Sharenting- When a Child has to Teach their Parent About Consent and the Implications of a Digital Footprint She Didn’t Create

Sharenting (or oversharenting)- noun- When parents overshare photos and other data of their children on social media.

Sharenting is the overuse of social media by parents sharing content based on their children, such as baby pictures or details of their children’s activities. It’s related to the concept of TMI, or “Too Much Information.” Pediatricians are starting to consider how sharenting affects childhood well-being and family life.

I have a podcast called Dear Family, and it’s all about our complicated and wonderful families, parenting, and finding mental wellness. I also have a beautiful family, specifically two stunning, talented, and bright teenage daughters I am immensely proud of. (Yes, I know I sound like a biased mother, which of course I am.) If I could, I’d share images of their activities and their accomplishments left and right on all my social media platforms because it feels like a mother’s prerogative. If you were able to look at my private Facebook and Instagram accounts, you would see that it is exactly what I used to do…but not anymore.

I’ve been warned by my daughters to no longer post any pictures of them on social…