Monitor baby's SSN?/Protecting her identity

[mojave]

Hello bogleheads, longtime no talk.

Do you monitor your kids' SSNs? Do you just use credit karma, or...? Anything else that I should be doing to protect her identity/privacy?

[LAlearning]

freeze their credit

[mhalley]

Clark has a guide for this.
http://www.clarkhoward.com/credit-freeze-for-child

[perl]

What if you're in a state that doesn't have a law mandating that parents can freeze their childrens' credit?

[Thrifty Femme]

What if you're in a state that doesn't have a law mandating that parents can freeze their childrens' credit?

Start writing and calling your state representative.

[Leeraar]

How would a child have a credit history? My son was 21 and applications for his credit report drew a blank. He had a job and a bank account, and no credit card.

L.

[perl]

How would a child have a credit history? My son was 21 and applications for his credit report drew a blank. He had a job and a bank account, and no credit card.

L.

Identity theft, as described in the Clark Howard link above.

[MikeWillRetire]

That seems a bit much to me.

[student5]

Will ALL the major credit agencies freeze my baby's account if my info. was stolen as part of the OPM breach?