Awareness of emerging harms gradually develops and debates around smartphone bans and social media restrictions for children are ongoing. At the same time, the series 'Adolescence' has been turning these sorts of conversations national.

With all this in mind, are we doing enough to understand the lived experiences and perspectives of young people themselves? VoiceBox is an organisation who help do just that – giving young people around the world a platform to have their say on what impacts them most, and briefing other organisations on insights and trends.

In this episode, director of VoiceBox Natalie Foos joins Vicki to offer the youth perspective on the phenomenon of ‘sharenting’ and family vlogging: something that looks increasingly part of children and young people’s lives.

Talking points:

• Just how widespread is online sharenting, and how much does the average family vlogger earn?
  
  
• As US states pass legislation protecting the legal and financial interests of children, should we now ask if family vlogging is acceptable in the first place?
  
  
• Given the unavoidable power dynamic between parent and child, can children really consent to have their image and experiences shared?

Tech Shock is a Parent Zone production. Follow Parent Zone on social media for all the latest on our work on helping families to thrive in the digital age. Presented by Vicki Shotbolt. Tech Shock is produced and edited by Tim Malster.

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