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Post by al on Mar 24, 2019 13:53:52 GMT 10
It's been over a solid decade now that social media has been used to post family photos, but I think it is becoming increasingly accepted, particularly on Instagram.
Years ago on Facebook, you may have gotten an occasional photo, maybe in a larger album, or a collection presenting a new baby. In the 00's it was still frowned upon to post many photos or too much personal information for security purposes. Nowadays it's easy to find public accounts with abundant information. I see a lot of people who post a photo every time their kid loses a tooth or gets a haircut or whatever, some that even post their ootd. Daily posting of mundane events. If the page is popular some of these kids get "fans" and they become like parent-run kid accounts.
Many parents say these photos are for their friends and family, and the kids seem to enjoy having their photos uploaded. But one could also argue that babies and little kids aren't really "consenting" and may later find it embarrassing. It may open them up to criticism via the comment section before developmentally ready. On the other side, it could set them up to start expecting "likes" and accolades at a young age.
Is posting one's children on social media harmless fun or is it gonna screw up Gen Alpha?
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Post by rainbow on Mar 24, 2019 22:10:31 GMT 10
I guess it depends on what they're posting but I really don't see a problem with it. Social media has gotten so big that parents are going to continue posting photos of their kids online and I highly doubt anything will stop that. They don't usually do it because of likes, they just do it because they want to remember all the good moments.
I have childhood photos of myself posted on Facebook by my parents and I never had any problem with it.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 24, 2019 22:59:45 GMT 10
I was just thinking about this topic the other day. One of my cousins (he was only 20 at the time) had a daughter back in 2017. All of her photos exist on social media in some form, from her first few days from hospital, to her taking her very first steps. It's all out there for the world to see. The idea of sharing infant/childhood photos without the actual consent of the child is something that I don't particularly agree with (especially since the photos can easily get into the wrong hands), but then again, maybe i'm just being archaic. This is the new norm. All of my cousin's daughter's photos are not printed out and stored in a photo album; they're on an iPhone device. As for myself personally, my parents have shared photos of me on Facebook, but none from before the age of 12. That's probably more of a reflection of when I actually experienced the bulk of my childhood though. The majority of the photos that were taken of me from when I was a kid are stored in family photo albums. Thankfully, Facebook only started to become popular by the time I was around 9 years old and like you mentioned, sharing photos of kids on social media during the 2000s was something that was frowned upon. So I dodged a bullet!  I guess, if I were to sum up my thoughts, I would say that it's an invasion of privacy. I think the child needs to be consented first before photos of them are posted on social media for anyone to see/access. Okay true, you're not going to get an answer from a 4 or 5 year old, but in that scenario, simply don't share the photos on social media. Just e-mail the photos to a select few people who you can trust!
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Post by mwalker96 on Mar 24, 2019 23:32:32 GMT 10
I was just thinking about this topic the other day. One of my cousins (he was only 20 at the time) had a daughter back in 2017. All of her photos exist on social media in some form, from her first few days from hospital, to her taking her very first steps. It's all out there for the world to see. The idea of sharing infant/childhood photos without the actual consent of the child is something that I don't particularly agree with (especially since the photos can easily get into the wrong hands), but then again, maybe i'm just being archaic. This is the new norm. All of my cousin's daughter's photos are not printed out and stored in a photo album; they're on an iPhone device. As for myself personally, my parents have shared photos of me on Facebook, but none from before the age of 12. That's probably more of a reflection of when I actually experienced the bulk of my childhood though. The majority of the photos that were taken of me from when I was a kid are stored in family photo albums. Thankfully, Facebook only started to become popular by the time I was around 9 years old and like you mentioned, sharing photos of kids on social media during the 2000s was something that was frowned upon. So I dodged a bullet! I guess, if I were to sum up my thoughts, I would say that it's an invasion of privacy. I think the child needs to be consented first before photos of them are posted on social media for anyone to see/access. Okay true, you're not going to get an answer from a 4 or 5 year old, but in that scenario, simply don't share the photos on social media. Just e-mail the photos to a select few people who you can trust! Us 90s borns are pretty privileged to never had to worry about all of our childhood photos being exposed online since we were growing up in a time when the internet was still pretty new to the general population. By the time I was old enough to have a social media account the 2000s were pretty much over. I personally don't see a big deal but it could be embarrassing when the child is a teenager and see's himself in a diaper.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 3:39:36 GMT 10
