Sarah Adams: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Kids and Social Media

The Mom Room

Renee Reina & Podcast Nation

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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EP503. In this episode, Renee welcomes back Sarah Adams, a digital privacy advocate, mom of two, and creator of @mom.uncharted for a candid conversation about kids, consent, and what growing up online looks like these days. Diving into everything from the risks of sharenting and child influencer culture to consent and privacy, Sarah talks about how becoming a mom changed her view of social media—and why she felt compelled to start speaking out. It’s a fantastic episode for parents of all ages to tune in and get informed to help you make the best decisions for your family in the digital space. Enjoy! Read more about Sarah and her work at https://www.momuncharted.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.6	trusted by parents nationwide. Welcome back to the mom room. How's it going? My first question, I was like, what do I want to ask her? Like, what do I want to ask? And then I was just like, how's it going? Like, what have you been up to? Oh my gosh. It's been busy. You know, mom of two. Like, they keep you running. I feel like I'm constantly like just waiting for the next registration for something to
1:45.3	open. Like the alarm set for like 6 a.m. Like got to get in. I didn't realize how chaotic. Oh my gosh.
1:53.5	I got me. I got my husband. We're doing different kids. Like yes, that's the thing with two kids.
1:58.8	You have to get them in. but the deadline and when the, you know, the things open up to register them is at the same time.
2:08.2	So I can't imagine.
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