Sharenting – between a parent’s right to express themselves on social media and the protection of a child’s privacy

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https://doi.org/10.25312/2083-2923.22_04mk

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sharenting, social media, parenting

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the phenomenon of sharenting. Referring to selected research reports conducted in this field both in Poland and worldwide, the motives of parents who share information, photos and films about their child via social media are indicated. Next, the benefits and dangers that may result from sharenting activities were considered. It concludes by pointing out the need for educational activities designed for parents relating to the sensible posting of sensitive content on social media. 

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Author Biography

  • Małgorzata Kierzkowska, Academy of Special Education named after Maria Grzegorzewska in Warsaw

    Małgorzata Kierzkowska – doctor  of social sciences in the discipline of pedagogy, care and educational pedagogue. Assistant Professor at the Department of Pedagogy of Young Children at the Maria Grzegorzewska University. Her research interests focus on the situation of the child in the modern family, problems of the modern family, its transformations, dysfunctionality, as well as directions and forms of support.

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2024-06-25

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Sharenting – between a parent’s right to express themselves on social media and the protection of a child’s privacy. (2024). Kultura I Wychowanie, 2/22, 41-55. https://doi.org/10.25312/2083-2923.22_04mk