--- title: Kids to Parents: Stop Sharing Pictures of Us on Social Media description: At least ask first canonical: https://time.com/4253207/parents-social-media/ author: IDEAS Desk article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-10T19:11:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:05.524Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Kids to Parents: Stop Sharing Pictures of Us on Social Media og:description: At least ask first og:url: https://time.com/4253207/parents-social-media/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e3b225cd4967f43/69888a6acf40a87cc0c42585/selfie.jpg?branch=production&width=509&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 509 og:image:height: 286 og:image:alt: selfie.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kids to Parents: Stop Sharing Pictures of Us on Social Media twitter:description: At least ask first twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e3b225cd4967f43/69888a6acf40a87cc0c42585/selfie.jpg?branch=production&width=509&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kids to Parents: Stop Sharing Pictures of Us on Social Media > Sponsored content. 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Melinda Gates talks about how she raises her kids to share her philanthropic values_ by [IDEAS Desk](https://time.com/author/ideas-desk/) ## IDEAS Desk Mar 10, 2016 7:11 PM UTC  Mother and son taking selfie in kitchen Mother and son taking selfie in kitchen Getty Images by [IDEAS Desk](https://time.com/author/ideas-desk/) ## IDEAS Desk Mar 10, 2016 7:11 PM UTC Many parents set rules for their children’s activity online: limits on screen time, restrictions on sites, cautions about privacy. According to a [recent survey](http://media.wix.com/ugd/a0f093%5F3ca344c37a2a4271a32a8670eeec5abf.pdf), some children would like to create some rules for their parents, too. The most surprising request? Stop sharing pictures of them on social media. Or, at least ask first. As the New York _Times_ [reports](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/dont-post-about-me-on-social-media-children-say/), the survey of 249 parent-child pairs across 40 states by researchers at the University of Washington and University of Michigan found that children are twice as likely to ask adults to not “over share” by posting information about them online without their permission. “Child participants reported that they find this content embarrassing and feel frustrated that parents publicly contribute to their online presence without permission,” the report says. **Read more:** [Help! My Parents Are Millennials](http://time.com/help-my-parents-are-millennials-cover-story/) KJ Dell’Antonia [points out](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/dont-post-about-me-on-social-media-children-say/?partner=rss&emc=rss) in the _Times_ that the first babies who had their photos posted to Facebook, which started in 2004, are approaching their teens. “As this study, although small, suggests, it’s increasingly clear that our children will grow into teenagers and adults who want to control their digital identities.” **Read more:** [Jemima Kirk: Total Parenting Control Is Futile](http://time.com/4073237/jemima-kirke-parenting-control-is-futile/) The survey also found that some children would like their parents to put down their phones and be more present in social settings, give them more autonomy, not text and drive, and not be hypocrites about the rules they set. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] What I think about is how am I purposeful with my children? Whether we had great wealth or we didn't have great wealth. My belief is if yo do that and you live your values out, they're gonna turn out okay. We volunteer together in the community. The kids and I have over time, at different projects that tug at their hearts in different ways. So I try to go where their passion is. he allowance that they get every week. A third of it has to be given away to a charity they save it up and then they decide what charity their gonna give it to you, and then we match whatever they give. And on their Christmas list it's not mandatory, but one of the things they've chosen to do on their wish list the last few years is you'll often find some organization. LIke Heifer International. I wanna give a flock of chicks to this family. I'm amazed how much that shows up on the list. 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