Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have certain rules and regulations when it comes to parenting their kids, and they live by them. The actress and her husband say they stick to raising their kids with the sort of habits that last — and as their children move forth into the teenage years, she says the couple keeps coming back to the same core values. Per Gellar, these values are their “secret weapon.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar stresses on ‘discipline and accountability’ as key values in parenting the kids
In a new interview, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star talks about parenting her kids with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr.
Sarah Michelle Gellar told PEOPLE, “Discipline and accountability are very important to both me and my husband. It’s been our secret weapon,” connecting those lessons to how she and Prinze Jr. built their own careers.
Gellar further reflected, “We’re known for being on time, knowing our stuff, not being crazy to work with.” Hence, she told the outlet, “I think that discipline’s important in life and accountability for the mistakes or missteps and all of that.”
Notably, Gellar and Prinze Jr. share a 16-year-old daughter, Charlotte, and a 13-year-old son, Rocky.
In addition to the talk about discipline, Sarah Michelle Gellar explained that their family background shapes how they parent now. She admitted, “We both grew up very differently than our kids are growing up,” adding, “We both grew up with single parents, not knowing where the next paycheck was going to come from.”
The 48-year-old further noted, “And so because of that, we do have to sometimes shift our expectations because they haven’t had to work as hard.” Therefore, in her view, “So you almost doubly have to teach them how to understand and be responsible.”
Additionally, Gellar pointed to how fast life feels for kids today. She emphasized, “And so you really do have to shift the mindset and make sure that you’re teaching them within the world they live in.”
The veteran actress concluded, “My daughter was a dancer, and I was a dance mom sitting at those competitions. And when she decided it wasn’t for her, I told her, ‘Okay, but you have to finish. You have to see that out. That’s important.'”
Originally reported by Ishika Mishra on Momtastic.
