This 5-year-old girl’s hair is truly something special.
Thanks to her luscious curls, little Mia Aflalo from Tel Aviv, Israel, is quickly becoming an Instagram sensation.
But it is something that divides parents.
The little girl has over 64,000 followers and on her Instagram feed she often poses for the camera with pretty great hairstyles.
With everything from bows made of hair to the bounciest blow-dry you’ve ever seen, the kid undoubtedly meets all the #HairGoals.
But while some fans love her stunning hairstyles, others express concern about Mia being in the spotlight at such a young age.
“Why would a mother subject her child to reality like this?” commented one Instagrammer.
“Little girl dressed like a woman… weird parents,” added another.
“She looks like she’s forced to do this shit… let her play with Barbies or something,” wrote another critic. “She’s not a doll.”
Others worry about the practicality of some of Mia’s hairstyles and wonder if the looks were achieved with hair extensions.
“I’m assuming it’s extensions because she has different amounts of hair in each picture – not good for a little girl’s head/neck,” one user commented.
“This girl is going to be mad when she grows up and her big hair is all ruined because her mommy treated her like a doll,” wrote another.
“How the heck are you going to undo all the knots from backcombing?” asked another commenter.
However, some users came to Mia’s parents’ aid.
“Wow!! Beautiful hair and little girl. Why wouldn’t you be proud of her and share her pictures?” wrote one user.
“None of this is our business,” another follower agreed. “She’s not our child so these comments and opinions don’t matter.”
So at what age is too young for children to be exposed to social media?
Gemma Taylor, editor of UK parenting resource Parent Zone, believes there are guidelines that need to be followed when parents are thinking about setting up social media profiles for their little ones.
“As research by Parent Zone and Nominet has shown, parents like to share pictures of their children on social media. On average, mothers and fathers post 11 to 20 pictures per month,” she said.
“It’s natural for parents to want to share special moments with friends and family.”
But you have to be careful, especially as the child gets older.
“Our research found that over a quarter of parents (28 percent) admitted they had never thought to check whether their child would mind if they uploaded pictures of them online,” Taylor noted. “I think this raises an interesting discussion about consent.
“In Austria, a teenager has already sued her parents for sharing images on social media, and French lawyers have warned the parents that they may be violating the country’s data protection laws.
“Adults need to be aware that as children grow up, they may not want to put their formative years on such a public display. Additionally, it is difficult to control images once they are posted online, so consider whether it is in the child’s best interests before uploading them.”
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