Why is Meghan Markle reconsidering her parenting style?
Meghan Markle is rethinking the way she should parent her and Prince Harry’s two kids, Archie and Lilibet, so they can be more “self-sufficient.”
The Duchess of Sussex came to the conclusion after chatting with Ariel Investments co-CEO, Mellody Hobson, on Tuesday’s episode of her “Archetypes” Spotify podcast.
Hobson, who grew up with very little money, shared a story about how she found an orthodontist – and even got the doc to offer her a payment plan – all on her own when she was in sixth grade.
“I have to rethink my parenting style,” Markle, 41, said in response. “If that’s what yields you, then I’ve really got to up my game with our kids being self-sufficient.”
The “Suits” alum continued, “What’s so great about the orthodontist story is, if you look at that training, that you’re getting by default at 12, 11 years old, however old you are, to know that you’re asking for what you need, and figuring out a way to get it, and it’s working.”
Markle noted, however, that as women age, they aren’t as quick to ask for what they want over the fear of backlash.
“As you get older, when you’re not this 11 or 12 year old and you’re growing into a woman, that same understanding of knowing what you want, asking for what you need, that can sometimes be thrown back in your face, as though you’re being difficult or something,” Markle argued, adding that women can also be labeled “pushy.”
Markle and Harry, 38, tied the knot in 2018 and currently reside in California with Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.
They made the move across the pond after resigning from their royal duties in 2020.
Just last week, Markle gave a look inside how she and Harry split parenting duties during another episode of her podcast.
“Oh, my husband? Oh, he’s great!” Markle gushed in the Nov. 1 episode, noting that Harry helps “get [Archie] downstairs” during their “chaotic” mornings while she cooks.
“I make breakfast for all three of them. It’s very important to me. I love doing it.”
