People Sharenting Parents Share Children Things Good Hard

Parents are "proud" (with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction related to something one has worked hard to do or create) of their children and often want to tell everyone about their children. In the past, people at work might show a photograph or their child or "boast" (talk about how good something is) to a neighbor about how their child is doing at school.

But things have changed with the "rise" (increasing use) of the Internet and "social media" (websites that allow people to connect and share information, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter). Parents are able to tell more people than ever before about "little Johnny's" (a generic name for a young boy) "accomplishments" (the things that one has done through hard work).

When parents "overshare" (share too much information), some people say they are "sharenting" (a "mash-up" (combination of two words) of "sharing" and "parenting"). Parents who "are guilty of" (have done something they shouldn't have) sharenting share stories, pictures, and more about their children. Sometimes they share things that nobody else even wants to know about.

Some people argue that sharenting is a "violation" (an instance of breaking a rule or law) of a child's "right to privacy" (the ability to keep one's information private and not share it). They note that the sharenting activities create a "digital footprint" (all the information that is available about someone on the Internet) about children before they can even type or use a computer.