I was just thinking about this topic the other day. One of my cousins (he was only 20 at the time) had a daughter back in 2017. All of her photos exist on social media in some form, from her first few days from hospital, to her taking her very first steps. It's all out there for the world to see. The idea of sharing infant/childhood photos without the actual consent of the child is something that I don't particularly agree with (especially since the photos can easily get into the wrong hands), but then again, maybe i'm just being archaic. This is the new norm. All of my cousin's daughter's photos are not printed out and stored in a photo album; they're on an iPhone device. As for myself personally, my parents have shared photos of me on Facebook, but none from before the age of 12. That's probably more of a reflection of when I actually experienced the bulk of my childhood though. The majority of the photos that were taken of me from when I was a kid are stored in family photo albums. Thankfully, Facebook only started to become popular by the time I was around 9 years old and like you mentioned, sharing photos of kids on social media during the 2000s was something that was frowned upon. So I dodged a bullet! I guess, if I were to sum up my thoughts, I would say that it's an invasion of privacy. I think the child needs to be consented first before photos of them are posted on social media for anyone to see/access. Okay true, you're not going to get an answer from a 4 or 5 year old, but in that scenario, simply don't share the photos on social media. Just e-mail the photos to a select few people who you can trust! Facebook let's you restrict which of your "friends" can see your posts, that would be the equivalent of emailing I think. Instagram is another matter though, I don't think you can customize who can see that.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 25, 2019 9:21:31 GMT 10
Us 90s borns are pretty privileged to never had to worry about all of our childhood photos being exposed online since we were growing up in a time when the internet was still pretty new to the general population. By the time I was old enough to have a social media account the 2000s were pretty much over. I personally don't see a big deal but it could be embarrassing when the child is a teenager and see's himself in a diaper. Yep, that's true. Social media was still a pipe dream when we were toddlers. Facebook let's you restrict which of your "friends" can see your posts, that would be the equivalent of emailing I think. Instagram is another matter though, I don't think you can customize who can see that. If the person sharing the photos was only "friends" with people they personally know, then I would agree that it would be. However, many people on Facebook are "friends" with hundreds of people, even people from around the world whom they have never actually met in person. I guess it just depends really.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 9:34:42 GMT 10
Us 90s borns are pretty privileged to never had to worry about all of our childhood photos being exposed online since we were growing up in a time when the internet was still pretty new to the general population. By the time I was old enough to have a social media account the 2000s were pretty much over. I personally don't see a big deal but it could be embarrassing when the child is a teenager and see's himself in a diaper. Yep, that's true. Social media was still a pipe dream when we were toddlers. Facebook let's you restrict which of your "friends" can see your posts, that would be the equivalent of emailing I think. Instagram is another matter though, I don't think you can customize who can see that. If the person sharing the photos was only "friends" with people they personally know, then I would agree that it would be. However, many people on Facebook are "friends" with hundreds of people, even people from around the world whom they have never actually met in person. I guess it just depends really. You can restrict even further than that though. A lot of my Facebook posts aren't visible to my older relatives or my acquaintances even though they are my Facebook friends.
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Post by rainbow on Mar 25, 2019 9:45:55 GMT 10
I was just thinking about this topic the other day. One of my cousins (he was only 20 at the time) had a daughter back in 2017. All of her photos exist on social media in some form, from her first few days from hospital, to her taking her very first steps. It's all out there for the world to see. The idea of sharing infant/childhood photos without the actual consent of the child is something that I don't particularly agree with (especially since the photos can easily get into the wrong hands), but then again, maybe i'm just being archaic. This is the new norm. All of my cousin's daughter's photos are not printed out and stored in a photo album; they're on an iPhone device. As for myself personally, my parents have shared photos of me on Facebook, but none from before the age of 12. That's probably more of a reflection of when I actually experienced the bulk of my childhood though. The majority of the photos that were taken of me from when I was a kid are stored in family photo albums. Thankfully, Facebook only started to become popular by the time I was around 9 years old and like you mentioned, sharing photos of kids on social media during the 2000s was something that was frowned upon. So I dodged a bullet! I guess, if I were to sum up my thoughts, I would say that it's an invasion of privacy. I think the child needs to be consented first before photos of them are posted on social media for anyone to see/access. Okay true, you're not going to get an answer from a 4 or 5 year old, but in that scenario, simply don't share the photos on social media. Just e-mail the photos to a select few people who you can trust! Us 90s borns are pretty privileged to never had to worry about all of our childhood photos being exposed online since we were growing up in a time when the internet was still pretty new to the general population. By the time I was old enough to have a social media account the 2000s were pretty much over. I personally don't see a big deal but it could be embarrassing when the child is a teenager and see's himself in a diaper. Well as said before, it really depends on what you're posting. Something like a new haircut or a lost tooth wouldn't be too bad and I honestly don't see anything wrong with it. I actually wish I had more of my childhood photos posted on Facebook because there's barely any pictures of me from my childhood.
