I’m not exploiting my children, says Denise Richards

July 6th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT (UTC +0700) by ANI

Washington, July 06 (ANI): Denise Richards has slammed claims that she is “exploiting” her children by making them appear on her reality TV show.

“Everyone is so judgmental when it comes to raising kids: if you breastfeed or not, feed them only organic foods. The bottom line is, I’m not exploiting my children. They are only on screen for about a minute here and there. The show isn’t about them,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

The stunner’s children- Lola, 4 and Sam, 5- with ex-husband Charlie Sheen star in the reality TV show ‘Denise Richards: It’s Complicated’.

However, the ‘Wild Things’ star believes that the show provides her the opportunity to work as well as look after her kids.

She said: “I get to incorporate them into the show - which means I can take them to school as part of my job. How many single working moms can say that?”

Richards is pretty clear in her mind about the way she is going to bring up her children.

She explained: “As a parent now, it’s harder to keep tabs on our children, but I will be vigilant.

“When we were teenagers, my dad used to tap our phone. He worked for the phone company, so he had all the equipment.” (ANI)