Catelynn Lowell Baltierra and Tyler Baltierra are loving this period of their parenting journey.
The Teen Mother: Subsequent Chapter stars, each 31, are settled into their new dwelling after a “chaotic” shifting expertise with daughters Rya, 21 months, Vaeda, 4, and Novalee, 8.
The Baltierras met in highschool and started a relationship in 2005, finally getting married 10 years later. Along with their three children, additionally they have a relationship with their organic daughter Carly, whom they positioned for adoption in 2009 throughout their time on the Teen Mother origin collection 16 & Pregnant.
Now that Carly is 14, the couple enjoys talking with {the teenager} about “life stuff.”
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“She’s on the age now the place we’re speaking to her about issues like, faculty and sports activities and what boys she likes and what she needs to do for faculty. We speak about all of the issues and it is actually superior.”
“And the women love her,” Catelynn says of her different three daughters. “I really feel like this was the primary yr the place Vaeda actually acquired it a bit of bit extra. She’s nonetheless solely 4.”
“Seeing all of them collectively is one of the best. Watching them work together is wonderful,” she shares.
“These are the moments the place we really feel like, you might simply soften into this perpetually. It is so wonderful to see all of them collectively.”
In relation to parenting their women, Catelynn and Tyler pleasure themselves of their perception that age-appropriate honesty is one of the best coverage.
“We form of simply drift. We’re tremendous sincere with our children. In the event that they ask questions, we reply them in truth, to their age stage.”
“We do not actually have a plan. We form of simply do it,” Tyler laughs. “However we do let curiosity drive the discoveries, particularly for Nova. If she’s inquisitive about one thing, I am going to pull it up. If I do not know the actual fact she’s asking about, I am going to look it up along with her and that is form of simply how we go.”
The 2 do not consider in mendacity to children, even in terms of tumultuous relationships with members of their respective households.
“I reply Nova’s questions with reality and transparency, to her age stage. If you do this with kids, they only get it,” Catelynn says. “She understands. She is aware of what my job is and what her dad’s job is, and that is to guard her and her siblings.
“We’re at all times going to do this. So it is the identical as being sincere with them. It is realizing children aren’t dumb.”
“Now we have an settlement the place it is not our job to guard the repute or picture of her mother or my dad, or something like that. We’re simply clear and sincere in regards to the household points we’ve,” Tyler says. “We’re very sincere with them. They’re smarter than individuals suppose.”
The couple is embracing elevating women who’re powerful and in contact with their emotions.
“For me, being a dad of ladies, I believe my greatest pleasure is watching them actually develop into assured with themselves,” Tyler says. “I inform my women quite a bit about attending to know what it is prefer to be highly effective as a lady and what an important alternative that’s. And you are going to have distinctive challenges that include that, however there’s additionally that different facet the place you get to be this wonderful, highly effective particular person. I hope all the women develop as much as be like that. I like to look at them develop into assured with themselves and navigate life with tenacity.”
Teen Mother: Subsequent Chapter, airs on MTV on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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