A child exploitation expert has warned parents not to post about their kids on social media - especially their full names and photos of them in nappies.<br /><br />Sarah Adams, 38, said children are "unwilling participants" who can't give consent to what their parents post about them online.<br /><br />She said parents should avoid sharing pictures that their children would be embarrassed about in the future.<br /><br />The stay-at-home mum said she would never share info about her two young children online - even on private accounts.<br /><br />Sarah, from Vancouver, Canada, runs a social media page called 'mum.uncharted' where she researches child exploitation and how to be safe on social media.<br /><br />She said: "Personally, I do not share my children on social media.<br /><br />"My husband is an extremely private person and he has taught me the value of privacy.<br /><br />"You have a lot of power when you are in control of your private life.<br /><br />"I think whether you are sharing privately or publicly, private is always the way to go.<br /><br />"With a private account, you can curate your followers with people that you know and trust.<br /><br />"When you are sharing things publicly, you do not want full legal names or your kids out there, neither their birthdays, school, addresses - any identifiable information.<br /><br />"We have to remember that children are unwilling participants in all of this.<br /><br />"They cannot give consent to have their image or information about them being used on the internet.<br /><br />"When it comes to images you are sharing, there are some big no-nos that you don't want out there.<br /><br />"You don't want to be posting images of your children nude or semi-nude, in nappies, in the bathtub or on the potty.<br /><br />"Sadly there are individuals who look for those images specifically, online safety experts have told us how predators look for those photos.<br /><br />"When I think about that I think about family vloggers and influencers who are monetizing their children while invading their privacy and online safety."<br /><br />When it comes to children on social media, Sarah said it is "no surprise" kids want to use the internet. <br /><br />She said: "One thing I have done is remove YouTube as an option for my children.<br /><br />"I find that the content there can get pretty concerning, pretty quickly, if parents are not watching.<br /><br />"There is no surprise that our kids want to be on social media at a younger age.<br /><br />"What we need to do as parents is band together and create new social norms and all say we are not gonna give our children a smartphone until a certain age.<br /><br />"We need to let kids be kids."<br /><br />SARAH'S TOP TIPS <br /><br />1. Don't post identifiable information of your children <br />2. Don't post compromising pictures of your children that would embarrass them in the future
