"I just had a baby, and my mom wants to post pictures of her on Facebook, where she is eager to share them with her hundreds of friends. My husband and I are both averse to social media, and she knows that (I don't even let her post photos of me!). We're concerned about privacy, identity theft, and future tech, plus I'm sure there's a dash of superstition."
"So far, she is respecting our wishes, but she hates it and tells us regularly how unreasonable she thinks we are being. Can you recommend any resources to educate her (and ourselves) about the risks and nuances of this? Any ideas for a middle ground, or do we just hold this boundary and leave her to figure out how to accept it, because it's our baby? -Overwhelmed by the Grandmarazzi"
"The only middle ground-which wouldn't satisfy the Grandmarazzi anyway-I'm sure-is the one some of my young friends have settled on: posting photos of their small children with a virtual sticker covering their faces (a smiley face, a heart, etc.). This is the way they satisfy their hunger to post on social media (some people really do feel it's an essential part of life,"
Parents can refuse to allow grandparents to post baby photos on social media to protect children's privacy, identity, and future digital exposure. Concerned parents prefer sending images by email or text rather than posting on Facebook. Grandparents may resent these limits and seek education or compromise. One possible middle ground is posting images with virtual stickers covering children's faces to obscure identity while allowing social sharing. That compromise is imperfect and may not be practical if the poster cannot reliably apply stickers. Parents are justified in holding firm boundaries; protecting the child outweighs placating relatives.
Read at Slate Magazine
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