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Sarah Michelle Gellar explains why her children aren't allowed to use social media

The star is adamant on setting technological boundaries

Beatriz Colon - New York
New York WriterNew York
October 5, 2022

Parenting is never easy, and parenting as a celebrity is a whole different ballpark, something Sarah Michelle Gellar is keenly aware of.

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The star has two children with longtime love Freddie Prinze Jr. Charlotte Grace, who is thirteen, and Rocky James, who is ten.

Aware of how much things have changed as far as what children are exposed to now, particularly through social media, the actress recently opened up about the very strict rules she has for her children when it comes to the internet.

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Speaking with Yahoo Life about her parenting approach, she revealed that she has yet to allow Charlotte and Rocky to be on social media.

"Our rules are probably stricter than most," she admitted, saying that: "Our kids don't have social media."

She explained: "They're allowed to look sometimes when it's our phones," and though they can sometimes complain, she joked: "Sometimes, our kids will be like 'You guys are the strictest household!' But I say, 'Yes, but everyone still wants to come here!'"

The couple are doing their best to keep their children out of the spotlight

Further detailing how she and her husband came to the decision, she said she found that young children being on social media was the equivalent of getting a Paw Patrol tattoo on your face at age five.

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She said: "Because at that age, there's nothing better than Paw Patrol. And now you're ten and [13], and you still have these tattoos on your face and it's not even who you are anymore."

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The actress most recently starred in Netflix's Do Revenge

Regardless of her children maybe finding it too much, she maintained: "I believe kids need to know what their limitations are, and they actually thrive in that environment. We're not mean, we're not unnecessarily strict, but we have rules.

"And the same way I abide by my code of rules, I expect the same from our children," she said.

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