At this rate this is a marriage that will last, which is rare in the business.
This also is a family the is going to very tight and supportive. We need these family values so much these days.
My family started very strong but when my parents both died at an early age it tooks it’s toll. Often when cancer is involved it can tear family’s apart. After loosing both of my children in a tragic event it taught me that life can be short and family and children are priceless commodities not to be wasted. I try to live every day as if it may be my last. GOOD FOR KELLY!!!

I just took the time to write and post a comment on this site. However, I now see that the comments have to be “reviewed” first? We’re all adults here, I think we can handle it..is there really need for the hyper-sensitive nonsense.

Kelly Ripa has multiple nannies (one for each kid I believe). Although she is photographed frequently picking her kids up from school. She’s very careful not to be photographed with the “nannies”. Apparently they do all the heavy work at home and she plays her typical “image role mom”.

At this rate this is a marriage that will last, which is rare in the business. It’s a family that is going to be tight. That is what we need more of in this world right now. My family started out that way but both of my parents died at a young age and close together. Cancer tore our family apart. Then I tragically lost both of my children. Family and children are priceless commodities, hang on to every moment as if it may be your last.

Wow, Joaquin Antonio is an adorable and beautiful child.
3 IS the charm!!!

I do agree that with her husband, Mark, being at home most of the time that she wouldn’t need a nanny. Anyway, there are plenty of women that have 2-3 children who work full time and do not have a nanny. She only works one or two hours out of the day, on Regis and Kelly show, and she shouldn’t be that tired after work. I could understand her having a maid service such as “Merry Maids” to come in and clean here and there but to have an all out nanny when she has a husband sitting there at the house not doing anything and including she only works one or two hours out of the day, is a little bit much! You can understand Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt having a nanny because they have six kids and they are on the road a lot with humanitarian work and recording movies. No one has heard of Kelly Ripa or her husband being busy with humanitarian work nor are they busy with acting. Anyway, she could be at the house raising her kids without a nanny because she has plenty of time on her hands.

I am jealous of Kelly, she only works 1 hour per day! Of course she gets to take her kids to school, lessons etc. I would do that too if I did not have to work!!!

nc reader- Not ALL celebrities have nannies. For example, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have said that they don’t have a nanny for Harlow, but instead rely on their parents and Joel’s brother Benji to baby-sit when they need to go out. It just bugs me when people use absolutes to refer to celebs (or anyone, for that matter).

I think what people are saying, has nothing to do with she is wrong for having nannies or that it makes her a bad mother, but why lie and say you have one, when in fact you have multiple ones. And don’t lie when you live in nyc, and people see you out about with nannies lol. So nobody cares if she has a nanny or nannies, but to say she has one only for chores and because she needs it, is a lit, when people have seen more than one nanny at the park, taking her kids to school, etc. So I agree with kathleen, amy, and sarita among a few others here.

Be an involved parent.

One of the methods to do that is to hire a nanny to streamline things a little more.

Who are we to judge whether or not Kelly’s kids are getting what they need? Which of us is in a position to objectively evaluate her? How do we know that they didn’t hire the nanny (or nannies) in order to free them from doing chores that take away from time with the kids? I’m certainly not in that position.

Yes, some “methods” are superior to others – not morally superior, just closer to the ideal – but if the “principle” is being achieved, who are we to criticize?

For example, most people would love to have one parent at home with the kids full-time (the ideal), rather than using full-time daycare (one alternative). However, that’s not always possible, so we choose the next best thing as carefully as we can, and do our best to be there the rest of the time.

I happily poke fun at celebrity moms who “need” nannies when they could easily afford to just stay home themselves, but I certainly don’t fault them for hiring a nanny.

What mother doesn’t need help once in awhile? Oh, right…the perfect one! And that is certainly not anyone I know, including myself! There shouldn’t be a debate about this at all. Cut another mother some slack, and be happy if you’re able to get through the day without a nanny.

And just to be clear on my qualifications – I’m a SAHM with four kids ages 5, 3, 2 & 1. So I know whereof I speak!