Kristen Bell defends her parenting following criticism for allowing her two daughters to drink non-alcoholic beer
Kristen Bell isn’t worried about being criticized for her parenting style.
The actress, 43, who shares daughters Delta, eight, and Lincoln, nine, with her husband, actor Dax Shepard, revealed last month that she allows her daughters to drink alcohol-free beers, and now Kristen insists she needn’t worry. about all the criticism that has come her way.
During an Aug. 14 appearance alongside Shepard, 48, on the Armchair Expert podcast, Bell explained: “What I think is adorable about you is that you’re so logical and fact-based and evidence-based — but when people want to be angry are about something, they will get angry about it.
“If they’ve tried to order (non-alcoholic beers) at a restaurant or something, it’s because of a very specific bond with you. Because first of all they are educated about addiction and what substances are and how they affect your body and how scary they are and what they can do to you,” she said, referring to her husband’s past struggles with addiction.
Shepard launched the Armchair Expert podcast in February 2018 and co-hosts the weekly podcast with his co-creator, the actress and producer Monica Padman.
It’s Her Parenting Style: Actress Kristen Bell doesn’t let any criticism or reaction to her parenting style affect the way she raises her children; seen with husband Dax Shepard and daughters Delta and Lincoln
The non-alcoholic beer issue: During a recent appearance on her husband’s podcast Dax’s Armchair Expert, Bell defended her parenting style from criticism for allowing their two daughters to drink non-alcoholic beer; seen November 2022 in Hollywood
During the August 14 episode, Shepard also insisted that he would not change his ways based on the criticism.
“If anyone has a problem with me letting my kids drink NA beer sometimes, that’s fine with me. I’m not going to change based on what anyone else says because this is our family and not your business,” Shepard stated.
In July, Kristen admitted that she lets her daughters drink non-alcoholic beer.
The blonde beauty – who has been married to Dax since 2013 – said on The Kelly Clarkson Show: “We’ve been to restaurants where she’s said, ‘Do you have non-alcoholic beer?’ And I’m like, maybe we’ll just keep that for the home.
“But then I’m like, you can judge me if you want, I’m not doing anything wrong. That’s your problem,’ she said.
The former Veronica Mars star also explained how her husband would often drink a bottle of non-alcoholic beer while taking care of Lincoln, their eldest daughter, when she was a baby.
“(Dax is) a recovering addict, but he likes non-alcoholic beer, so he’d pop one open, he’d have (Lincoln) on his chest, and we’d walk and watch the sunset,” Bell recalled.
“As a baby she would claw at it and sometimes suck the edge of it. So I think it feels like something special to her, something Dad, something family.”
Bell and Shepard’s defense over their parenting style comes a few weeks after the couple claimed they, along with their daughters and a group of close friends, were “thrown out” of Boston’s Logan International Airport.
Confession: Bell’s revelation about allowing her daughters to drink non-alcoholic beer appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show last month
Response to the airport story: Bell and Shepard’s defense over their parenting style comes a few weeks after they claimed they, along with their daughters and a group of close friends, were “thrown out” of Boston’s Logan International Airport
Makeshift Beds: Both Bell and Shepard humorously documented their nighttime adventure on their Instagrams, which included purchasing $600 worth of pillows and sheets to make makeshift beds
The group was stranded at the airport as their scheduled flight was delayed to the next day. Both Bell and Shepard humorously documented their nighttime adventure in Instagram stories on their individual Instagram accounts, which included purchasing $600 worth of pillows and sheets to make makeshift beds.
The couple received huge backlash after some social media accusers accused them of lying and exaggerating the whole ordeal.
The celebrity couple also addressed the criticism on the Aug. 14 episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, in which Shepard expressed confusion over the angry comments.
“What I was worried about when it hit the news is that I would hate it if people thought we were upset or complaining about the experience… I just thought it was new and funny,” said the 48-year-old shared.