I am about to become an uncle again and when I told my parents that my sister has been posting pictures of her baby on Facebook and even a picture that was taken recently when she went for a scan they were shocked. I honestly don't know if she's made these pictures public or if they are just for people on her friends list but don't know if that's the point.

There are people that even post pictures of their kids on here and these are the same people that complain about perverts. What is your opinion about this?

i didn't get the point ... what's the problem if someone posted pictures of his/her children ?

The point is that paedophiles could be looking at them. You can't even take cameras to school nativity plays these days.

well , no one would post naked pictures for his/her children for sure !

Are they? And if so, what's wrong with that? As opposed to hiding our children, something should be done about pedophiles.

I've never put pictures of my children up on a dating site. As a mother I have to respect their privacy and free will & choice.
On FB I sometimes do, Christmas pictures i.e., but that's friends only ..

You are aware that paedophiles are usually people known to you (friends and family) and not strangers, as we used to think when they told us not to talk to strangers when we were children Crystal?

As long as they are not nude pics of the kid, I don't see any problem.

That is what face book and other social media site are all about.. sending out the good news about a addition to the family and friends with one click.

trying to stop a pedophile from looking at any kids is near impossible.

We (as family) have to keep a good eye on our little one.. but let them be kids too

just my opinion

Well, perhaps you're not seeing it as a problem because you don't live in this country. You may not be aware of it but in the UK there have been several celebrities that have been prosecuted recently for sexually abusing children and the police have said that they consider it to now be top priority.

When I was a child I used to walk to school on my own but parents here don't allow their kids to do that anymore. And as far as Haloween goes, well, trick or treating is a thing of the past.

Then not posting pictures won't help as they will probably see your, and other, children anyways. And yes, pedophiles are a menace to society. Over here we even had a political party of pedophiles? Totally unbelievable ... Child porn etc. is against the law, but starting a pedophile political party is okay? Sometimes feel this freedom of speech thing should be reviewed. In itself a good thing, but often it works against us ..

The problem is in every country, not just the U.K. ( remember that little Michael Jackson thing)

But I still do not see how keeping your kids faces off of social media outlets is going to anything.

You states that pedophiles are usually people know to you ( which is a fact) so how does that affect your face book statement.

I think the OP maybe referring to the increased risk of child predators having access to about your family/children that could lead to stalking and or harm. Paedophiles aren't looking at the pics because the children are naked but because they are able to locate them through social media. It is amazing what you can learn from a persons posts. Photos of children, where they go to school, activities they are involved in, the community where they live. People feel quite safe in divulging information because they perceive their social pages are held in friendly circles. However these circles ripple out and overlap many times. Security setting are quite often not in place. In a small community it would be quite easy to single out a vulnerable child. Police are now recommending removing the quaint fad of stick families from vehicles because they can provide a lot of info as well as the boastful stickers "My child is an honour student at (local) school. The OP is also correct that the offending person is often someone you know (or in your circles) so even more reason to keep info to a minimum. Posting them on a dating site might have a risk factor for the same reasons. Where children are concerned safety comes first. IMHO.

Yes, that's what I'm saying. When I was discussing it with my mother I told her that my sister was posting pictures about taking the bairn to the zoo to see her favorite tiger.

I have edited and deleted some post. Please keep the insults off the forums.

The forums are for debates, opinion's and getting to know others.. Not to attack others for their opinion's...


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Kristi

A reasonable approach.

You are so right! This has my blood pressure boiling! You NEVER put up pics. of minors on any sites. I HATE to see innocent children on dating sites. PROTECT them. This does not make me want to date you, I worked with a woman that used her 2 pre-teen daughters as her profile pic. She's using them as BAIT. Some Mom, I want to ***** Slap her!

Absolutely Happiness!...It is a very sad truth that technology does give predators an edge (advantage?)...Best to exercise prudence when posting pictures and information about children...

truth is, people like to show off their kids,, there have always been pervs, and people have always taken pictures and shared them (even with people they just met)

I don't really see a difference

I don't personally share my photos (in person or online)

Not every pervert is a pedophile.


I am not a pedophile, and I tend to avoid women with children.
So my opinion lies somewhere between "don't care" and "thanks for letting me know you have little kids so I know to avoid dating you."

Other than that posting any information online of any kind, pictures, birthdates, whatever, is a dangerous proposition anymore.
Sites like Facebook sift through your email addresses for information.

I have been involved with a local children s shelter for many years. You are right to know that many cases of sexual abuse are family and friends. True pedophiles, when seeing a pic of a child that is their "preferance" they may began to stalk this family or child. If this person reads a profile, and see s the single mom., who sounds lonely, or needy etc. may even romance mom, to get to a child. If your children see someone in real life, then fine to share pics with. Others like on-line friends, i dont believe you should share pics of children with them. Also trust you instincts if anyone asks for othet pics of your children.

Tawt; I totally get where you are coming from. I work with cadets from ages 9 to 12 and we are forbidden to put any pictures up on Facebook for their protection. Lots of sick people out there.