The Moms Who Sponcon Their Daughters’ First Periods

From Mormon momfluencer domination to boosting engagement with partially clothed kids, journalist Fortesa Latifi’s new book exposes the dark and complex world of child influencers.

The world of momfluencers is, to put it mildly, a highly fraught one.

With the rise of trad wives like the beauty queen/rancher Hannah Neeleman, aka Ballerina Farm, as well as the 24-year-old model and mother of four Nara Smith, there’s never been more pressure on moms on the internet to present a pristine, highly idealized image of motherhood.

But mothers who choose to post their kids on social media also must contend with an endless onslaught of judgment, as well as the risk of their kids being subjected to online predators.

Why are we so obsessed with moms on the internet—and what impact does parenting in public have on the women themselves and their children? This is the driving question ...