![]() He can’t read or write yet, so I ask him what he’d like to add as a description and type it for him (spoiler alert, a lot of times, it’s “best ever”). Otherwise, he tells me which photos he’d like to upload, I make sure they’re suitable, and post them. ![]() And yes, there are going to be a lot of food pics. Now, I’m putting power in his hand to create art of his own (and to take unflattering photos of ME for a change). I’ve already been Instagramming photos of my son on my own account. But kids these days are growing up with digital footprints. Our generation didn’t get phones and social networks until we were teenagers (at least!). All right … so, we may have crossed the bridge before some of our peers, but I think it’s a bridge that we’re all walking toward. I know folks that don’t let their children watch television or use their iPhones for games – and here I am registering an e-mail address and Instagram account in his name and giving the kid a camera. ![]() Really, the father-son bonding of it all excites me.īut my initial struggle was: he’s a kid. We’ll then sit on the couch and I’ll try to explain what all the buttons do (and then spend 10 minutes saying “don’t touch that button! Anything but that button!”). We’ve got multiple cameras around the house, and from time to time, he’ll pick one up and snap off a photo. Can my son create likable images? Will people follow a 5-year-old? Will he be driven by likes, or will he continue to post the photos he enjoys? When he’s got more than a handful of photos – what types of themes will emerge? Where in his world does he find beauty? Will it help his photography skills?Īnd most importantly, will I be able to steer him clear of his favorite 5-year-old topics – poop, his own wiener and bugs he’s stepped on? So starting an Instagram account for a 5-year-old is also a bit of a social experiment for us. I must admit – I’m also interested in the things he wants to present to the world. But we also bond over photography – and when my son started to commission me to take photos of things to post to my own account, I thought “why can’t he do this, too?” Sure, we do all that old world stuff – play catch, cook together, read together, play with Legos. I’ve been trying to find digital-age bonding methods for my son and I. ![]() I’ll admit it: Yes, I started an Instagram account for my 5-year-old son. ![]()
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