You likely have a favorite celebrity singer, actress, public figure, or socialite, but could your favorite celebrity mama also be your parenting style doppelganger? That all depends on how you like to parent. Keep reading to find out.
Reese Witherspoon
Parenting Style: You Get an Allowance
You might not expect actress Reese Witherspoon, known for hits like Legally Blonde and Little Fires Everywhere, to give her kids a small allowance, but she does because she wants them to understand the value of a dollar.
In 2009, Reese was quoted saying, “I give each of the kids five dollars when we go to the farmer’s market on the weekends. They can buy something, save it, or spend part of it and save the rest.”
Your parenting style is like Reese Witherspoon's if you want your children to understand the value of a dollar. You don’t just talk but also walk the walk by giving an allowance to teach important money management lessons from a young age.
Your kiddos are likely not just learning to understand the value of a dollar but also learning how to spend and save long before they need the lessons in the real world.
Mayim Bialik
Parenting Style: Attachment 101
Mayim Bialik, star of the hit TV show The Big Bang Theory and author of Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way, practiced attachment parenting when her children were younger.
Attachment parenting practices include natural birth, co-sleeping, babywearing, and breastfeeding, to name a few. She even admitted to breastfeeding her son until he was 4 years old.
Your parenting style is like Mayim's if you are the poster child for attachment parenting.
Your kiddos might always be at your hip, but that’s on purpose. You know the benefits of this parenting style and proudly abide by the seven B's of attachment parenting, according to Dr. William Sears, author of The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby:
• Birth bonding
• Breastfeeding
• Babywearing
• Bedding close
• Belief in baby’s cries
• Beware of baby trainers
• Balance
Kelly Ripa
Parenting Style: Super Strict
Kelly Ripa, actress and host of Live With Kelly and Ryan, was the quintessential strict parent when her children, now all adults, were younger.
She regularly monitored their TV time, phone activity, study time, and everything in between. Her disciplinarian efforts even went so far as to snoop through her children’s phones/rooms and dictate exactly what they could and couldn’t wear.
Kelly believes that though her children didn’t always approve of her disciplinarian parenting style, she’s put them on the right track in life.
Your parenting style is like Kelly Ripa if you rule with an iron fist and have no qualms about it. It’s your house, your rules, and that’s all there is to it. Though you might be strict, it’s all done in love, because you believe that seeing your children excel in life will make it all worth it in the end.
Beyoncé
Parenting Style: Speak Your Mind
Queen Bey believes in building her children's self-esteem early in life, so they feel comfortable in their skin and speaking their mind.
She’s enlisted the support of coaches and books related to confidence to build the esteem of her oldest child, Blue Ivy, who was shy by nature. However, with the support of confidence coaching, Blue is now more assertive and feels confident saying how she feels, even if it’s something as simple but empowering as letting her parents know that the way they spoke to her hurt her feelings.
Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Lawson, even chimed in about her parenting style stating, “Just really talking to the kids and reasoning with them. I can say Beyoncé pretty much has my parenting.” The apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
Your parenting style is like Queen Bey's if you believe your child has a voice and you want to hear it. While some parents are strictly authoritarian, you know that your child’s feelings, emotions, viewpoint, and desires matter. You want to acknowledge them not just as children but as humans, no matter how young they may be.
Angelina Jolie
Parenting Style: World School
While the health crisis introduced many families to the concept of homeschooling, actress Angelina Jolie has been a fan of homeschooling for years.
She prefers to homeschool in a way that allows her children to explore their interests.
Angelina states, “I do think we live in a different age, and the education system hasn’t caught up with our children and our way of life.” She continued, “I’d rather them go to a museum and learn to play guitar and read a book they love.” Her one caveat is that the work gets done so learning in the world can take place.
Your parenting style is more like Angelina’s if you’re all for going against the system. Just because it’s always been done, you don’t believe it needs to stay that way. Instead, your focus is more on what’s best for your children instead of what’s most acceptable based on society’s standards.
