The Beckhams Use Their Wealth To Avoid Being 'Hands-On' Parents
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a333702/david-victoria-beckham-splash-gbp400000-on-harper-seven-childcare.html
Oh, wonderful! :rolleyes:
Get the hired hands in for the nappy changing and for the feeding, for the dressing and the undressing, etc.... I suppose they'll only take charge of the little one when it's time for photo opportunities on being the fond doting parents who so deeply love their child and their other children...
Wouldn't want the little toddlers being around and in the way when there's conference calls and meetings for new endorsement deals or for getting in with the showbiz neighbours and fresh contacts? So important to be seen with the right people - just wouldn't do if there was a chance of baby crying or relieving itself at inopprtune moments?
Gentle reader, dear beloved reader, am I being too cynical here? Am I misinterpreting the Beckhams' actions here? Would we all behave the same if we had their wealth and ambition? I freely admit, I could be wrong... but am I?
Oh, wonderful! :rolleyes:
Get the hired hands in for the nappy changing and for the feeding, for the dressing and the undressing, etc.... I suppose they'll only take charge of the little one when it's time for photo opportunities on being the fond doting parents who so deeply love their child and their other children...
Wouldn't want the little toddlers being around and in the way when there's conference calls and meetings for new endorsement deals or for getting in with the showbiz neighbours and fresh contacts? So important to be seen with the right people - just wouldn't do if there was a chance of baby crying or relieving itself at inopprtune moments?
Gentle reader, dear beloved reader, am I being too cynical here? Am I misinterpreting the Beckhams' actions here? Would we all behave the same if we had their wealth and ambition? I freely admit, I could be wrong... but am I?
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Indeed, both my sister and SiL have met the Beckham kids in the course of normal days, both described them as extremely polite, very nice, well adjusted kids - in fact my sister, who's shop they were in, didn't recognise them at all, someone she works with told her after, and said they were probably the nicest kids she'd ever had in the shop - oh, and SiL met with with David when out shopping, again very nice, very polite kids.
I think the important thing is that all matters pertaining to the child are attended to by someone rather than the appalling number of small child who seem to have no adult input in their lives. But is it any wonder when a teen mum (barely more than a child herself) is 'rewarded' for a pregnany by the benefits system and housing departments... just saying.
I DO hope that VB has managed to breastfeed as was her intention and that will, inevitably, involve more hands-on parenting. So what if someone else does the dirty jobs... never counted nappy changing as 'quality time' myself :rolleyes: .
True. I can just imagine the very well off Victorians using their wealth to get nannies to look after their bairns as well.
Whilst not a huge fan of the beckhams, on this I wouldn't criticise. They are working parents who need help.
Employing 3 nannies - who may be all be doing an 8hr shift each (covering 'round the clock' 24hr care) rather than 3 at the same time - is quite a good idea when both parents work and you have another 3 older children to look out for as well.
Can any parent out there say they have never wanted extra help? The difference between the beckhams and rest of us is that they are able to afford the help they want. I dont believe that any of the Beckham children will be neglected or starved of parental attention. They seem a very close knit family.
(All this from someone who is NOT a brand beckham fan at all!!)
If it's only for a rest, fine. I just can't be doing with wealthy parents who hand their bairns over to nannies when they're at home. Nothing against nannies looking after the bairns when mother and father are at work.
I quite agree. Wonder if the kids in these situations think at first that the nannies are their mothers because they see more of them their own mothers?
I completely agree. I could never stand David Beckham when he was at Man Utd (biased I suppose as a LFC fan) but as he's got older, he and Victoria have really grown on me. They seem like completely devoted parents and everything I've heard about their children suggests that they're polite, well-adjusted young boys that anybody would be proud to have as their sons.
This was because breastfeeding stops you ovulating. The aristocracy wanted their women to get on with the important task of making more sons as quickly as possible.
Some of the great leaders of the past hardly ever saw their parents because they went to boarding school whilst parents were away working in the Empire. Others had nannies, governesses etc to take care of the children.
Some came out of it problems whilst other grew up just fine as happens with children of normal parents some of who are with them every day and others away at work all day.
Often because they had to work. It was not uncommon for infant to be given various mixtures containing things like laudanum so the children would be docile whilst mother worked. This often led to death through malnutrition. Of course the children would soon start work themselves.
I agree.
I'd venture to say they are among the nicest celebrity kids.
What is it exactly that Victoria works at?
Indeed.
Why shouldn't they employ an army of nannies etc. if they want to ?? They both work long hours, their money is their own, they are not on state benefits are they ?? Their children seem to be well adjusted. Victoria IMO is a sensible person, coming from a very stable family background !! She has four children after all, under the age of 12 !!
There maybe plenty to criticise the Beckhams about, but not their parenting. Those boys appear well behaved and loved.
What new parent would not turn down the chance of someone to take over the night feeds?