Celebrity Parenting: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Mayim’s Closeness with Her Kids

For Mayim, this means letting her sons breastfeed until they are ready to stop. When she breastfed her son on a New York subway, she said, “”I received a tremendous amount of backlash. What I like to point out is that was the best way for that subway ride to be pleasant for everyone. It was the end of a very long day.”

She also co-sleeps with her sons meaning she chooses to share a bed with them. The interesting thing about Bialik is that she definitely voices her choices but doesn’t declare it is the only way but merely the way that works for her and her family.

Jenny McCarthy: Anti-Vaxxer

To the younger generation, her anti-vaccination beliefs are probably what the actress and model Jenny McCarthy is best known for. Although she claims not to be anti-vaccine and instead says she demands “safe vaccines,” she has said a number of eyebrow-raising statements that make credible doctors and scientists cringe.

She said that parents of children with autism would “stand in line” for their child to have measles rather than being autistic. McCarthy has a son who is autistic. “I think Jenny McCarthy has done a lot of harm and continues to do a lot of harm,” said Alison Singer, the president of the Autism Science Foundation.