet before they are born,,,so true !!