The statistics show that 56% of parents do not share pictures of their children online, with 87% citing that they wish to keep their children's lives private, as the main reason for doing so.
In contrast, 42% of parents do share photos of their children, and half of these share photos at least once a month.
UK director of 'Care For The Family', Katherine Hill is the author of the book, 'Left to Their Own Devices? Confident Parenting in a World of Screens' and she said that sharenting should only be done when the implications are fully understood.
Talking on Premier's News Hour, she said: "Definitely talk to your children if you are going to put something online, particularly photos.
When they are little, just think about if they really want to have those photos of them in the paddling pool when they are teenagers because those digital footprints don't go away."
She also expressed concern about the impact on young people when they aim to take the 'perfect selfie'.
"That's that huge pressure to portray a perfect family life that often is far removed from reality. That then is what young people want to try and keep up with and then they measure their worth by how many likes they have on Facebook and it's a really big pressure on them."
She cautioned parents to think twice before posting online as images could potentially stay online infinitely.