Social media parenting may be okay in some instances but, when parents go overboard such as posting some of these photos of their kids online, it can leave kids feeling embarrassed about themselves and even about their families. Now would you like that? Of course not! So before you click on that post button or hit the enter key, check whether those photos are any of the prohibited ones.
Cute Toddler Bath Time Photos
According to Parenting, you may consider your child's toddler bath time photos as utterly adorable, yet you're now 13-year-old son may not feel the same way. Instead of letting your social media parenting instinct taking over, try to back off a bit and think of how your child will fare after his classmates and friends will see that photo.
Child Shaming Photos
No matter how angry or disgusted you are at what your child did, please try not to post any child shaming photos. It may be considered by some as a nice way to discipline your child, but think of the lifelong consequences you will subject your child to. This is one social media parenting no-no that you must not forget.
One Of Those Bad Days
Here's another social media parenting no-no. Since you want to elicit some sympathy or parenting advice from your social media friends, you had this innermost desire to post a picture of your ashen-faced son with a thermometer protruding from his mouth. Before you do it, think like this. Do you want your co-workers to see you in your most lousy state? Maybe not. So refrain from doing the same to your kid.
It's Poop Time!
Although many parents consider making it a part of social media parenting to share with other parents cute poop time photos of their kids, the latter may not be as enthusiastic about it. For sure, your teenager will not want his girlfriend to see him using the potty even if that was like more than a decade ago.
Private Information
While you may have totally assimilated that social media parenting culture that you are about to post all important private information about your kid, better not. Remember that there are friends and prowlers online. Make sure that you don't expose your kid's details and have them land in the wrong hands.
Posting of your kids' photos may be okay, but just don't overdo it to the point of embarrassing your kid. Market Watch said that kids do complain when their parents post something that embarrasses them.
So if social media parenting is so ingrained in your system that you find it hard not to post your kids' photos, just make sure you don't post any of the moments mentioned above. Your kid will love and thank you for that.
