Pause Before You Post: A Child's Right To Privacy

We talk a lot about consent; in relationships, in education, in policy. But maybe the first place we should be modelling it is with our phones. 

By 13, the average child will have had over 1,300 images of themselves shared online, often without ever knowing or understanding it. That number is staggering when you consider the long-term risks:

 - Data exploitation

 - Digital permanence

 - Identity fraud

 - Exposure to predatory behaviour

And beyond the safety concerns, what does it say about how we value a child’s right to privacy, autonomy, and dignity?

I’ve always been cautious about what I share online. I’m not a prolific poster. But even so, I’ve shared photos of my kids that they never gave permission for. It was done with love, but not with their consent, and that matters.

If we truly want to raise a generation that understands boundaries, consent, and agency, then we need to model it first, even (especially) when it’s inconvenient. 

~Tara Stewart

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