EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: New York Housewife Kelly Bensimon Avoids Parenting Pitfalls

Posted on Oct 19, 2010 @ 12:30PM

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The hit series The Real Housewives of New York is shooting their fourth season and ex-model Kelly Bensimon was spotted taking a break and reading up on parenting skills. RadarOnline.com has exclusive photos of the beautiful housewife and spoke to her about how she keeps her children’s self-esteem up despite the pitfalls of peer pressure.

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“I spent a lot of my teenage years in the modeling and fashion industry, being extremely conscious of my body. I want my girls to be healthy but don't want them to feel they have to count calories or be self-conscious,” Bensimon told RadarOnline.com about her daughters. Bensimon says her favorite chapter in Susan Shapiro Barash’s book You’re Grounded, But First Let’s Go Shopping focuses on feeding your children.

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RadarOnlie.com caught up with the gender professor and author, best known for her book Toxic Friends, who had some advice for the reality star.

“I’m thrilled that she’s reading my book because kids in New York grow up in a fast-paced society and they are so aware of the celebrity culture and material goods. It’s easy to get caught up in the herd mentality,” Barash told RadarOnline.com.

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“Daughters have more power because of the way we raise them and we tend to be more lenient when we need to have more boundaries.”

Bensimon, 42, is a single mom who joined the cast of the RHONY in season 2. She shares two daughters Teddy, 9, and Sea, 11, with her ex-husband the legendary photographer Gilles Bensimon.

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I am sure she is a dude.

by Anjali
Posted Tue, 10/19/2010 - 9:25pm

Her ex husband fixes the kids breakfast walks them to school, hires the nanny who supervises them til bedtime. Kelly's monitored heavily.The older girl dislikes the way her mother acts, the younger one pities her. Very sad.

by Jinxy
Posted Tue, 10/19/2010 - 7:26pm

She was paid to do that, we all know this! She is the Queen of NUTS, and taking advice from her would make us all the KING of nuts!

by wafflesmom
Posted Tue, 10/19/2010 - 2:59pm

BOYCOTT THIS SHOW!! Bravo has no reason, but money, to expose someone sooo severely mentally deranged as Kelly Bensimon. BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT!! SHAME ON BRAVO!! BOOOOOO!!!

by AvaAva
Posted Tue, 10/19/2010 - 2:58pm

if u dont like it dont watch it its not Bravos fault that Kelly is Crazy

by imarie
Posted Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:35am

I'm horrified that the state hasn't taken the kids away from that psychotic freak show. After what she pulled last season, she should STILL be under lock & key. Nobody is safe around Kelly. Shame on Gilles for allowing it.

by AvaAva
Posted Tue, 10/19/2010 - 2:57pm