It’s impossible to keep our kids offline, but we need to think carefully about the consequences of putting their pictures on social media
My sister texted with a photo of my daughter, asking if it was OK to post it on Instagram. In the picture, taken at the Thanksgiving table, she was gripping a large turkey leg, her mouth open, her eyes, well, I don’t want to say rabid, but, not un-rabid, as she seemingly battled to get it in her mouth whole. She gave the impression of a person whose family had been killed by turkeys and, after embarking on a long and bloody journey of revenge, had murdered the turkey’s son and was eating his flesh as their village burned around her. I said yes. It was sweet of her to ask. The exchange, though, made me consider more closely one of today’s favourite anxieties: “sharenting”, the practice of posting pictures of your children online.
'Sharenting' or posting pictures of your children online is one of today's favourite anxieties
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