Christa Miller talks about raising inclusive, kind kids

Raising three children is tough, but raising three children who genuinely like each?   It’s a challenge, for sure — and it’s a challenge Christa Miller says she is ready for.  As mom to 7-year-old Charlotte, 4-year-old William and 11-month-old Henry, the Scrubs actress, 43, spoke recently to ModernMom about what virtues she’d like most to instill in her children.

Kindness, respect toward other people and their choices and lifestyles.  I want to teach them to be inclusive, not exclusive, towards other people.  Manners are also high on my list.  My kids should always be polite, respect adults and other children.  They should be kind to their siblings.  I teach them that their siblings are their best friends and that they will always be in each other’s life.  There is only ever kindness in our house.

There is also a lot of sleep!  Christa credits quality shut-eye as her secret for balancing work and family, and likes to take an hour-long nap in the afternoon "whenever I can."  Husband Bill Lawrence chips in on the weekends.  Says Christa,

I have a great husband who really helps with the kids.  On Saturday and Sunday, he lets me sleep in and he takes the kids…Sleep is a huge priority — it’s what helps me keep it all going! 

Christa is proud that she’s been able to remain "so involved" with her family and still nurture a blossoming career.  When its time for fun, it seems like the family of five has plenty of options.

We have so much fun when we travel, all of us being together.  My kids love being on a plane and checking into a hotel.  My son calls it a ‘ho-tail,’ as if he suddenly acquired an accent.  On the weekend, we swim and Henry loves the pool.  We also go to the beach in Malibu with our three dogs and our three kids — we really feel like one big family there.

For more of the interview, visit ModernMom.com, where you can also read all the latest tips on parenting, finances, career, health, beauty, entertainment and more.

Source:  ModernMom

Comments

Great interview If only because she sounds exactly the opposite from her Scrubs character! I find the contrast hilarious.

- meglet on September 24th, 2007

meglet- I totally agree with you. Except the sleeping part. Lol

- Meagan on September 24th, 2007

She sounds like a great mother!

- Jenn on September 24th, 2007

“I have a great husband who really helps with the kids.”

uhhh, he SHOULD anyway, he’s their dad!!! I find it interesting that that comment is still made in this day and age. I would think that most dads these days are involved; however, I know that not all are, for various reasons.

- sinclair on September 24th, 2007

I love her as an actress and she has great taste in names (my 11 year old daughter is Charlott).

“I find it interesting that that comment is still made in this day and age.” – I think she was just giving her husband a compliment was she spoke of him being such a help. My husband likes it a lot when I say stuff like to other people; it lets him know I’m not taking him for granted. =)

- Nicole on September 24th, 2007