Kids Pics on Facebook

limegreenlauren · December 2012

DH is really against posting pics of our kids online. What are the pros and cons to putting pics of kids on your facebook page? It seems innocent enough to me, but I can kinda see his side.

honkytonk_kid · December 2012

I put tons of pictures of LO on facebook. I keep my friends list pretty reined in, only friends can see my pictures, and I don't post anything I wouldn't show a random stranger in line at the grocery store.

I just refuse to be any more paranoid than that.

wheelsonthebus · December 2012

I see both sides of it. I used to post tons of pics of DS facebook. I have since calmed it down a bit because when you think about it, he can't consent to it. This is really the first generation to have this happen. I'm not sure how I would feel growing up, knowing that my every moment was posted on FB.

LadyTyler · December 2012

I post pictures of LO on my Facebook but I have 40 friends, all of whom I am actual friends with. I don't share any photo that I would feel embarrassed about my parents sharing of me and once he is old enough to communicate, I'll definitely be asking him if its okay for me to share it.

I do try to gently discourage friends and family from resharing photos sometimes, but I don't get too worked up about it. I know lots of people feel strongly about this, but I just can't get that worked up about pictures.

hjk5000 · December 2012

I Heart The 80s:
Like PP said, they are pictures I'd show someone in line at the store. I post nothing personal, and nothing embarrassing.

This. I also think the etiquette changes based on the ages of your kids.

bumpuser8448316 · December 2012

I don't post anything inappropriate or that will embarrass him later in life. I do also keep my friends list to people I really know and family. I don't add every Tom, *** and Harry I've ever met (not saying you do that, but I know people that do).

ETA: DH has never said anything about posting pics of DS on my facebook page, but he is against having pictures of any of us or our first names here on the bump. I do respect that.

sunnybrook. · December 2012

I post pics but make sure all of my LOs are fully clothed...nothing in panties/diapers, topless, etc. Posting the pics I do is no different than someone in public taking a picture of my LO without my knowledge or permission and posting it themselves.

LatteLady5 · December 2012

I have a handful of pics of DD on facebook. There was a pic of DD and my niece and BIL and his brother made some nasty comments on it. I don't add any more pictures of the girls together and I asked my family members to respect that also. For most of our pictures we use shutterfly. I just don't want to post gobs of pictures of my kid that nobody really cares about. If friends and family want to see pics they can get on the shuttefly site.

I also don't post any pictures of DD here (siggy etc.) that I have posted on facebook. I don't want all the people I know IRL to know me on here.;)

mel72 · December 2012

I do not but most think I am paranoid.

BlueJewelM · December 2012

wheelsonthebus:
I see both sides of it. I used to post tons of pics of DS facebook. I have since calmed it down a bit because when you think about it, he can't consent to it. This is really the first generation to have this happen. I'm not sure how I would feel growing up, knowing that my every moment was posted on FB.

This. I recently read an article and decided I don't want ds to have an online presence at this young age. It's not fair to him really. I have 5 photos of him on FB. I put an updated one up of him every 3 or 4 months. Most pics I share with family are via email.

trizzie · December 2012

I Heart The 80s:
I just got back on FB. I do have some pics, but nothing crazy. Like PP said, they are pictures I'd show someone in line at the store. I post nothing personal, and nothing embarrassing. I'm learning that if someone "likes" one of my photos, it's posted on their newsfeed, correct? In turn, randomly "liked" pictures by friends are posted on mine. That's a little strange, but oh well.

Check your security settings. It sounds like you have it set to friends of friends or public instead of friends only. If it is set to friends only then it won't appear on anyone else's newsfeed, unless you tag someone in it. Then their friends can see it as well.

trizzie · December 2012

I Heart The 80s:
I have all my stuff set to friends only. But if a friend "likes" John Doe's picture, it shows on my feed;

Yes, then John Doe has his security settings set to public, friends of friends, etc. If yours are set to friends only then yours shouldn't show up in anyone else's feed.

Rink08 · December 2012

I deactivated FB but this is one of the things that sent me over the edge:

I had my setting set to friends only. MIL was on my friend list and was able to share the photo to her wall, which there was no way for me to stop. An IL's relative who was blocked from my FB page but friends with MIL was then able to go to CVS and print the pictures of my children just by signing into their FB.

caybeh · December 2012

honkytonk_kid:
I put tons of pictures of LO on facebook. I keep my friends list pretty reined in, only friends can see my pictures, and I don't post anything I wouldn't show a random stranger in line at the grocery store.
I just refuse to be any more paranoid than that.

This!

tralalablah · December 2012

i'm not going to be facebooking the pregnancy or the baby, and it's not because i'm paranoid. it's mostly because i'm happy that i grew up before all this online presence and i want her to have a choice in the matter. with my luck, she'll end up blogging her whole life, but at least she'll get to decide that.

trizzie · December 2012

To answer the question - I put pics of my kids on there all the time. Let's face it, by the time they are old enough to care it will be all they have ever known.

lexusolsen · December 2012

Rink08:
I deactivated FB but this is one of the things that sent me over the edge:

I had my setting set to friends only. MIL was on my friend list and was able to share the photo to her wall, which there was no way for me to stop. An IL's relative who was blocked from my FB page but friends with MIL was then able to go to CVS and print the pictures of my children just by signing into their FB.

That's creepy! My FIL took my pictures of LO at Easter last year off of FB, had them printed and framed for a mothers day gift... For my MIL! Weird! Especially since they have six other grandkids he did not include.

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