Media & Public Engagement

Are you sharing too much online?

For many parents, it’s natural to share images of their children on social media. But is this fair? We explore the ethics of "sharenting".
Rose Capdevila and Lisa Lazard acted as academic consultants & contributors.

Watch the video on BBC website

"Don’t put that on Instagram!" how kids really feel about parents' posting

We often think about how young people use the internet and social media – but young people are not the only ones posting about their lives. Rose Capdevila and Lisa Lazard conducted research with children and their families about the content parents were sharing, where they were sharing it, and how the young people themselves felt about it. In this short video, Rose and Lisa share their thought-provoking findings. Supporting Children’s Mental Health though Familial Online Relationships is a joint research project between The Open University, Keele University, the University of Northampton, University of Bedfordshire, and ParentZone, and funded by the eNuture Network.

Digital mothering

In this video our Gini Harrison, Lisa Lazard and Rose Capdevila talk about their work about Digital mothering on Student Hub Live.

What is sharenting?

Dr Lisa Lazard looks the new digital phenomenon that is 'sharenting' and considers whether it's a product of narcissism or societal pressures of parenting.

Are selfies a terrible thing?

Is the rise of the selfie a sign of a culture collapsing into narcissism - or is there something positive in the trend of arm's length self portraiture?
Lisa Lazard and Rose Capdevila acted as academic consultants & contributors.

Playing across generations

This short film reports the results from a study into online family relationships conducted by The Open University with Fundamentally Children.
OU: Lisa Lazard and Rose Capdevila and Gemma Ballard.
Fundamentally Children: Dr Amanda Gummer and Anna Taylor.

TedX: Friday the 8^th of November 2019

OpenFest on Friday the 18^th of October 2019