Episode 75: Protecting Your Child's Digital Footprint in the Era of Oversharing with Fareedah Shaheed

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

We live in the age of "sharenting" where kids are content and there are seemingly no rules. This week, Rachael speaks with Fareedah Shaheed (aka CyberFareedah), an internet safety expert, about the importance of protecting our kids online. They discuss the risks of sharing too much information about children on social media and the potential consequences of oversharing. They also explore the age-appropriate use of technology and provide tips for keeping kids safe online. The conversation emphasizes the need for open communication, trust, and setting boundaries to ensure the safety of children in the digital world. Here's what you'll learn: The Risks of Oversharing on Social Media (even with private accounts!) Age-Appropriate Technology Use and Setting Boundaries The Types of Photos You Should NEVER Share When it Might be Appropriate for Kids to Have Their Own Devices Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online Fareedah is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Internet Safety Expert whose passion is helping parents keep their children safe online. With a professional background in cybersecurity and threat intelligence, Fareedah uses her online platforms to teach parents the SAFE Method—a unique approach to teaching internet safety that emphasizes the need for creating safe spaces between parent and child as the cornerstone of protecting kids online. Fareedah (known online as CyberFareedah) has been featured in Cisco, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, NASDAQ, FOX 46, NBC4, Yahoo! and more. Fareedah’s Instagram: @cyberfareedah and Website: https://www.cyberfareedah.com Free Protect Kids Online Resource Library: https://sekuva.mykajabi.com/get-your-internet-safety-resource-library Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram | Tiktok | Website ✨For sleep support and resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to No One Told Us, the podcast that tells the truth about parenting and talks about all the stuff you wish you knew before having kids.
0:10.5	I'm your host, Rachel, and today I'm really excited to be speaking with Farita Shaheed, an award-winning internet safety expert in Forbes 30 Under 30 Honorary.
0:19.6	She specializes in helping parents protect their kids online through background in cyber security
0:24.4	awareness, threat intelligence, and online gaming.
0:27.2	And her work has been featured in NBC, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, NASDAQ, Yahoo,
0:32.7	you name it.
0:33.9	I'm so excited to have you today, Farida, because this is a topic that is just so important
0:39.1	and it feels like it's getting more and more important in my own life as my kids get a little
0:44.1	bit older. I don't know. I just, I feel like sometimes the online world is starting to change a
0:50.7	little bit, right? Like there's all of these parenting experts out there and influencers and all types of people sharing family content. And the conversation is starting
1:00.1	to become a little more open now with should we really be doing this? Should we really be showing
1:04.7	this? So I really appreciate you for being here. Thank you for having me, Rachel. I appreciate
1:08.8	you. So I am a content creator. I, you know,
1:13.5	specialize in content that has to do with little kids and, and my own family. And over the years,
1:18.8	I've kind of started to pull back on what I will share and what I will show because I am so aware
1:25.4	of the safety implications. So I'd really like to dive in and talk to you
1:29.7	about that today. But before we start, I would kind of just love, I mean, you're so accomplished.
1:33.3	I would love to hear how you became interested in this topic and just like how you got started
1:40.0	with your amazing platform. I love to say I was lovingly forced into what I'm doing today. So I grew up
1:48.1	as a gamer online, talking to strangers, doing everything my mother specifically told me not to do,
1:54.4	right? Don't tell your name. Don't share where you live. Don't share your picture. And I was doing
1:58.9	everything because I was just like, I don't want to say rebellious teen,
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