I’ve seen a lot of bloggers document their children’s activities on their blog. It creates, in a way, some sort of a personal connection between the author and the readers because reading the blog makes you feel like you know the child personally (or the parent blogging about her).
But be wary of the information that you share because you’ll never know who’s reading your blog.
I saw some blogs showing complete names of their babies and there was even an instance where the birthdays are even written there (I had a post about greeting my baby on her birthday but it was not posted anywhere near her birth date).
Some think that posting about the schools where they go to, names they call you or other special persons in their lives are harmless too but these are just the kind of information needed by unscrupulous individuals for their dirty tricks and plans.
Have you considered the following risks and dangers for your child?
- Kidnapping
- Identity theft (yes, babies can be victims to this)
- Stalkers
- What-have-you’s – the catch all category for the rest
It need not be just about criminal risks but, about “privacy issues” as well. That picture of her making faces looks cute now but when she’s already a teenager and her peers make fun of that photo that they saw online, she might resent what you did.
Whenever you post anything about your children, think of the possible risks that such information might bring her now and in the future. If you’re not sure, just save that personal information or photo so that by the time she grows up and she wants to create an online persona of her own, all the information and picture that she’ll feel like posting are available.
it can be a reason as well when we are exposing our lovedones here online but we have to be careful and not post our where abouts if we can. i think they are some of us who has experience of those dangers…i hope it will not happen to my family, God is with us.
yeah, the key here yen is knowing what is “too much”. we parents can really be proud when it comes to our children but we should be aware of the risk these things might bring us.
I dont exposed name of my kids , even their picture because they dont want.. they read my blog. and i respect them. So i keep it private!
Morning Gee
that’s good silvergirl. actually, that’s what i’m thinking of when I was writing this article. what if my daughter wants to live a “private life” but her mother already told the world everything about her? di ba? hehehe.
The internet can be a dangerous place for us all, but no doubt the long-term effects are felt with children involved than anyone. I have personally experienced before having had my bank account hacked before. I feel for anyone that has had it happen to them, too.
Thanks for sharing and have a good week!
true.. sis, though at times I also post my children’s photo on my blog.. not as frequent as it can be.. and never have I provided complete names etc….
dropping by sistah
Morning Gee. 🙂 me myself too posted my lil sis’s pictures. but then again, not posting it too much though. My mom don’t mind it as long as not too much. 😀
I got some blogger really mad at me because I critisized her for putting pictures of her sons potty training on her blog. Now the kids is three and she starts fussing and saying how much he loves her and he doesn’t care – just wait til he grows up. Some people are unbelievable.
Thanks for the info Gee, i should be careful not exposing some personal infos my dragons
that’s very true, even putting too much personal information in social sites is rather dangerous coz even non-friends can access your profile.
I completely agree with everything you said, but I’ll be okay with the cute faces being posted on the blog. Just not something like potty training photos. That’s just crazy.
I’ve seen a lot of local bloggers who do this. In the US, bloggers are really cautious with what they post. Here in the PH, we don’t take it seriously and it’s scary.
I’ve got friends who will be starting their mommy blogs soon and my first warning to them was NEVER post any sensitive info or personal info about them, their family, or their kids. No one has to know everything about their lives. 😀
You shouldn’t put your personal info online.. whether in your blogs or anywhere. Though I’m guilty of posting a few photos of my family, at least I don’t give out important info.
Thanks for the reminder sis. Parang natamaan ako nito ah hehe. But I do self-regulate my posts to make sure that I don’t give too much info.
thanks for the info…i’m guilty in a way because my blog is all about my kids…i need to be wary not to divulge too detailed information on them…i will follow your advise sis!
I guess So much details will really put them in danger pero pag pahapyaw lang, okay pa naman yun diba…
oh my. now I am thinking not to post more about my son 🙁 I never know anything like this. thanks for the idea gee.
very good post gee, this is a warning for all of us especially mommies for the safety of our children. I will watch my post regarding my daughter, thanks again.
hey, you’re right! I think i needed to set a limit blogging about my child. A warning to all mommy bloggers to set aside or keep personal things to themselves.
Guilty as charged! Thanks for the reminder Gee.
I never thought about these online dangers. I’ll be careful from now on.
Thanks!
you’re welcome emiliana. i’m glad my post has raised an awareness among parents of the dangers of revealing too much info on the net.
guilty as charge…
i have a baby blog, and this is a good eye-opener, thank you very much for sharing.
will be careful from on now… less infos and pics.
I could not agree more this is really true. I have seen few blogs that are like that. Although not just for our kids but also for ourselves to, any critical info should not been exposed. Not just in blogging but also in social networking specially Facebook . Great info Gee.
thanks for this post. My blog is all about my child’s development and I even posted pictures of him. I do this so friends and relatives are updated of what’s happening with us. I didn’t realize the other effect. Guess I should do a blog clean-up