oversharent

English

Etymology

Blend of overshare +‎ parent. Equivalent to over- +‎ sharent.

Verb

oversharent (third-person singular simple present oversharents, present participle oversharenting, simple past and past participle oversharented)

1. (neologism) To overdocument one's child's upbringing on social media; to sharent excessively.

   If you post pictures of your kids online every day, you might be oversharenting.

   • 2012 May 16, “Oversharenting: Parents Juggle Their Kids’ Lives Online”, in The Wall Street Journal‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 February 2023:

     Readers, do you find yourself "oversharenting"? What limits do you set on your children's lives online.

   • 2015 May 10, Britt Peterson, “The effects of 'parenting' on child-rearing”, in The Boston Globe‎^[2], Boston, M.A.: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-28:

     Whether you parent, rear your children, or (horror of horrors) oversharent, you are probably doing just fine.

   • 2017 May 4, Stacey Steinberg, “Growing up under the watchful eyes of his mother’s newsfeed”, in The Washington Post‎^[3], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 January 2024:

     Does it matter? Am I oversharenting?

   • 2023 March 15, Amy Bell, “'Oversharenting': Are you giving away too much about your kids online?”, in CBC News‎^[4], archived from the original on 2023-03-17:

     But as the digital age has taken over from the family scrapbooks, and more of our lives are lived online, what digital legacy are you leaving your kids? Are you guilty of what's been called "oversharenting"?