Kidfluencers, Mommy Bloggers, And How We Sold Out Childhood

Thanks to Betterment for sponsoring this video! Sign up in minutes, get started at In our latest video essay, Chelsea — along with input from a team of experts — dives into the world of kidfluencers, child labor laws, and the culture we're creating where social media content means a total blurring of the lines between work and life. Special thanks to: Alexis Mueller Kati Morton Sarah from Natalie from Primary Focus Music and sound effects by 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:36 Ad break 00:03:35 The cultural divide over social media and children 00:05:10 What's the context? 00:13:24 How have we normalized making children's lives a public spectacle? 00:30:53 Where does the pressure for mothers to appear