10 Celebs With Unusual Child-Rearing Tactics

cadyms
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 09:29 am: [report]

Jada’s doing absolutely the right thing. Her son surely has his own money from movies he’s done. Rather than let him burn through that money, he has to think about how he’s going to spend it and get it approved. She’s also protecting herself from the endless rumor mill of Hollywood parents stealing their kids’ money. A responsible Hollywood mom raising a responsible child? Exactly what I’d hope for.

wonder_bread
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 09:57 am: [report]

miley did not pole dance i really think everyone is over reacting..she stood next to it she didn’t dance on it.so now everyone who stands next to a pole and sings is pole dancing.sure.

jada is doing a good job. my parents did that until i got my own bank account so now to a degree it was more like second nature when i actually got my own account.

_jsw_
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 10:06 am: [report]

Well, Hilary has been with that boyfriend - John Campisi - for three years and over half that boy’s life. Whatever issues the boy’s mother has has to deal with, she’s had time.

KatyInLasVegas
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 11:15 am: [report]

Seriously, you think that Brittney taking her children on tour with her is a bad idea? At least she’s showing up to the parenting table now. It’s not like her kids are missing school because she’s out on tour.

For Gwyneth Paltrow you think her children have weird role models? Did you just miss Jay-Z on Oprah because my kid could call Jay-Z “Uncle” any day. Though you grew up in a liberal household, did you not ever call people “aunt” and “uncle” who were not really your “aunt” and “uncle?” I did, a lot—in fact at 28 I still call my Mom’s best friend “aunt.” And Jay-Z is a multimillionaire with an INCREDIBLE business. Looks like he can do something right.

Tom Cruise sending his kids to a Scientology camp is no different than the girl camp I went to every year as a Mormon girl. It’s his religion, you might think it’s weird but get over it.

Jada Smith teaching her kids how to bank at such a young age is awesome. And Will giving them chocolate for breakfast is what any Dad should do when Mom’s away. It makes you look cool!

Ashlee & Pete do not have “unusual child-rearing tactics” because they gave their son a name you don’t like. I happen to think Bronx is cute and while Mowgli is a little strange, no one really uses your middle name.

Most of these people on the list is just BS! So what, not feeling creative today? Slow news day for girls? This is the second post I’ve read this morning that I thought was just stupid…

dizzy
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 11:16 am: [report]

No one is going to pick on a kid named “Bronx”. Hell, I shudder to think of teasing an adult named Bronx.

luke15chick
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 12:05 pm: [report]

I definitely expected Alex and Simon from the Real Housewives of New York.  Talk about a crazy lady and the fact she thinks she’s a good enough mother to write a child raising book.

LilMissSunshine
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 12:11 pm: [report]

They actually have bank of mom type checking systems for kids in toy catalogs. My mom tried to do it with us. She actually set an allowance for us for clothing and toiletries for a month and we had to spend wisely or that money was gone. We had little check books to write the money we owed our parents. And had to keep track of our balance. It was to teach us how to spend money in the real world.

Anniushka
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 01:17 pm: [report]

If that’s true, then Madonna seems kind of paranoid (as if her kids won’t have enough trouble growing up normally without being isolated from the news, movies, etc…), and Dina Lohan sounds pretty irresponsible. Other than those two, though, this article doesn’t argue well against any of these parents. How do you know David and Victoria’s kids don’t want to emulate their parents’ more “socially acceptable” traits, too? What kid wouldn’t be fascinated by their dad’s tattoos? Seriously.

majicksand
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 01:53 pm: [report]

My 6 yo son still walks in on me naked occasionally.  He knows to knock before entering my bedroom, but sometimes he still forgets.  We just don’t make a big deal out of it.

bettyboo
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 03:25 pm: [report]

I don’t see the issue with prepubescent kids seeing there parents naked..  seems better than perpetuating the myth that the naked body is a terrible/dirty/rude thing that must be hidden or that the myriad of images they’ll be exposed to once they hit puberty and discover the internet are normal…

SCRMOM
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 04:19 pm: [report]

Most parents try to do the best for their kids.  I do think the boundaries can get lost with the parents of child celebrities if the child is the family breadwinner.

raqueleza
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 07:05 pm: [report]

So David Beckham’s tattoos make him a bad parent? LAME.

I’m very disappointed with Frisky’s lists lately. Seems like you guys are stretching just a little too far.

