Celebrities have shared their unconventional parenting approaches, and some have faced criticism due to their public personas.
These include Molly-Mae Haag, Laura Anderson, Stacey Solomon, and more.
Molly Mae Hague
Molly, 24, shot to fame in 2019 when she appeared on the fifth series of Love Island.
She met boxer Tommy Fury on the show and they are now engaged, and they have one daughter named Bambi.
Last year, Molly-Mae Hague opened up about her parenting methods, revealing that she helps her daughter Bambi fall asleep on her own when she's tired.
This technique is called “self-fixation.”
Molly has been candidly documenting her journey to motherhood through her Instagram page and YouTube channel.
In one video, as Bambi cried through the baby monitor, Molly told fans: “By the way, Bambi's okay. I know you think that… Some people don't like to let babies cry, but Bambi's okay right now.” It's just a grizzled thing, and this is… It's her own solution.
“This feels really weird, but I'm sharing this, and this is totally normal. She does this every time I put her down, rolls around a little bit in the crib, then stands up and literally She'll be asleep in five minutes.”
Molly added: “That's terrible. No one wants to leave their baby crying, but babies are basically sleeping so sometimes you have to. Personally, I don't think that's the case. is the way it works for us,” he added.
laura anderson
Laura Anderson rose to fame in 2018 when she appeared on the fourth series of Love Island.
She was runner-up to Paul Knops, who lost out to Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer.
The Love Island star welcomed daughter Bonnie with on-off partner former Hollyoaks actor Gary Lucey in September last year.
“What a day it's been and it's not over yet,” Laura wrote in a recent Instagram caption.
“He never took a nap longer than 20 minutes and we fed him every hour. I ran out of ideas and had to let Bonnie cry.
“It's been 3 weeks today, which is amazing, I've gone from being an angel child to a (devil emoji).
“I’m praying that this situation doesn’t continue tonight and that she calms down because I’m tired.
“Whose idea was it to have a baby?”
Laura, who was shamed by her mother, fired back, writing in another post: “For crying out loud, this is the first time she cried so hard and I couldn't do it, so I decided to come up with another solution. “I meant about 2.5 seconds to think about it.” For a quick fix, let your peeps cool.
“She skipped her nap and was too tired, so it became a vicious cycle. Tomorrow is a new day. We are currently unclogging her milk ducts in the bath!”
katherine ryan
Katherine Ryan made headlines after revealing she used 'baby sign language' techniques to potty train her 8-month-old son Fred.
Baby sign language is a way for babies to communicate using gestures and sign language before they can speak.
It can help express desires and desires, such as wanting to eat or eat more, and can reduce frustration for both babies and parents.
Katherine successfully used this technique with her daughter Violet.
rachel riley
Rachel Riley is a television presenter. She is best known as co-host of Channel 4's game show Countdown.
The star has two children, Mavin Aria, 3, and Noah, 1.
Rachel revealed that she potty trained her children when they were very young.
She began training her daughter Maven when she was just three months old.
She exclusively told The Sun: “We started potty training Maeve when she was little. We saved a lot of money and a lot of plastic.
“And we use cloth diapers. When you have a baby, you do more laundry anyway.”
fern mccann
Towie star Ferne McCann also joins the long list of mums.
She gave birth to a daughter on Sunday in 2017.
Fern has her own TV series called First Time Mum, documenting her journey into motherhood.
Before the new series aired, Ferne told OK!
“Meanwhile, in this series, as you'll see in episode 3, I hire a Sunday sleeper and I do this thing where I cry and control, which is really controversial. But obviously it was my decision to do so.
“Sending your child to daycare is also not suitable for everyone, but it would be interesting to see.”
She further added, “People will share their opinions, but they just need to breathe.”
stacey solomon
Stacey recently came under fire for saying she had a crush on a girl.
The star, who has five children, said Zach is her favorite child.
While making cutouts of photos of her children on a Christmas TV show, she specifically commented on Zac's photo. She said, “Oh, Zach, you're my favorite kid.
“I'm kidding, but he is. I'm kidding again, everyone has one, don't pretend you don't.”
Some viewers voiced their concerns on social media. “I hate to think my parents had favorites,” one user wrote.
Another added: “Again no love.”
Abbey Clancy
Abbey Clancy posted a photo of her youngest son, who was 3 at the time.
Fans who saw him with a dummy in his mouth were quick to comment.
One user commented, “Is he 4 years old, that increases dental problems.”
Another added: “Isn't he a bit old for a dummy?” This started a bit of a debate, with one person defending Abby and saying, “Is that your job??” and another saying, “That's on social media! She made it everyone's business. “Yo,” he replied.
tamara ecclestone
Tamara Ecclestone is a television personality. She is the daughter of F1 billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, and she is known for appearing on reality shows such as Billion $$ Girl and Tamara's World.
The star has a 4-year-old daughter named Fifi.
Tamara revealed that she still breastfeeds her child.
Grazia said Tamara said: “I never expected to breastfeed for this long, and I never imagined I would end up breastfeeding for four years, but it's the best experience I've ever had.'' It was an experience…” he revealed.
“It's a bit of a joke within the family, but not in a bad way. We're 100% supportive.
“When I was pregnant, they were like, 'Believe me, you're really going to breastfeed,' so I think they're laughing about that on the inside.” And they was right—they know me better than I know myself. ”
