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Mindful sharenting: how millennial parents balance between sharing and protecting
Michel Walrave1, Sofie Robbé1, Luna Staes2
1Research Group MIOS, Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 10, 2023
Summary
Mindful sharenting involves parents using strategies to protect children's privacy online. This study explores parental motives, methods, and reactions from relatives regarding child privacy on social media.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Media Studies
Background:
- Sharenting, the sharing of children's information online, is controversial due to potential risks.
- Mindful sharenting involves parents actively employing strategies to mitigate negative effects and protect child privacy.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate parental motivations for mindful sharenting.
- Identify strategies used in mindful sharenting.
- Examine reactions of relatives and acquaintances to mindful sharenting.
Main Methods:
- Conducted in-depth interviews with eight millennial parent dyads (born 1980-2000) in Belgium.
- Participants had children aged 0-6 years.
- Interview data were transcribed, coded, and thematically analyzed.
Main Results:
- Parental motives include past negative experiences, safeguarding child privacy, and allowing future child autonomy over shared content.
- Strategies involve visual techniques like blurring faces or focusing on body parts to protect identity.
- Parents face criticism and privacy turbulence from relatives who post identifiable images, necessitating boundary renegotiation.
Conclusions:
- Parents practicing mindful sharenting balance sharing benefits with privacy protection and social pressure.
- Criticism from others pressures parents to justify their choices and reinforce online privacy boundaries for their children.
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