Hi All,

Taking current events into account and that many sites do not allow pictures of minors. For the protection of the children, do you think we should stop posting them?

Yes

I've always been against people showing them on their profiles - if the children are under 18 years old.

I agree!!!

I think it should be up to the individual. I think it should be an option for those who choose to.

I don't think a pervert is going to influence my actions, so I agree with Msharmony. If you feel fearful or uncomfortable doing it, don't. Most people are normal like me, but one bad apple does spoil the barrel.

It makes me feel uncomfortable receiving emails from men with kids as their profile pic. And i say men, because they are the only ones that email me.

One such example saw me receiving an email from a male who had his country listed in India somewhere, yet had a very fair skinned baby...well ok then...white baby as his profile pic!

Another emailed me who had a picture of him posing with his kids, and then proceeded to tell me how he is a widow and is now looking for someone to raise his children!

Point being...they (scammers and their ilk) use kids photos, as a means to start a dialogue with you.

And that's not right!

Oh goody, I must not be a scammer or ilk as I don't post my kids pics. I will gladly talk about them though, just give me an excuse!

Did i mention somewhere that the one from India was 22yrs old? ...eye dye ots!

some Sites even have Rules against it,and delete such Pictures the moment they become aware of them.

I don't recommend it, but protecting people from their decisions isn't such a great idea either.

I feel like children are parts of our lives as parents and grandparents and belong in our profiles and even photos. It is normal representation of our lives and what we value. Even prioritize.

I better than most know the range of people that exist on the internet and what they are capable of. Any photo can be manipulated but that is hardly the justification to hide your child from normal publication.

Believe me if a pedophile is stalking your child it will not matter if you keep them absolutely covered and cloistered from the world. It would only stifle your child. And make them feel that the world is a completely tainted place when in reality it is normal and natural for them to exist in the world. And good for them to be seen a valued integral parts of their families life.

And refuseing to post a modest photo when literally thousands of pictures of your child exist in the world that you are not under your control the ones you pick are the least of your worries.

Accordingly I choose photos that in no way compromise their safety and or self-esteem by embarrassing them or telling someone where or how to find them. The fact that my children are not left to fend for themself even in their own home I have a hard time seeing them being accosted by an unknown predator.

Normal saftey measures make sense but refuseing to post your family as part of your life is to my thinking paranoid and distorted thinking that the over all world is so dangerous that we can not allow our children to have theri rightful place of being cherished and valued members.

I had mine on my profile, they are well protected and are on facebook, if someone was interested in me they needed to see what they where getting themselves into