Justine
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 10:45 pm: [report]

Don’t hate on Gwen Paltrow’s kids. They’re half Chris Martin’s too. Kids with rockstar dads = Awesome. Though she is crazy.

chasingstars
wrote on October 11 2009 @ 11:34 am: [report]

I think Jada is doing the right thing in teaching her son the way to handle his money. The kid is gifted with his acting and if he’s allowed to go through his money on needless things, he’ll end up like those on your broke stars list.

and i don’t think there is ANYTHING wrong with tattoos. my 11 year old sister has been planning a tattoo since she was 9 because both my mom and i have one and she’s allowed to get one at the ae of 16, like me.

if you don’t have anything interesting to list, don’t list at all

MissChaotic
wrote on October 11 2009 @ 01:33 pm: [report]

Wow. People it’s a crime to teach your children financial responsibility. After all, being responsible got us (the economy) in this mess in the first place…

H. Blue
wrote on October 11 2009 @ 05:05 pm: [report]

Most of this is really just reaching.  People name their kids funny things. Lots of people have tattoos.  Lots of people have differet religious beliefs- calling them weird is just being ignorant.  People take their kids to work all the time.  Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t make it wrong.  I wish someone had taught me more about financial responsibility when I was a kid.

fireflyeyes
wrote on October 12 2009 @ 09:17 am: [report]

Gwen may be a little nuts, but she has a point about shampoo - mainstream brands contain all kinds of harsh chemicals, many of which are hormone disruptors and carcinogens. It’s not just going on your hair, it goes into your body through your pores, and is especially bad for young bodies because it can throw hormone out of wack and speed the onset of puberty or even contribute to infertility. I only use shampoo brands which are free of parabens and other nasty products. There are plenty out there, although they are pricier. However, I"m sure Gwen can afford those brands and her kids are plenty clean ;~)

moogyboobles
wrote on October 12 2009 @ 09:40 am: [report]

Yep I agree with the shampoo point, I don’t use any toiletries on babies at all.  When they start moving about and getting proper dirty then I use SLS free shampoos.
Can’t see anything wrong with the naked stuff or money handling idea either.

Frisky Noetic
wrote on October 12 2009 @ 10:34 am: [report]

I love reading The Frisky, but what is going on lately?
The title of this list is misleading. I was expecting to read about interesting, debatable and unusual child rearing tactics. I may not be a parent, but last I knew, what someone names their child is not a child rearing tactic. Nor having a child desire a tattoo, or spend time with mom, or go to a religious camp, or have demands/limitations on visitation, and so on. Anything else within the list that I may find creepy or questionable has nothing to do with, “child rearing tactics”. The only “child rearing tactic” I read was that about Jada, who seems to be a phenomenal, totally with it, family oriented person. Why not more of that? *That* would be relevant!
Anyway, main point of this comment is to say that I was just expecting a much higher quality article on, The Frisky. 

If you were going for entertaining filler material to post, then simply call it, “celeb parent gossip”. At least I/we would have known not to expect much.

*Lee*
wrote on October 12 2009 @ 12:08 pm: [report]

I won’t say it’s abusive or anything like that, but Hilary Swank being so nonchalant about nudity with her boyfriends son seems inappropriate to me. It’s not her child, is it that hard to keep a robe by the bed? I have three son’s, and I’d be completely pissed if I found out that was going on at their fathers. I guess the parents are ok with it though, so whatever.

sugarspellitowt
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 02:12 am: [report]

http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/weekendwatchers/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/miley-cyrus-pole-dance.jpg

I don’t know, wonder_bread, this looks a lot like pole-dancing to me.
She might not have been doing tricks, but she’s an underage girl in shorts that are barely longer than underwear, dropped down and spreading them while grabbing onto a pole. That is wildly inappropriate, especially because she has a childrens’ show, with so many little girls looking up to her.
My little sister is 13, and loves the Hanna Montana show, I would be appalled if she started behaving like this.

dlc910
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 10:30 am: [report]

I agree with most of the other posters, this is a VERY stupid list.  Teaching your kid to use drugs is on par with having a tattoo or giving your child an odd name?!  Whoever is writing these posts should put a little more thought into them.

brandyalexander
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 10:54 am: [report]

The naked body is not just for sex.  I see no problem with Hillary’s step-son seeing her nude.
Gwenyth, way to go.  Sulfates and other ingredients really ARE bad for you, especially if you are a child.
David Beckham, who cares if your kids want tattoos.  Not a big deal.  Most kids think tattoos are fun.  Whatever.  Its not like he’s giving them tattoos.  That would be bad parenting.
And seriously, even Madonna.  This is not a big deal.  Why would you be ok with kids reading newspapers and magazines where they are going to see news about rapes and murders?  They need age appropriate books.
This list was pretty awful.

brandyalexander
wrote on October 14 2009 @ 10:57 am: [report]

PS- I hate the word “macrobiotic.”  Really, all it means is healthy, non-processed foods.  Mostly, but not entirely vegan (I think some fish is okay).  Largely, but not entirely raw.  Always organic and nutritionally balanced.  What is so abusive about that?

*Lee*
wrote on October 16 2009 @ 10:33 am: [report]

I’m not saying anything is wrong with a naked body. But everybody keeps mentioning seeing their parents naked. This is not this boy’s mother. Doesn’t that change things a little?