I usually will have the photos publicly available for a few weeks at first, so that family who aren’t Flickr members can see them. Then I switch them over to a “family only” permission, to restrict access for the long term.
As for blogging, I did start up a family blog (which we never really found a lot of time for). Both my daughters blogged a little when they were younger. I’m hoping to resurrect it this year, as a means of encouraging the girls to share their writing & thoughts. I’d only check that they don’t reveal location / schedule & other identifying info. They’re using My Space & Facebook and are gradually learning how much to reveal about themsleves, and to whom (with me looking over their shoulder).

As someone tweeted “it’s a slippery slope and we are all finding our feet”. We have to do what we feel comfortable with. I’m sure our kids will be creating their own identities in whichever format later on in life. My husband doesn’t mind sharing photos of the boys so much. In fact I didn’t even share a photo of myself or even my name on this blog for at least 6 months. As Chris points out, perhaps the pros of sharing outweigh the cons.

This is Anthony’s blog.. http://anthonyfavero.wordpress.com/

There are risks involved, but I don’t think the danger is any greater than going out in public where people will see your children anyway. I do avoid putting up schedule type information though, and any photos or blog posts are done on the assumption that anyone in the world could see them.

It was not until I was actually enduring a mini-stalking situation. I found out that my son’s father’s sisters were keeping tabs on me through my blogs and pictures. Though it is against Myspace rules, I placed an invisible tracker on my profile, and discovered one of the three would visit literally every single day. This was both before and after I deleted them from my friends list. I felt violated, especially when they would read my comments then go to the person who left them and read whatever comments I may have left them. I am a very open person about my son. Something his father’s family knew. Yet their jaded opinions of me made them want to snoop rather than ask straight out.

Now all my pictures are set to friend’s only. I only add people I know and trust. My blogs that involve anything to do with my personal life, or my son are also friend’s only.

I do admit I add pictures to a Autism Blogging site I participate in, though I do not add that to my lists of other places to find me for fear his family will only stalk me there as well. But I think I have changed greatly in my opinions of personal safety since I first joined sites such as Myspace.