Anonymous
Post 12/11/2025 14:46     Subject: Pictures of kids
No one should be posting pictures of other peoples children without their permission IMO.
Anonymous
Post 12/11/2025 14:31     Subject: Pictures of kids
Anonymous wrote:If you are a woman: do whatever you want, you will/want to anyway.

If you are a man, may as well just turn yourself into the police.


I really did laugh out loud.
Anonymous
Post 12/11/2025 14:27     Subject: Pictures of kids
If you are a woman: do whatever you want, you will/want to anyway.

If you are a man, may as well just turn yourself into the police.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 15:24     Subject: Pictures of kids
Our school/class doesn't take pictures of any kids without parental permission. We aren't even allowed to save any pics posted to our class chat and were warned at the beginning of the year not to post other children online. I don't take pics of other kids for travel sports, school or parties unless I'm friends (very close) with their parents.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 01:36     Subject: Pictures of kids
Anonymous wrote:Get permission only for posting. Sharing in email/closed groups is totally fine.


This
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 00:35     Subject: Pictures of kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m a mom who takes lots of photos because I assume other people like to receive them (I never post them). Now I feel weird that they may think I’m weird!


Yes that’s what I mean!! I was at a performance the other night and k had a great view of not only my kid but one of the other kids whose parents I don’t really know beyond their names. I was thinking that I have a great view I could take pictures of that kid and share with his parents! DH thought that would be really weird and creepy so I didn’t. I think I would appreciate it if someone did that for me.


I’ve had the same thought at various elementary school performances and field trips over the years. I’ve usually taken the picture and texted it to the parent. I’ve always gotten a positive response from the parent, but they have been people I know well enough to have their number. We didn’t have rules against it and I never posted them on social media.

If I miss a performance or have a bad view, I would enjoy getting a picture of my kid from someone else, so I’m happy to share.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 22:35     Subject: Pictures of kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is your thinking when it comes to parents taking and sharing pictures? Do parents have to check with every other parent in all situations every time, or is that overkill? Two recent examples:

1) Class party and parade. Class mom takes a group photo and some candid shots of the class party and parade on her cell phone, and shares out to the whole class in an email and class WhatsApp. School also puts different, but similar party and parade pictures up on the public Facebook page and school Instagram, but I assume that admin cross checks each of those photo to see whether the child has a photo release on file.

2) Birthday party. Mom or dad (I assume mom but I don't know for sure) took a group photo of all the kids around the birthday girl and printed the photo into a Thank you card. All families with a kid who attended birthday got a card with the group photo printed on it. The group photo is printed, and not posted on any public platform like Facebook.


Take a Percocet none of the examples are issues


There’s more than one person in this thread saying those examples are issues.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 22:34     Subject: Pictures of kids
Anonymous wrote:I’m a mom who takes lots of photos because I assume other people like to receive them (I never post them). Now I feel weird that they may think I’m weird!


Yes that’s what I mean!! I was at a performance the other night and k had a great view of not only my kid but one of the other kids whose parents I don’t really know beyond their names. I was thinking that I have a great view I could take pictures of that kid and share with his parents! DH thought that would be really weird and creepy so I didn’t. I think I would appreciate it if someone did that for me.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 21:33     Subject: Pictures of kids
Not OP but Regardless I’m glad this is something people are thinking about. I never thought twice about any of this until my friend became estranged from her parents and had to totally wipe social media of her kids. Better not to have where they go to school, what gymnastics camp they go to or whatever out there in case people are keeping tabs on you. Totally made me re think for my own kid in the future
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 18:57     Subject: Pictures of kids
I’m a mom who takes lots of photos because I assume other people like to receive them (I never post them). Now I feel weird that they may think I’m weird!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 17:17     Subject: Pictures of kids
That's actually part of the Volunteer FCPS application - it says it there explicitly that volunteers can't take pics.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 16:02     Subject: Pictures of kids
Anonymous wrote:What is your thinking when it comes to parents taking and sharing pictures? Do parents have to check with every other parent in all situations every time, or is that overkill? Two recent examples:

1) Class party and parade. Class mom takes a group photo and some candid shots of the class party and parade on her cell phone, and shares out to the whole class in an email and class WhatsApp. School also puts different, but similar party and parade pictures up on the public Facebook page and school Instagram, but I assume that admin cross checks each of those photo to see whether the child has a photo release on file.

2) Birthday party. Mom or dad (I assume mom but I don't know for sure) took a group photo of all the kids around the birthday girl and printed the photo into a Thank you card. All families with a kid who attended birthday got a card with the group photo printed on it. The group photo is printed, and not posted on any public platform like Facebook.


Take a Percocet none of the examples are issues
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 15:32     Subject: Pictures of kids
My DH is a photographer - we ask for permission first whenever he will be taking photos and we do not post anything to social media. Only share with the people involved if they have given their consent first.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 14:53     Subject: Pictures of kids
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think email or WhatsApp to a private group is ok and reasonable. A printed photo is always fine. Posting things publicly is a no no. I have a private Instagram and I still don’t post other peoples kids’ faces, even though their parents would never know if I did.

I think if it is something like a sports game that is zoomed out, it is also probably fine.

I have also observed that parents who are super passionate about this, will ask or speak up when they see a photo being taken, and say please don’t post Johnny online. Which is good!


I think I agree with all of that. In the birthday example, not all the parents were there when pictures were taken, but I would also assume that kids whose parents object would also know that and say something. I always announce to kids "Hey guys, I'm going to take a picture, everybody look over here" or if a smaller group "Is it ok if I take a picture?"


No, they definitely won’t. Are you new to parenting? Kids don’t want to call attention to themselves or be viewed as different. Some are not comfortable doing this type of thing.


Really? I’ve definitely had kids K-4th grade loudly say that their parents don’t allow soda so can they have water instead, or they can’t eat X because they are allergic. Another was at a group play date and said they didn’t know how to play video games because the mom doesn’t allow it at home. Just a few examples. Kids seem pretty good at advocating for themselves. I’m assuming the desire to not be different ramps way up in 5th-8th.