Anonymous wrote:So much boomer energy. Kids today are doomed because it’s not how it was back in the day. Blah blah blah. Doesn’t every generation complain about this? The kids will be fine.

insecurities low self-esteem and all

you can't be fine when you become dependent on likes of strangers to feel good

So much boomer energy. Kids today are doomed because it’s not how it was back in the day. Blah blah blah. Doesn’t every generation complain about this? The kids will be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:What is it with media day hype.. it’s all over IG

I have only seen this for colleges but clubs.

There are certain clubs who attract IG-thirsty parents. I have seen 11-year old kit reveals that were actually produced.

Anonymous wrote:What is it with media day hype.. it’s all over IG

I have only seen this for colleges but clubs.

If you don't post your kids pictures and clips on social media, scientists have concluded nothing happens

Life for all continues unperturbed

It just a picture day for "older" children. just like how it was back in rec soccer days for littles. Clubs use kids to flex their new jerseys.

Anonymous wrote:I moved to this area and have family all over the country. Grandparents, Aunts, uncles…. They want to see pictures and follow my DC. I put the pics on IG so they can follow, much easier than sending dumps to each individually. The profile is not public but only available to DC’s friends and family. Am I evil or raising my child wrong? Because that is what most are doing. My guess is that most of you are seeing these posts because these families thought you were friends because you requested to be friends. But with friends like you…

I don’t think anyone is referring to private accounts.

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Anonymous wrote:I moved to this area and have family all over the country. Grandparents, Aunts, uncles…. They want to see pictures and follow my DC. I put the pics on IG so they can follow, much easier than sending dumps to each individually. The profile is not public but only available to DC’s friends and family. Am I evil or raising my child wrong? Because that is what most are doing. My guess is that most of you are seeing these posts because these families thought you were friends because you requested to be friends. But with friends like you…

You are the minority using it like this if you are.

Parents are using their kids success to fulfill their dopamine hits.

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You are making conclusions about people you don’t know to fulfill your narative.

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor has an Insta account for her DD's swimming and soccer and the kid is just starting 6th grade. Mom reposts everything to her stories. It's insane.

Next time, be brave enough to say it to her mom’s face instead of creeping on her kid’s Instagram and running your mouth behind her back. Nobody begged you to click their story, that was all you, Clearly they live rent free in your head!

Two pages ago, I was brave enough to say how a tech lobbyist won’t allow his daughters on IG and explained to me the reasons. Read the posts that came after that.

I have my 🍿 reviewing the commentary of how we are making 🇺🇸 great again by supporting our Insta-kids. Most watch the housewives or some indulgence. I read DCUMers defend their kids media days and social media usage. It is 😆

Aren’t you brave! We must listen to you because you are the only person in the DC area with a lobbyist friend. None of the rest of us do. You might be the only person in the DC area with a lobbyist friend. Every person I know in DC is Amish.

BTW - are you equating kids on IG with MAGA? That is a weird conclusion. Are influencers all MAGA too?

Anonymous wrote:I moved to this area and have family all over the country. Grandparents, Aunts, uncles…. They want to see pictures and follow my DC. I put the pics on IG so they can follow, much easier than sending dumps to each individually. The profile is not public but only available to DC’s friends and family. Am I evil or raising my child wrong? Because that is what most are doing. My guess is that most of you are seeing these posts because these families thought you were friends because you requested to be friends. But with friends like you…

You are the minority using it like this if you are.

Parents are using their kids success to fulfill their dopamine hits.

I moved to this area and have family all over the country. Grandparents, Aunts, uncles…. They want to see pictures and follow my DC. I put the pics on IG so they can follow, much easier than sending dumps to each individually. The profile is not public but only available to DC’s friends and family. Am I evil or raising my child wrong? Because that is what most are doing. My guess is that most of you are seeing these posts because these families thought you were friends because you requested to be friends. But with friends like you…

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor has an Insta account for her DD's swimming and soccer and the kid is just starting 6th grade. Mom reposts everything to her stories. It's insane.

Next time, be brave enough to say it to her mom’s face instead of creeping on her kid’s Instagram and running your mouth behind her back. Nobody begged you to click their story, that was all you, Clearly they live rent free in your head!

Two pages ago, I was brave enough to say how a tech lobbyist won’t allow his daughters on IG and explained to me the reasons. Read the posts that came after that.

I have my 🍿 reviewing the commentary of how we are making 🇺🇸 great again by supporting our Insta-kids. Most watch the housewives or some indulgence. I read DCUMers defend their kids media days and social media usage. It is 😆

Anonymous wrote:So, is the problem parents posting to their kids instas, or kids (read teenagers) having instas that they post to? Because most teens that care about playing in college need clips and an insta to send to college coaches as part of the recruiting process. It is almost impossible to get recruited without this work by the kids.

I think the problem is parents are starting their kids on insta way too early and without really any goal and strategy that will help their kids use it responsibly.

I think it’s clear that kids are influenced by the likes on social media posts. Parents say that it helps motivate their kids when they see what other kids are doing. But the reality is a kids should learn to be motivated on their own. By curating a child’s insta from an early age, it seems as parents are creating the kids journey. Ideally, a players soccer journey should be driven by them. This happens outside of insta too of course. Consider how your kid happened to have college playing aspirations? Did parents feed it to them? Did they hear it from teammates whose parents might have fed them that idea?

To your point about using them for recruiting, that’s fine and the ones I’ve seen are purely soccer related stuff. I know at our club, the best players have very little social media presence. Bare minimum info on their insta profiles and the occasional stories posted.

Anonymous wrote:So, is the problem parents posting to their kids instas, or kids (read teenagers) having instas that they post to? Because most teens that care about playing in college need clips and an insta to send to college coaches as part of the recruiting process. It is almost impossible to get recruited without this work by the kids.

You need email and clips to YouTube.

You choose to have it on IG.

So, is the problem parents posting to their kids instas, or kids (read teenagers) having instas that they post to? Because most teens that care about playing in college need clips and an insta to send to college coaches as part of the recruiting process. It is almost impossible to get recruited without this work by the kids.