Kidfluencers, Mommy Bloggers, And How We Sold Out Childhood

Kidfluencers, Mommy Bloggers, And How We Sold Out Childhood

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In our latest video essay, Chelsea — along with input from a team of experts — dives into the world of kidfluencers, child labor laws, and the culture we're creating where social media content means a total blurring of the lines between work and life.

Special thanks to:
Alexis Mueller https://www.mavrolaw.com/our-attorneys/alexis-mueller/
Kati Morton https://www.youtube.com/user/katimorton
Sarah from mom.uncharted https://www.tiktok.com/@mom.uncharted?lang=en
Natalie from Primary Focus https://www.youtube.com/@PrimaryFocus

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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:36 Ad break
00:03:35 The cultural divide over social media and children
00:05:10 What's the context?
00:13:24 How have we normalized making children's lives a public spectacle?
00:30:53 Where does the pressure for mothers to appear perfect online come from?
00:45:57 How are children screwed over when they are put to work so young?
01:02:48 What happens when the kids grow up?
01:09:23 What now?

Source links:

https://www.insider.com/paparazzi-shouldnt-photograph-celebrity-kids-opinion-blake-lively-gigi-hadid-2021-7

https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/173t1ol/some_teachers_are_faced_with_kids_not_performing/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/well/family/child-social-media-use.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/more-children-dream-of-being-youtubers-than-astronauts-lego-says.html

https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/children-photos-and-online-safety

https://www.newsweek.com/youtube-lets-lawless-lucrative-sharenting-industry-put-kids-mercy-internet-1635112

https://theconversation.com/sharenting-why-mothers-post-about-their-children-on-social-media-91954

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/style/dad-influencers.html

https://www.christiancentury.org/article/features/why-are-so-many-most-influential-moms-internet-mormon

https://onlabor.org/new-child-labor-laws-needed-to-protect-child-influencers/

https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/5/3/23702464/child-labor-laws-youth-migrants-work-shortage

https://www.epi.org/publication/child-labor-laws-under-attack/

https://www.abi.org/feed-item/how-athletes-go-bankrupt-at-an-alarming-rate

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/child-anxiety-treatment

https://www.center4research.org/social-media-affects-mental-health/

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