It’s hard to imagine celebrities as stern parents, as they have a lot to balance with their demanding jobs. But oftentimes we are reminded just how alike we all are with the celebrities we look up to.
When those celebrities choose to open up and speak about their day-to-day lives, most times we discover we share more things in common than we might think- even with parenting styles!
Actress, author, and fashion entrepreneur Kate Hudson opens up about her parenting style and it might surprise you!
Kate Hudson recently opened up to People and Health magazines to discuss her parenting style and how she balances being a mom with managing her businesses and her acting career. Hudson, now 41-years-old, is a mother of three with two sons, Ryder Russell age 16, Bingham “Bing” Hawn age 9, and one daughter, Rani Rose age 2.
Hudson’s parenting style actually came as a surprise to her entire family.
Hudson reveals that she is actually a pretty strict mother, and when it comes to her approach to parenting she tells People,
“It came as a surprise to my entire family when I became a mother.”
But she states that it’s the things that she’s strict about. She continues,
“Where I am strict is that there are certain rules that I put down. I don’t negotiate with my kids about certain things. And what I realized about that is that when you set that standard in your home, you don’t end up in long-winded negotiations. When I say no, it’s done.”
She speaks that she finds and appreciates maintaining structure in her wellness routine and parenting methods. She believes that parents need to keep reasonable boundaries with their children, but also allow the children to test the lines drawn in the sand. Hudson thinks that this is a critical part of the development of both child and parent.
She believes by allowing the children to see how far they can push things from there, you as a parent discover how to handle those situations and it’s a huge part of growing up.
If there is one thing she is strict about, it’s lying.
But there is one thing she states she is very, very strict about, which is manners. She says she has a zero-tolerance policy for lies big or small.
“I have no tolerance for lying. The tiny lies or the big ones.”
She knows in order for her children to learn, they need the space to make mistakes.
But Hudson isn’t always strict in her role as a mother and can be super lenient at times. She makes sure to maintain a healthy balance, allowing room for her kids to make mistakes and learn in their own ways.
Hudson has found the balance of knowing what times to be strict and what times to be lenient.
During her interview with Health magazine, she explains when she finds it’s time to lay down the law and when it’s time to be lenient on certain matters,
“I’m super lenient when it comes to matters of the heart. I’m actually quite lenient as long as they’re doing their part…As far as I’m concerned, there’s what you’re entitled to and then there’s your privilege…The only things you’re entitled to are a roof over your head, food, and my love.”
Hudson believes everything else is a privilege and if her children don’t respect their home’s moral compass, she won’t hesitate to take things away.
Hudson keeps an open mind to all parenting styles and doesn’t pass judgment on the various methods out there.
There are many different ways to parent children, Hudson acknowledges, and states she doesn’t judge other parents methods,
“There’s way too much judging going on in the world…We all need to have an open mind and feel good about what we’re doing and let other people live the way they want to live.”
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Although from afar it can seem like the lives of celebrities are so much different from our own, hearing stories such as this remind us of just how much we are alike as we lead our day-to-day lives.
As far as we’re concerned, if you’re providing for your kids and raising them to be decent human beings, you’re as much of a star as Kate is.
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