Rules That Ivanka Trump's Kids Have To Follow
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner married in 2009 and share three children: Arabella Rose, Joseph Frederick, and Theodore James Kushner, according to The Independent. While their lives changed considerably when Donald Trump became president, the three children have always lived lives that are luxurious but very carefully scheduled.
Things are highly structured for the Trump-Kushner children precisely because Ivanka herself is a very scheduled person. For one, Ivanka is an early riser. "I want my children to see me first every morning, so I wake up at 5 and make sure to shower and exercise before they get up," Ivanka told People.
The schedule continues. In her 2017 book Women Who Work, Ivanka explained that she interacts with her kids throughout the day on a set regime. "Right now, I play with cars with Joseph, on the floor, for twenty minutes each day," Ivanka began. "Arabella loves books, so I make a note to read at least two per day to her and plan 'dates' to the library. With Theodore, I commit to ensuring that I can give him two to three of his bottles each day and rock him to sleep at night," Ivanka said (via Redbook.)
With such close attention to detail, Ivanka's kids follow several thought-out rules in their childhoods. Here they are.
Why Ivanka's kids only get two options for breakfast
Ivanka Trump converted to Judaism for her husband, Jared Kushner, according to Vogue, and as such, weekends with their kids are very family-oriented. This means no work and no electronics. "[W]e observe the Sabbath," Ivanka told Vogue in 2015. "From Friday to Saturday we don't do anything but hang out with one another. We don't make phone calls." Phones get shut off for 25 hours, the outlet noted.
Breakfasts for Ivanka's kids are limited for a very special reason. To avoid what The New York Times calls "decision fatigue," where a person gets burned out from making too many decisions throughout the day, Ivanka limits their breakfast choices to one of two things: Greek yogurt or oatmeal with toppings, according to Showbiz CheatSheet.
The children learn to speak Mandarin, something that's made helpful by their Chinese nanny, XiXi, according to Vogue. But those aren't the only lessons. In an interview with Fit Pregnancy, Ivanka shared that Arabella takes piano as well as ballet lessons (via Redbook.) The kids also get lots of outdoor time, as Ivanka told Fit Pregnancy: "I think being outdoors in the fresh air and playing sports is the stuff of childhood, and that's very important," (via Redbook.)
So that's what life is like for a Trump-Kushner kid.