Parental Sharing on the Internet

Sharenting, parental mediation and privacy among Spanish children

“…Besides the discomfort or disagreement with parents showed by Spanish children regarding some sharenting practises, parents must consider before sharing information other potential negative outcomes can affect their children’s safety and wellbeing. The more information is shared on the Internet the greater risk of data theft, cyber-bullying, harmful situations, or negative consequences for their personal or professional lives in the medium and long term, including the possibility that the information may be used for commercial purposes or maliciously on child pornography sites (Keith and Steinberg, 2017; Otero, 2017).…”

“…For Brosch (2018: 78), ‘this definition of sharenting, though used in many sources (e.g. Blum-Ross and Livingstone, 2017; Keith and Steinberg, 2017), is so general and vague that it serves little scientific purpose and raises certain doubts’, and as such, he proposes a much more rigorous definition: ‘When parents publish a lot of detailed information about their children in the public sphere in the form of photos, videos and posts through social media, which violates children’s privacy’.…”

“…The most important problem of sharenting is not just sharing a large amount of information about our children, but how it affects them as well, or how it will affect them in the future. As more information is shared online, there is a higher risk of data theft, school or cyber-bullying, phishing, harmful situations, or negative consequences in their personal and professional lives in the medium and long term, and embarrassing information that could be misused by others (Keith and Steinberg, 2017; Otero, 2017).…”

Social Media Use Among Parents and Caregivers of Children With Cancer

“…Developing social media–based interventions could help provide caregivers with accurate cancer information to reduce misinformation found online and create a space in which caregivers can have positive interactions with other families who have a child with cancer. Social media–based interventions also have the potential for harmful online interactions; this should be minimized and monitored if incorporated into practice (Keith & Steinberg, 2017). The utilization and popularity of social media among caregivers of children with cancer as a way to exchange information and support presents a unique opportunity for the development of social media–based interventions.…”

“…The utilization and popularity of social media among caregivers of children with cancer as a way to exchange information and support presents a unique opportunity for the development of social media–based interventions. However, future interventions that are delivered via social media should consider caregiver privacy concerns (Keith & Steinberg, 2017). Future research could evaluate whether the use of social media is a helpful tool in improving feelings of perceived support among caregivers and whether it can be an effective delivery method for coping and stress management interventions to reduce caregiver distress.…”