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Julia Roberts says she and her husband were ‘stricter parents’ when raising their kids

Julia Roberts says marriage to husband Danny Moder is a ‘dream come true’
  • Julia Roberts discussed her parenting approach with George Clooney, revealing she and her husband, Daniel Moder, were stricter with their three children regarding technology.
  • She explained that their children were among the last in their peer group to get phones, with clear rules and boundaries established early on.
  • Roberts believes that consistent, unchanging rules provide stability and a sense of security for her children, fostering a fixed world of love and safety.
  • Her parenting style, which includes practices like a central phone charging station and no phones at the dinner table, has remained consistent even as her children have grown older.
  • Roberts considers the family life she has built with her husband and children to be her greatest achievement, valuing it above her successful acting career.
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