Is Your Twitterless Child At A Digital Disadvantage?

Can you hear the pitter-patter of little tweets? Creating Twitter accounts for babies is a growing trend among new parents, but is it all just a bit too much?

Can you hear the pitter-patter of little tweets?

Creating Twitter accounts for babies is a growing trend among new parents, but is it all just a bit too much?

Of course, it’s natural to find your kid adorable, funny and fascinating — and it’s normal to want to share that — but you’re at risk of coming across as being very obnoxious. After all, there’s only so much you can say on behalf of a newborn baby.

Parents who create a Twitter handle with the view to hold the account for their child might have the right intentions, but by the time these kids are old enough to use Twitter, will the rest of us still be on it?

And will these kids appreciate the baby-tweets posted on their behalf — you know, the ones about diapers and attempts to chew the dog’s tail?

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