Creating Instagram pages for your kids (parents, girl, playing, son)
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My son plays hockey, he just turned 8. I have noticed this year that quite a few parents have created an instagram page for their 7 or 8 year old (in some cases 6 year old) that documents their hockey life. Which teams they play for, which tournaments they're in, highlights of the kid in a game. Some of the accounts of kids in Canada have the kids being brand ambassadors for certain brands and a few kids have 3k followers. I can't imagine how or why a 7 year old could have so many followers.
Is this the new thing for getting your kids popularity in a sport? I guess Im old school in that I think what they actually do on the ice or playing field is what should matter.
Does this seem safe/unsafe? or just a way to boost the parents ego?
My son plays hockey, he just turned 8. I have noticed this year that quite a few parents have created an instagram page for their 7 or 8 year old (in some cases 6 year old) that documents their hockey life. Which teams they play for, which tournaments they're in, highlights of the kid in a game. Some of the accounts of kids in Canada have the kids being brand ambassadors for certain brands and a few kids have 3k followers. I can't imagine how or why a 7 year old could have so many followers.
Is this the new thing for getting your kids popularity in a sport? I guess Im old school in that I think what they actually do on the ice or playing field is what should matter.
Does this seem safe/unsafe? or just a way to boost the parents ego?
My sister and her husband work in big tech and have a child around the same age. YMMV, but he is not posted on social media in any capacity.
There's a little girl who's parents post videos of her mic'd up while snowboarding and now that its warm they're doing videos of her skateboarding.
That little girl has the world at her fingertips. Not only does she get to spend a lot of time with her family but she's learning skills a lot of us can't do, she's active, getting exercise and one day when she gets older she'll be phenomenal, have a lot of skills, sponsers galore and all the options in the world for her choosing.
She'll easily be able to get into any field she wants to just by recognition.
I would have rather had her opportunities in life than the ones I had at her age.
There's a little girl who's parents post videos of her mic'd up while snowboarding and now that its warm they're doing videos of her skateboarding.
That little girl has the world at her fingertips. Not only does she get to spend a lot of time with her family but she's learning skills a lot of us can't do, she's active, getting exercise and one day when she gets older she'll be phenomenal, have a lot of skills, sponsers galore and all the options in the world for her choosing.
She'll easily be able to get into any field she wants to just by recognition.
I would have rather had her opportunities in life than the ones I had at her age.
This seems like a bit of a stretch. Why do you think she'd get into any field she wants because of snowboarding/skateboarding videos her parents took of her? I guess you've made your point that you think a parent opening a social media account in their kids name for their kids talent is ok.
I can't help but think that not all of these kids are going to keep being as good at their sport as they are now...i mean maybe they will but with hockey skills can change as people grow in size, speed can change, puberty hits. How can you think your 7 year old is truly headed for the NHL or even D1?
This seems like a bit of a stretch. Why do you think she'd get into any field she wants because of snowboarding/skateboarding videos her parents took of her? I guess you've made your point that you think a parent opening a social media account in their kids name for their kids talent is ok.
I can't help but think that not all of these kids are going to keep being as good at their sport as they are now...i mean maybe they will but with hockey skills can change as people grow in size, speed can change, puberty hits. How can you think your 7 year old is truly headed for the NHL or even D1?
My sister’s view is that it should be up to the child to decide what information is posted about him or her. At age 6 or 7, the kids don’t really have the capacity to understand the ramifications of posting online like that. As you’ve pointed out, a child can’t even open a social media account if she is under age 13, which I think is a pretty good baseline.
I know a lot of parents who have their kids doing travel sports/etc., but I’m not aware that they have social media. They still have access to various opportunities without the possible negative exposure that comes from being on social media at age 7 or 8.
At that age, about the only thing that should be up to the child is what flavor ice cream they want.
But what happens when the kid turns 13 and wants their own account...mom or dad is like, oh you actually already have one that i created for you years ago?
The presumptions here are quite over the top! Putting all one's efforts into snowboarding/skateboarding does not exactly open up "all the options in the world." In fact, I would expect just the opposite. Besides, how many snowboarders/skateboarders have you ever heard of besides that Sean What's-his-name?
I agree. To assume someone who snowboards as a kid will be hired by anyone anywhere someday is ridiculous.
I guess I'd also feel kind of embarrassed if I did all this bragging through a social media account on my 8/9 year old and they ended up not even being that good by the time they get to high school. The parents who are creating these accounts think their kids are great now, but they have a long way to go.
I have no desire to publicize my children's accomplishments to anyone other than family or close friends. And, if we choose to do such a thing, it will be by traditional means such as speaking to them directly rather than social media.
And I say that as someone who has an account with a growing subscriber following on IG/Youtube. My kids don't need that.
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