Sophie Ellis-Bextor<\/a> has no rules in her house.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘I’ve had too many children to be a strict parent’<\/p>\n
The 46-year-old singer has five children – Sonny, 21, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four \u2013 with her husband Richard Jones and says there are \u201ctoo many\u201d kids for her to impose rules at home.<\/p>\n
She told The Telegraph: \u201cI’m a communicator. I often ask them, \u2018What would you do if you were the parent in this situation?\u2019 We’re big on talking about stuff \u2013 we don’t have fixed rules about anything [but they] self-regulate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have boundaries. I want all of us to have a moral compass. Kindness is a big thing. Also freedom. The world is all about what you dial up and what to dial down \u2013 there’s a lot going on for the boys with schools and exams.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want home to be a place where they can feel good, safe and supported by their siblings. So I’m quite firm around the edges of all that because I really value it.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBut I’ve had too many children to be a strict parent \u2013 I’ve realised that is not a value of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSophie also revealed that her eldest child Sonny has moved in with his grandmother.<\/p>\n
\nShe explained that they have \u201calways been so close\u201d and his grandmother lived alone before he went to live with her.<\/p>\n
\nWhen it comes to Sonny, 21, he has moved in with his grandmother who lives close by – something which Sophie encouraged.<\/p>\n
\nMeanwhile, Sophie revealed earlier this year that some of her children were being picked on for their red hair.<\/p>\n
\nShe told Andreas Wild on her Salon Confidential podcast: \u201cIt’s [bullying] definitely been something they’ve experienced, which is really harsh.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou get to secondary school and anything that marks you out becomes the thing you will be teased about.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt’s extraordinary how you have this desire at that age group just to blend in, to be part of the pack. It’s a really strong instinct. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cBut rather than letting it make you feel down, hopefully by having conversations, you can actually keep an eye on it and keep it on the right side of things.\u201d<\/p>\n
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