Mindful sharenting: how millennial parents balance between sharing and protecting

Parents who practice mindful sharenting do so to avoid negative experiences, protect their child’s privacy, and grant them autonomy over their online presence, employing various strategies to balance the benefits of sharenting with privacy concerns, yet often facing criticism and pressure to justify their choices from family members and acquaintances.

 

Michel Walrave, Sofie Robbé,

Luna Staes, and Lara Hallam

Front Psychol

July 25, 2023

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The Sharenting Reckoning Is Here

Cosmopolitan delves into the current crisis within the unregulated realm of family influencers, prompting parents to confront the consequences of freely sharing their children’s lives online amidst concerns about safety, privacy, consent, and financial compensation.

Annabel Iwegbue

Cosmopolitan

March 12, 2024

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“We’re Never Doing This Again”: What It Took for These Parenting Influencers to Pull Their Kids Offline

Why former sharent content creators decided to stop posting their children online after having built their platforms and income by posting their children’s lives all over social media.

Fortesa Latifi

Cosmopolitan

March 12, 2024

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Parents who share photos of children online more likely to be approached for sexual images of them

A new report by the Australian Institute of Criminology warns that parents who share photos of their children online are at an increased risk of being solicited for sexually explicit images of their kids, emphasizing the dangers of “sharenting” and urging greater awareness and caution in sharing children’s information on social media platforms.

 

Josh Butler

The Guardian

May 1, 2024

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Why you should think twice before posting that cute photo of your kid online

Interview with Leah Plunkett, author of Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our Kids Online, discussing the implications of sharenting for children such as risks to their privacy and safety, including potential identity theft, harassment, and future loss of control over their personal narrative, prompting experts to recommend cautious and mindful posting practices.

 

Andrew Limbong

NPR

May 20, 2024

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“Sharenting” May Be Common, but How Does It Affect Kids?

Explores how sharenting raises significant ethical concerns around consent, privacy, and the potential negative impacts on children’s mental and physical well-being, prompting experts to advise careful consideration and open communication with children about what is shared online.

Devan McGuinness

Popsugar

Mar 8, 2024 

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A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men

The growing trend of parent-managed child influencer accounts on Instagram has led to disturbing interactions with adult men, raising serious concerns about child exploitation, online safety, and the need for stricter regulations to protect young influencers.

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 

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The New York Times

February 25, 2024

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Behind the Screen: Protecting the Rights of Children in Family Vlogging

Family vlogging, while popular for its intimate portrayal of daily life, has raised significant ethical and legal concerns, especially regarding the involvement and exploitation of children, as exemplified by the Ruby Franke case, highlighting the urgent need for protective legislation.

Samantha Tonini

Texas Undergraduate Law Journal

April 25, 2024

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The Necessity of Child Influencer Laws Amongst a Monetized Content Society

As children become ubiquitous on social media, with many turning into “child influencers” and family breadwinners, concerns over their online safety and legal protection have surged, prompting some states to push for laws to protect their privacy, earnings, and well-being.

 

Sophie Zarkesh

USC Gould’s Business Law Digest

April 27, 2024

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