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Post by mwalker96 on Mar 25, 2019 10:18:40 GMT 10
Yep, that's true. Social media was still a pipe dream when we were toddlers. If the person sharing the photos was only "friends" with people they personally know, then I would agree that it would be. However, many people on Facebook are "friends" with hundreds of people, even people from around the world whom they have never actually met in person. I guess it just depends really. You can restrict even further than that though. A lot of my Facebook posts aren't visible to my older relatives or my acquaintances even though they are my Facebook friends. True, we were toddlers during the AOL era. Social media existed in my childhood but it was just myspace then and not many adults used it while it was in it's prime.
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Post by al on Mar 25, 2019 12:45:03 GMT 10
I actually started thinking about this after recently realizing that the first group of kids this applies to are teens now, around rainbow 's age. Though as far as embarrassing ten-year-old photos on Facebook goes, well I posted them myself lmao. It's one aspect of the Timeline a lot of people initially disliked, how easy finding old things became. I had to go manually make my old albums private. If anyone is wondering, my personal opinion is in the moderation category. Parents need to ask themselves if what they're posting would be embarrassing for them. I'll admit it's kind of fun to look at people's family photos and I can't say I'd never do it; maybe kids popping up once in a while or in the background. But there are also people who post way too much. A new photo everyday is excessive and makes everything an event. It's a prevalent, annoying attitude on social media, how people act like something is far more grandiose than in reality and really play up the illusion of their life. When it's at this point, I think it's wrong and going to teach children their life is all for show. I don't think anyone's privacy is in danger since so many people do it, but I would avoid showing your kids school or the front of your house in photos. Honestly, I cringe when I see houses posted by anyone. I know a kid who got slurs written on his driveway because of that. Us 90s borns are pretty privileged to never had to worry about all of our childhood photos being exposed online since we were growing up in a time when the internet was still pretty new to the general population. By the time I was old enough to have a social media account the 2000s were pretty much over. I personally don't see a big deal but it could be embarrassing when the child is a teenager and see's himself in a diaper. We were little kids post 9/11 when everyone was freaked out about safety, in addition to the newness of the internet. I used to have to buzz in every morning by intercom to get into elementary school, and had to be signed out by a parent to be picked up. It was a paranoid time. Every year through school, my parents had to sign a form whether it was okay for my image or my work to be published. Whether it went on a class webpage, in the newspaper, etc. My elementary school had a pretty basic html website that sometimes teacher would upload photos to. I remember in Kindergarten there were some pictures of when a beekeeper came in, and we downloaded one and made it the desktop on our Windows 95. So cool so tech savvy for 2000 lmao. One thing I'll admit that kind of weirds me out is when I see classroom Instagram pages with pictures of the kids. It's not that it's a terrible idea, some of my hs classes had Facebook pages and it was helpful, but I think it should be private. If the idea is to give other teachers ideas, then no child photos. It just makes it really easy to find out where they are.
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Post by mwalker96 on Mar 25, 2019 14:00:14 GMT 10
I actually started thinking about this after recently realizing that the first group of kids this applies to are teens now, around rainbow 's age. Though as far as embarrassing ten-year-old photos on Facebook goes, well I posted them myself lmao. It's one aspect of the Timeline a lot of people initially disliked, how easy finding old things became. I had to go manually make my old albums private. If anyone is wondering, my personal opinion is in the moderation category. Parents need to ask themselves if what they're posting would be embarrassing for them. I'll admit it's kind of fun to look at people's family photos and I can't say I'd never do it; maybe kids popping up once in a while or in the background. But there are also people who post way too much. A new photo everyday is excessive and makes everything an event. It's a prevalent, annoying attitude on social media, how people act like something is far more grandiose than in reality and really play up the illusion of their life. When it's at this point, I think it's wrong and going to teach children their life is all for show. I don't think anyone's privacy is in danger since so many people do it, but I would avoid showing your kids school or the front of your house in photos. Honestly, I cringe when I see houses posted by anyone. I know a kid who got slurs written on his driveway because of that. Us 90s borns are pretty privileged to never had to worry about all of our childhood photos being exposed online since we were growing up in a time when the internet was still pretty new to the general population. By the time I was old enough to have a social media account the 2000s were pretty much over. I personally don't see a big deal but it could be embarrassing when the child is a teenager and see's himself in a diaper. We were little kids post 9/11 when everyone was freaked out about safety, in addition to the newness of the internet. I used to have to buzz in every morning by intercom to get into elementary school, and had to be signed out by a parent to be picked up. It was a paranoid time. Every year through school, my parents had to sign a form whether it was okay for my image or my work to be published. Whether it went on a class webpage, in the newspaper, etc. My elementary school had a pretty basic html website that sometimes teacher would upload photos to. I remember in Kindergarten there were some pictures of when a beekeeper came in, and we downloaded one and made it the desktop on our Windows 95. So cool so tech savvy for 2000 lmao. One thing I'll admit that kind of weirds me out is when I see classroom Instagram pages with pictures of the kids. It's not that it's a terrible idea, some of my hs classes had Facebook pages and it was helpful, but I think it should be private. If the idea is to give other teachers ideas, then no child photos. It just makes it really easy to find out where they are. Yeah that's the reason why people my age is considered one of the oldest gen Zers. Even though my childhood was pre social media, the internet and cellphones were around all throughout elementary school so by nature we were connected beyond the physical world. Our childhoods were still relatively carefree but parenting was transitioning from the overbearing helicopter parenting to the more laid-back coddling approach with kids having access to technology super early but still not being able to hang out late at night.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 2:11:50 GMT 10
It's an invasion of privacy. You don't know who is out there. I won't even show pictures of me as an adult.
