Hilary Duff Claps Back at Parenting Police Over Car Seat Backlash, Ear Piercings and More

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Proud of her parenting! Hilary Duff is taking a stand against mom-shamers’ recent critiques.The Younger alum, 34, reflected on the backlash she received last month for photos of her 3-year-old daughter, Banks, not wearing a booster seat during a car ride in her Thursday, February 23, Romper cover story.“My publicist would absolutely kill me if I brought this up,” the How I Met Your Father star told the outlet. “There was this huge story that came out because my friend Molly [Bernard] was in the backseat of our car with Banks without her car seat.

It’s not like I’m driving on the 405 with my kids in the backseat without a car seat.”The former Disney Channel star noted that the parenting police didn’t have any “context” to the story.“You don’t know where I am,” the Lizzie McGuire alum explained. “Do you know how many times I let my kids sit on my front seat once we get [close to our driveway] to pretend like they’re driving home?

You’re telling me you’ve never put your kid in the backseat to drive a block before with an adult back there? I’m like, ‘Happy New Year to you, too.’”The Texas native has also been bashed over the years for having Banks’ ears pierced in 2019, as well as her 10-month-old daughter Mae’s in 2021.

The Haunting of Sharon Tate star clarified last year that she was “not a child abuser” for the decision.“There are so many opinions about that,” Duff, who is also the mother of son Luca, 9, said on Thursday.The “Metamorphosis” singer also told tell Romper about the “guilt” she felt when she stopped breast-feeding her youngest daughter at seven weeks.“With Luca and Banks, I got to seven months,” the songwriter explained. “With Mae … I was like, ‘I’m done.’ I spent all my time in that chair in the corner