Does anyone else not post pictures of their kids on social media? I posted a birth announcement on Facebook with a picture or two, and that's it. We have also told family to please ask permission before posting. Our family, while mostly respecting our wishes to keep our baby off social media, thinks we're being overprotective and crazy. My MIL posted a picture of our daughter recently, and we asked her to take it down. My mom has even gone so far as to say that my daughter will think we don't love her because we didn't post about her on social media when she was younger [insert dramatic eye roll here]. We've explained the multiple reasons why we have made this choice, but they are still having a hard time with it. Here are our reasons: -Her privacy and safety are of the utmost importance. I don't know what my family members' privacy settings are or who they are friends with on social media. There's a lot of creeps out there, and the internet makes it easier for them to be creepy. -She should have the right to choose what is posted about her when she is old enough to decide whether she wants to have an online presence or not. This is the first generation that has no say in their online presence, and we want to respect her future choice to be online or not.-We don't want her to feel embarrassed or be ridiculed for something that was posted about her online, as what is posted on the internet is there forever. -We don't want her to be subjected to judgment from our followers or whomever else can view her pictures. We also don't want her to grow up feeling that she is only as valuable as the number of "likes" she gets on a picture or post. Besides, who benefits from posting these pictures online? Does it actually benefit the child? In most cases, I feel like it doesn't.So... are you keeping your babies off social media? Or are we totally alone in this endeavor? (I'd like to add that I am not judging those who do decide to post pictures of their children. I guess I'm just looking for a little reassurance here. I think that as parents, we all try our best to do what we think is right for our children. ) via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2MFPP11
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