Nikki Reed thinks it’s important to teach her and husband Ian Somerhalder’s kids about the importance of privacy — but not because they’re famous.
“It’s a responsibility of parents to teach children how to be mindful human beings, how to respect people’s privacy — and I’m starting to see schools do that now,” Reed, 37, said in Us Weekly’s exclusive clip from her upcoming appearance on Dear Media’s “The Skinny Confidential: Him and Her Show” podcast hosted Lauryn Evarts Bosstick and Michael Bosstick. “Privacy is our greatest form of currency in a world where everything lives out there. We are [in] a culture of oversharing.”
Reed used the conversation about privacy as an “educational moment” for podcast listeners.
“I’ll just say, the world changed a lot with the invention of the iPhone,” she added. “I think as human beings, technology has moved so fast and we have not put parameters in place to continue to view ourselves and other people as human beings.”
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This is something she and Somerhalder, 46, are teaching their two kids: 7-year-old daughter Bodhi and her 2-year-old brother, whose name has not been revealed.
“My goal and mission is to not just sit around and feel sorry or complain about what the consequence of that might be but instead take it as a moment for education,” the actress continued. “We have to talk to and teach our children how to be conscious of other people.”
She added, “I’m not talking about celebrities. I’m talking about in general.”
Reed explained that when she and her husband were in high school and attended a party, they never had “to worry about being filmed and having it put on social media.” This, of course, is not the case in today’s world.
Overall, Reed noted that this was a “parenting fail” that should be instilled in kids as they are growing up.
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Though their love story began in Hollywood, Reed and Somerhalder, who married in April 2015, moved to a farm out of Los Angeles after becoming parents to focus on raising their kids.
“Right now, raising babies is the most important thing for me,” Reed said during a January 2024 interview with NewBeauty, noting that her life was “so busy and so wonderful” at the time.
“Life has gotten incredibly busy, and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down any time soon,” she added, noting that she feels most at peace in nature and is thriving on the farm. “I feel like every time I say, ‘This is the year of slowdown,’ things just rev up!”
“The Skinny Confidential: Him and Her Show” podcast drops full episodes on Mondays on all podcast platforms and the show’s website.
