We spend a lot of time cautioning our kids and teaching them the ways of the World Wide Web. The quickness and ease it takes to post something on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram makes it easy to forget that something put online should be considered in the public's view forever.

But while we educate our children on keeping their privacy and not revealing too much about themselves on the Internet, some times, it's the adults who need a brief review on secrecy.

Here are five tips to keep in mind when posting online about what's happening in your life, or more urgently, your kids' lives. Remember you are a parent and an adult. Etiquette plays a large part in this too. Do not use Facebook to blast your spouse, your ex or your kids. (Or anyone else for that matter)

• Do not post pictures of yourself or others that are suggestive or look like you are trying to relive your adolescence.
• Do not try to friend your children’s friends. Do not post comments on your children’s friend’s posts.
• Do not post personal details of your life and your relationships.  
• Do not post your children’s personal information.
• Do not drink and Facebook. (Therapists hear more stories of relational disasters that start with, “I had a glass of wine and got on Facebook….”)

To read more about what parents can do (and not do) online, click here to read the May digital edition of Little Rock Family.