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\"We're all on social media and all of our kids are on social media, so we're now going to have to navigate the parental-child relationship in the realm of social media,\" Gold told \"GMA.\"

Gold also warned that even if your kids are too young to care, you should still use discretion.

\"The naked [baby] pictures in the bathroom are really cute, but will the 20- or 25-year-old children really appreciate them? Probably not,\" Gold said.

Are YOU #Oversharenting? The moms and dads facing backlash form their own kids for posting TOO MUCH online -- @JujuChangABC reports!https://t.co/dCuujVag6a pic.twitter.com/5MxDBqN5io

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And it's not just photos. In April, an anonymous user who said he or she was in middle school vented on Reddit, \"…my mom has posted literally every aspect of my life … If we get in a fight, she's on FB asking for advice. I feel like I have absolutely no privacy. I can't talk to my own mother for fear she'll post it on social media. I'm her child, not her dog.\"

Gold said it's important for parents to keep the dialogue open with their kids.

\"It is very dangerous if you start posting about what's going on with you and your child, because you will shut down that dialogue immediately and you will lose your child's trust,\" said Gold.

\"It's fine to vent to friends but there's appropriate places to vent, and social media is not the place,\" Gold added.

Kate Durben said she now sees that damage can be done if you don't respect your child's wishes.

\"She's got her own image to manage,\" Kate said of her daughter.

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