brad pitt angelina parentsWhile one should never base their parenting style on a celebrity mom or dad, sometimes a famous parent does something so clever you wonder why you didn't think of it first. That "a-ha" parenting moment goes to Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie today, when I read how they protect their kids from the craziness of the Internet.

After all, if I were a celebrity mom, I would be terrified that my kids would read all kinds of horrible (true or not) stories about me. Since you no longer have to go to the library and look at the microfiche, it's easier and easier for kids to get the dirt on you, or anyone else for that matter. Let's just assume if you have six curious kids, it's going to be all the more difficult to hide things from those tots. Which is why I think Brangelina are admirable for even trying to keep Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne from ever reading this blog post.

You see, Brad and Angelina have their names blocked on Google searches within their own home. None of their kids -- those of Googling age, anyway -- will be able to do a search and discover the heroin, pregnancy, cheating, pot-smoking rumors that have followed the super duper famous couple. This is genius.

Of course when Maddox gets a bit older and starts hanging out at his friends' houses, he'll be a bit more savvy. But for now, since their oldest child is only 10, this is a great way to control a child's environment. After all, we might block websites with adult content, but the Pitt-Jolies have a whole other area to worry about: themselves.

For kids who are in the spotlight all the time, this is one way to protect them from a certain type of exposure. None of us should know all of our parents' secrets, and in the case of Brad and Angelina -- they're big ones. These kids should be at least going through puberty before they hear about the vial of blood their mom used to keep around her neck.

Do you block your Internet searches for your kids?

 

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