Are you sharing your kids' photos on social media without permission? Have you thought about how they'll feel about that when they get older?
Sharing photos on social media without permission? You’d probably never do that when it comes to posting pictures of a friend, but every day parents share pictures and videos of their kids on social media. Instagram and Facebook have become our de facto online family albums. Many mom (and dad) bloggers have built brands and businesses around the (mostly) honest and authentic stories involving raising their kids. But what happens when these kids become tweens and teens? How can we teach our children not to share revealing photos or overshare when some parents have been sharing photos since their babies were still in the womb?
This week on the Parenting Bytes Podcast we tackle the issue of sharing (and oversharing) photos and stories of our children without their permission. Michelle Ruiz of Vogue.com joins us to talk about her article, “The One Question Parents Should Ask Themselves Before Posting Their Kids on Social Media.” Join us as we talk about our own uncomfortable experiences with our kids reading and watching what we’ve written about them, and how parents can be more careful about what they’re sharing on social media.
This Week's Links
Intro (00:00:11)
Interview with Michelle Ruiz (00:01:17)
Michelle Ruiz, contributing writer to Vogue
The One Question Parents Should Ask Themselves Before Posting Their Kids on Social Media, by Michelle Ruiz - Vogue
http://bit.ly/2HdwK7M
My daughter asked me to stop writing about motherhood. Here's why I can't do that. By Christie Tate - The Washington Post
https://wapo.st/2HilQ0E
That Outrageous Mommy Blogger Who Refuses to Stop Writing About Her Kid Highlights a Key Parent-Child Generation Gap, by Ruth Graham - Slate
Bytes of the Week (00:22:42)
Surviving Jonestown, by Jackie Speier - Politico
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Listening to Estrogen, by Lisa Miller - The Cut
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