My husband and I made the decision to never post our children online. I struggle with it sometimes because we’re so proud of our littles and want to naturally share what brings us so much joy! But ultimately, I think this is the right decision. After all, they’re not ours, they’re His and we should do all we can to respect them and keep them safe! Wonderful read, I hope more people share it to protect our kids! 🤍
When we welcomed our first son into the world this past June, one of our ground-zero boundaries with the grandparents was no posting pictures to social media unless we gave them the OK to post particular photos. My wife and I have posted maybe 4 photos total over the past six months. If you looked at our socials, you wouldn't know we were proud parents of an adorable infant!
This Christmas we got both sets of grandparents an Aura digital picture frame. Rather than just texting them photos (which works just fine, but doesn't scratch that 'social' itch grandparents naturally have), we upload to the frame and it shows new photos while cycling through old ones. That seems to be a happy medium - they can show their friends photos on the frame (if they're visiting) rather than just blasting them on socials.
My wife and I just welcomed our newborn son and I have the same reservation about posting his full picture online, let alone family and friends doing so.
I hadn’t heard of the Aura frame and will now be placing an order for family members. Thanks for sharing!
I am, and have been for some time, all too aware of just how vulnerable our kids are, so my wife and I committed to protecting our daughter from the harms of this from the beginning.
The only pictures of her online are all unnamed, and essentially in the crowd. We posted nothing. The only people who have seen her are people that the pictures have been shown to, or people who actually visit and share their time.
We need that more these days, and the more of it we get, and the more normalized that came, the safer our kids will get in the future too!
My husband and I made the decision to never post our children online. I struggle with it sometimes because we’re so proud of our littles and want to naturally share what brings us so much joy! But ultimately, I think this is the right decision. After all, they’re not ours, they’re His and we should do all we can to respect them and keep them safe! Wonderful read, I hope more people share it to protect our kids! 🤍
Lovely! Thank you for sharing. :)
When we welcomed our first son into the world this past June, one of our ground-zero boundaries with the grandparents was no posting pictures to social media unless we gave them the OK to post particular photos. My wife and I have posted maybe 4 photos total over the past six months. If you looked at our socials, you wouldn't know we were proud parents of an adorable infant!
This Christmas we got both sets of grandparents an Aura digital picture frame. Rather than just texting them photos (which works just fine, but doesn't scratch that 'social' itch grandparents naturally have), we upload to the frame and it shows new photos while cycling through old ones. That seems to be a happy medium - they can show their friends photos on the frame (if they're visiting) rather than just blasting them on socials.
Love it! A digital picture frame is probably today's equivalent of wallet sized photos. They serve a purpose, while still being mindful.
My wife and I just welcomed our newborn son and I have the same reservation about posting his full picture online, let alone family and friends doing so.
I hadn’t heard of the Aura frame and will now be placing an order for family members. Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations! Babies are a joy! :)
Indeed, they are. Thank you!
Absolutely agree.
I am, and have been for some time, all too aware of just how vulnerable our kids are, so my wife and I committed to protecting our daughter from the harms of this from the beginning.
The only pictures of her online are all unnamed, and essentially in the crowd. We posted nothing. The only people who have seen her are people that the pictures have been shown to, or people who actually visit and share their time.
We need that more these days, and the more of it we get, and the more normalized that came, the safer our kids will get in the future too!
Thanks for sharing! :) Sounds like you & your wife are doing a great job. We have to normalize keeping our kids images off the internet!
Absolutely, the offline "real world" is what we are meant for, and that has several meanings.