'Sharenting' - what do you think?

A definite no for me!

As 4 of my grandchildren live quite a distance, DDs use WhatsApp. Photos are shared to the family group but no one else. One of my SILs is very strict about this. And I get his point. You just don't know who is looking at public sites or for what reason.

Totally agree with Shanma I loath FB and this "life sharing" and cannot understand the need for some people to share pictures of everything and everyone, together with step by step accounts of their lives . I wouldn't dream of sharing photos of my DGC with the world and his wife her husband. I Have been tempted to put a photo of DGC on GN but have always stopped myself.

You are fortunate gilly that you live near your DGCs and see them frequently.
It's not like that for many of us.
And it is perfectly possible to be on FB without sharing every detail of your life - most people who I am friends with don't.

How are these children going to feel when they are older with all their pictures of them on the net!

Haven't there already been cases in France and some sort of mention of it maybe happening in OZ or NZ where older/teen children have sued parents for refusing to take down their kids photos off social media.

I don't think parents should decide on their children's behalf to document their childrens whole lives online. I think we'll see more of a backlash as these kids get older.