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Sarah Jessica Parker Champions Financial and Emotional Independence in Parenting

During an E! News Sitdown appearance, the Sex and the City star explained her desire for her children to build self-reliance through fulfilling education instead of relying on family wealth.

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Overview

  • Parker told E! News Sitdown that she and husband Matthew Broderick encourage their children to pursue challenging work that lets them support themselves emotionally and financially.
  • She stressed that education should be personally fulfilling and rejected the notion that graduating college by age 22 is the only route to adulthood.
  • Eldest son James Wilkie, 22, has launched his acting career with a guest role on CBS’s Elsbeth alongside his father.
  • Since their 1997 marriage, the couple has kept a low-key family life in New York City to shield their children from Hollywood pressures.
  • She praised her 15-year-old twin daughters as kind and curious individuals and highlighted their contrasting personalities.