What Your Grandkids Don’t Want You To Post On Facebook
Do you know what your grandkids don’t want you to post on Facebook?
As a grandparent I think every picture and every thing that comes out of my grandchild’s mouth is adorable (except when my grandson spits out his chewed up food). But I know that not everyone on Facebook has a burning desire to know every cute thing they say, so I try and limit myself, especially when it comes to my oldest grandchild.
Nana, Don’t!
Because I work with social media my oldest grandchild knows to say, “Nana, don’t post this.” Even if she didn’t ask, most of I wouldn’t post pictures or comments about her anyway simply because she’s getting into the teen years. Teenage grandchildren are very different than littles, as you well know.
And the survey says….
While I’m careful and try never to embarrass any of my children or grandchildren, it’s still a good idea to know what grandkids say irritates them about their grandparents being on Facebook. Here are the survey results.
What you should NOT do!
1.) Post personal stuff: One of every four grandchildren say grandparents post too much about their love life and social life, and that they share too much information about family feuds and finances.
2.) Rant and rave: One in five say grandparents are “emoji crazy,” and 33 percent don’t like when they get too political or post about religion.
3.) Shout out personal stuff: One in four say grandparents should not try to friend their friends, and 30 percent say it’s embarrassing when their grandparent post personal comments in public places.
4.) Spread bad news: About 25 percent say they don’t like to see their grandparents post about being lonely, unhappy, sick or sad. And one out of five say they don’t like to see comments about their grandparent’s health, medical issues or procedures.
5.) Try to be cool: About 22 percent said they didn’t like it when their grandparents try to act cool.
The survey was conducted by Visiting Angels, an in-home senior care company and you can see the results for yourself here.
So how about it, grandparents? Are you guilty or not guilty of any of these?