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Post by al on Mar 26, 2019 4:25:43 GMT 10
I also want to add that I really dislike seeing photos/videos posted of children crying or throwing a tantrum. Imagine someone whipping out their camera during one of your finer moments? Also while sick, after surgery, covered in waste for whatever reason, etc. Maybe they think they'll be the next "David After Dentist" or "Greatest Freak Out Ever" or something, but it can come off as sadistic. Unless the kid themselves thinks it's hilarious after, which at least is then in good spirits. Luckily I'm not really seeing this stuff as much as a few years ago, like when Vine was big. Yeah that's the reason why people my age is considered one of the oldest gen Zers. Even though my childhood was pre social media, the internet and cellphones were around all throughout elementary school so by nature we were connected beyond the physical world. Our childhoods were still relatively carefree but parenting was transitioning from the overbearing helicopter parenting to the more laid-back coddling approach with kids having access to technology super early but still not being able to hang out late at night. This is one of those areas where I do think there's a noticeable difference between being in school in the 90's vs the 00's. It's almost weird for me to imagine not being able to email a teacher.
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Post by mwalker96 on Mar 26, 2019 5:12:44 GMT 10
I also want to add that I really dislike seeing photos/videos posted of children crying or throwing a tantrum. Imagine someone whipping out their camera during one of your finer moments? Also while sick, after surgery, covered in waste for whatever reason, etc. Maybe they think they'll be the next "David After Dentist" or "Greatest Freak Out Ever" or something, but it can come off as sadistic. Unless the kid themselves thinks it's hilarious after, which at least is then in good spirits. Luckily I'm not really seeing this stuff as much as a few years ago, like when Vine was big. Yeah that's the reason why people my age is considered one of the oldest gen Zers. Even though my childhood was pre social media, the internet and cellphones were around all throughout elementary school so by nature we were connected beyond the physical world. Our childhoods were still relatively carefree but parenting was transitioning from the overbearing helicopter parenting to the more laid-back coddling approach with kids having access to technology super early but still not being able to hang out late at night. This is one of those areas where I do think there's a noticeable difference between being in school in the 90's vs the 00's. It's almost weird for me to imagine not being able to email a teacher. Ikr. I never'd used email in elementary school but I knew it existed. Another key difference is being able to play flash computer games online rather than having to buy a cd-rom/floppy disc computer game. The internet at least for me was always widely available. When my 92-born cousin told me he knew no one who had internet for a long time it surprised me because all throughout grade school the internet was something you always knew that existed even if you didn't have it yourself.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 28, 2019 11:04:34 GMT 10
This is an interesting coincidence! The Today show here in Australia actually had a segment yesterday morning which weighed in on whether parents should ask their children's permission to share photos of them online. Most of the responses online have been opposed to the idea, although some have said that it's an ethical thing to do. I also want to add that I really dislike seeing photos/videos posted of children crying or throwing a tantrum. Imagine someone whipping out their camera during one of your finer moments? Also while sick, after surgery, covered in waste for whatever reason, etc. Maybe they think they'll be the next "David After Dentist" or "Greatest Freak Out Ever" or something, but it can come off as sadistic. Unless the kid themselves thinks it's hilarious after, which at least is then in good spirits. Luckily I'm not really seeing this stuff as much as a few years ago, like when Vine was big. I think the thing that most annoys me about those videos are the reactions from the parents. You'll often hear parents laughing as they are recording their children crying and to me, it's completely irresponsible. What kind of parent finds joy out of their own child's misery? The simply fact is, something is deeply upsetting the child to make them want to cry in the first place and even if it is over something trivial, the parent shouldn't respond by making a mockery out of it.
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