The Duchess has a great parenting travel secret.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is a busy woman. Not only has she launched a new show on Netflix, Love, Meghan, she’s also released a series of improvised songs through her own label, As Ever, and she’s even working on a new podcast. But somehow, she seems to be the woman who can do it all – including staying connected with her family while traveling and promoting her projects in the cutest way possible.
Earlier in March, the Duchess shared on The Drew Barrymore Show how she stays connected with her children when she’s away from them overnight.
“I always make a point when I travel, and if I can’t have a bedtime story with my children – because Archie and Lily are only three and five – then I always bring a very thin book and I record myself reading the story,” she explained.
The TV host went on to point out that this way, whoever they’re with, including her husband Prince Harry (who’s apparently referred to as “Dad”), can say, “‘Here’s the bedtime story that Mom read to you.'” She added that even when traveling, “you find ways to support each other… I want people to know that you can support each other because you know how good it feels when someone shows up for you.”
That wasn’t the only tidbit about her family life Markle revealed, however. She raved about Prince Harry: “He’s so supportive.”
She added, “We have this connection because I think we’re so committed to treating each other the same way, like before you put a ring on it and before the relationship is locked down and you’re just courting each other, you can see all the beauty and joy and that butterfly time, and I think that’s what keeps things really alive.”
Luke
The idea of recording bedtime stories is so touching! It not only ensures parent-child interaction but also relieves separation anxiety. Megan perfectly demonstrates how to find a balance between career and family.
Kevin
In the digital age, choosing the most traditional “recorded storybook” to convey maternal love is a warm parenting method that is more ritualistic than simple video calls and is worth learning from for all parents who travel frequently.
David
I didn’t expect the Duchess to worry about reading stories to her children! The detail of “asking Dad to play Mom’s recording” instantly brings them closer. It turns out that parents all over the world are using similar methods to cooperate.