Michael does have a very good and sweet personality and seems very outgoing. He’s not shy at all. Perhaps Lola feels overshadowed by her older brother. Plus, Joaquin is the “baby” and probably gets a lot of attention since he’s only 5. Lola is in the middle and maybe she feels she needs to make a lot of “noise” to be heard!! I think Kelly is smart enough to not let things get too out of hand with Lola. I think the girl will be okay as she matures.

Yea I second that lola will be a handful when older. I have noticed she always seemed pretty spoiled on the show, you rarely see her smile or look happy lol. Michael always seemed like a sweet boy

I always had a hunch that Kelly was closer to her sons than her daughter, I guess I was right.

So nice to hear a celebrity Mom who actually works at being a parent and not a friend to their children! What a breath of fresh air that is. I love the part where she says giving in to them is good in the short run, but in the long run it’s not! More “today” parents should read this. There would be a lot more “good kids” in the world today if they did!

I SPECIFICALLY remember my mother telling me she would give me “choices” too: “orange juice or lemonade” for example. It made me think I was being completely independent, while strict parameters were being met. I like Kelly even more after reading this!

I have always liked Kelly Ripa. I agree with JM- she seems very down to earth.

Beverly,

We have a clothes calendar, too. Our organizer has 8 pockets. I let my 2 girls help pick out 8 bottoms on Sunday (laundry day). I then pick out the coordinating tops. Then, when they get up in the morning, they can pick one outfit out of any slot. On the weekends, they can pick anything out of their drawers, they don’t have to use the organizer. I love the 8 pocket organizer because my kids feel like they have choices since there are 3 outfits “leftover” at the end of the week.

Beverly, I am so totally gonna rip off that cool idea!! That’s so brilliant! Plus you are empowering your child’s decision making skills LOVE IT!

I love Kelly’s go with the flow style of parenting. I agree, Lola is going to be a handful when she’s a teenager!!

Wow, i really like “listening” to her. She could write a book about her parenting and I would read it in a heartbeat. She seems fun, smart and very entertaining.
Her children are gorgeous..and her hubby??? not so bad on the eyes either…lol =)

I should have added that the clothes calendar saves me tons of time every day too.