Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System, after conducting a study recommended that parents must limit the public exposure of their kid’s photos and stories on social media.

According to Headlines and Global News, researchers of the study said that ‘Sharenting’ can cause more harm than good.

The study researchers said that most kids already have a presence in social media created by their parents by the time they grow old enough to use social media themselves.

Nowadays it has become a norm to share every detail of one’s life and children on the social media either to gain support in challenging times or for sharing joyous moments.

Researchers said that they are trying to study the issue in details to know and better understand its pros and cons.

The researchers are trying to known the benefits that parents find in using social media as an outlet and to find common ground with other parents. On the other hand, they are also looking at the fact that over-sharing might create safety and privacy risks for their children.

Researchers for the study conducted a poll and found that 70% of parents of children aged four and under used social media to gain advice from other parents.

Whereas 62% of parents said that sharing on social media helps them to ease some of their worries. But in some cases, parents are sharing information or images that their children could later find embarrassing or too personal.

The research also found that three-quarters of parents came across other parents that were guilty of ‘oversharing’.

There were also some cases that came across during the study where the concerning reports of children being ‘digitally kidnapped’ and passed off as photos of strangers’ children. Most often it has been seen that children’s images are target of cyber bullying as well, they said.