Comments on: From a Mom to You: Sharing Your Child Online

By: Wyatt@background check

Wyatt@background check — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:29:03 +0000

Honesty is still the best policy and the purpose of the action will be the one to justify the end. Since Julie’s parents have good intentions in making documentaries of her while she is growing up, then they have to tell her honestly about their purpose in a way that she can understand at her current age. But if they feel like it is not comfortable to anyone of them anymore then the parents should make some moves on how things can be handled better. As a safety measure since Internet exposure is involved, strangers who will try to become close to their daughter must be investigated and checked first.

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:27:12 +0000

Well- I think that it all depends on how exactly things will be shared- of course a great parent would never share children major problems that could possibly hurt their future job life or something. And naked pictures are definitely out in my opinion because of wackos out there.
I don’t see any problems with sharing birthday party pictures or something cute that they drew. People just have to have good common sense.
My boys love knowing that I’m proud of them and their accomplishments and sometimes share their great qualities with the world.
All the best,
Eren
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By: Raisa

Raisa — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:09:21 +0000

Interesting discussion and I wonder why so many parents show their naked kids on family blogs but here I find some explanations. You live in a very big country and probably share children´s progress by writing on the blog. What I wonder is why so many parents show their kids´genitals on the blog. I am not only thinking about peddo´s as they probably feel attracted to all types of children ( dressed or undressed) but also about the child´s right to privacy. I might sound judgemental ( and maybe I am because I think the parents are so stupid ) but shouldn´t parents be more sensitive about what they share with the webworld? Isn´t it illegal, BTW, to put up naked pics of children on blogs or similar?

By: Nancy Gray

Nancy Gray — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:07:59 +0000

This is so great! The kind of conversation that must take place more to avoid unintended “child abuse” that could result from not thinking before acting! And aren’t we all guilty of that, from time to time!
As an advocate of children, I’m delighted anytime there is an attempt to increase the health, safety and welfare of children. However, I do believe that living is by its very nature a “risk-taking” endeavor so too much caution is not the best answer either.
Thanks for a great break! Enjoyed every minute of it….

By: Diabetis

Diabetis — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:20:10 +0000

Personally, if ever I have a child of my own I wouldn’t share it with the world by writing about him on my blog because I fear about his safety.
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By: Christa M. Miller

Christa M. Miller — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:25:06 +0000

I am extremely uncomfortable with this kind of thing. I don’t think it matters if a parent is not showing a child’s naked pictures. Most pedophiles first meet their victims fully clothed — they just approach them the way they might otherwise approach a date.

And it is so incredibly easy to find out where people live. I know law enforcement officers still working to get their personal info removed from data-mining sites. I am sure I can be found… I just try not to make it TOO easy, and I make sure the focus is on me/my business rather than my kids.

Sorry if I appear judgmental. This is one of my hot buttons. I am sure most parents weigh the odds of a creep approaching them/their kids vs. the need to share info with family flung far and wide. Those odds, given the proliferation of other blogs and photo accounts as well as the easy accessibility of child porn, are very low… but they exist, and I (like other commenters here) prefer to minimize them as much as I can.

You know, I’d love to hear from an ICAC or other investigator on this issue!

By: Jamie Favreau

Jamie Favreau — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:39:03 +0000

I have friends who have elected to do it both ways. One has a blog and uses it to keep in contact with her ex husband and that side of the family since they are military and have moved quite a bit. He can see what is going on with his kids because they are in different locations in the USA. Which I see why she is doing it that way. Plus, most of the people who probably are looking for her know her. Plus, there is always the discretion of what happens if the wrong people find out. But they are military so they are always moving.

Then I have a second friend who doesn’t put names with her kids. She does on FB but when she blogs she doesn’t write down their names.

So I can see the point of doing them both. I am not a parent but I have witnessed both sides of the coin.