Gwyneth Paltrow shares her philosophy on parenting, and that includes limiting the use of social media for her two teens.
“I will not let them be public on any social media or anything like that, I try to keep them out of public view as much as possible,” shared Paltrow at Rob Lowe’s. Literally! With Rob Lowe Podcast this week Paltrow, 47, shares her daughter Apple, 16, and Moses, 14, with former Chris Martin.
“You know, now it’s different, because the kids say, ‘Can I have a YouTube channel?’ and I say, ‘No, you can’t. Absolutely not,’ “he said, adding that Apple and Moses” understand “their rules.
“As a parent, you think, all I can do for these children is teach them the right thing from the wrong thing and teach them what work is,” he added, saying that his two children have learned a lot from watching their parents’ careers.
“I’ve really tried not to just deliver things to them,” the actress said, adding that Apple has a job in retail.
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“I think it was really interesting to be [Apple’s] Mother, because as it comes into play, it’s almost like, you know, it’s like watching her harness her own power with each passing year, and I’m like, ‘What should this girl do here?’ “Paltrow said, speaking of her daughter.” It’s so bright and so funny … it’s so funny. “
“And Moses is so unique, so deep and like a soul so old, and he also has a lot of talent. Like, with a lot of talent,” he added of his son.
Paltrow’s own parents, Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow, “refused” to leave her in the public eye before she was 18, the actress told Lowe, who compared her eventual entry into Hollywood to the NFL Draft.
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the Political The actress said she feels a little uneasy about the “advantage” that children of famous parents can have in Hollywood.
“That’s why I think it’s so important … raising a child who has a work ethic and whose values are aligned with their own or with their own sense of who they are, etc.,” said Paltrow, “because the truth of the issue is that the doors can be opened for you, but if you think about all the people who try and it doesn’t happen. “
Paltrow has been spending time on social estrangement during the new coronavirus (COVID-19) with Apple, Moses, and her husband Brad Falchuk.
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