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Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD, discusses the implications of parents sharing their children's lives online, including privacy risks and the balance between connection and autonomy.

From ultrasound photos to graduation pictures, many parents share their children's lives online. For some families, these posts help maintain connections with friends and relatives or build supportive parenting communities. But what does it mean for children to grow up with a digital footprint that begins, in some cases, before they are even born? Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD, discusses the psychology of "sharenting," the privacy and safety risks of sharing in the age of AI, and how families can balance connection and community with children's need for autonomy and control over their own stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD

Topics covered

• sharenting
• digital footprint
• privacy
• parenting
• AI
• autonomy

Keywords

• sharenting
• digital footprint
• privacy risks
• parenting communities
• AI
• children's autonomy

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Organizations: American Psychological Association

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