Inna Zhirkova:
Our children are not spoiled (a couple brings upnine-year-old Dmitry, two-year-old Daniel and seven-year-old Milan. - Approx. "Antenna"). They know what “no” is and what “no opportunity” means. I, probably, with children are more strict. Jura, when he comes back from fees, I want to do absolutely anything for them. Our dad allows them everything. Modern children spend a lot of time on their phones, and I give mine 10 minutes, not more. And these are not games at all, much less consoles. When I ask Dima to give me the phone, then “mommy, please, please!” Will not work. And Yura allows them all this. I prohibit a lot of sweets, the choice is maximum candy, three slices of chocolate or glazed cheese. But it seems to our dad that it's okay if the children eat not one candy, but three. But the husband is stricter with the sons. I do not have a division into boys and girls - I treat the sons and the daughter equally. When Dima was small, he could fall in the yard, hurt his knee and cry, and I always took him in my arms and felt sorry for him. And Yura said: “This is a boy, he shouldn’t cry.” Dima, it seems to me, was raised well. My tears come to me when a child comes to me on Sunday with a breakfast in bed and a flower. He has some money for which you can buy this flower. I am very pleased. My husband always comes with a large package of dragees, because children especially do not buy anything at the airport. It happens, capture some machine younger. Elder is no longer interested, and all children are happy with candy.
Photo: Dilyara MukminovaYury Zhirkov:
The main thing is to love children. Then they will be kind and positive, they will treat people with respect and help them. We both love children and always dreamed of a big family. We would like to have a fourth child, but in the future. While we are on the road, in different cities, in rented apartments. Even with three it is very difficult to search for apartments, schools, hospitals, kindergartens, to buy bunk beds. It's complicated. So replenishment can be after the completion of a career. We and the third dare long enough. The elders do not have such a big age difference, and it seemed to me that they would be jealous. In addition, so many children - this is another responsibility. But Dima almost every day asked our brother. Now Danya has matured, he is two and a half years old. We travel everywhere, we fly, we go. Children are madly in love and, probably, have become accustomed to, that we are always in motion. Dima is now in the third grade. This is his third school. And it is unknown where we will be when he will be in the fourth. Of course it's hard for him. And in terms of ratings too. Right now he has a troika on the Russian language and mathematics in the quarter.
Photo: Dilyara MukminovaWe don’t scold Dima, because sometimes heskips school. I just want the children to spend as much time with their dad as possible. So his grades are not exactly what we would like to see, but my son tries and, most importantly, he loves to study. Dima often had to change schools: he is older, he will just get used to it, he will make friends, and we have to move. It is easier for Milana, because she only once changed a Moscow kindergarten for a St. Petersburg one, and then immediately went to school. Like dad, our eldest plays football. He loves it madly. Now he is in St. Petersburg Dynamo, he used to be in CSKA and Zenit. The choice of club depends on the city where we live. My son is not yet old enough to see him as a future football player. But for now my son really likes everything - both the coach and the team. When Dima was just starting to play, he wanted to stand in goal, now he is more in defense. The coach puts him in attacking positions, and he is happy when he scores or makes assists. Not long ago he got into the main team. Yura helps his son, in the summer they run with a ball in the yard and in the park, but he does not interfere with the training. True, he can ask why Dima stood instead of running, give advice, but his son has a coach, and my husband tries not to interfere. Our children have loved football since birth. When I had no one to leave the little ones with, we went to the stadiums with them. And now at home they will choose a sports channel, not a children's one. Now we go to matches together, sit in the usual seats, in these stands even the atmosphere is better. The eldest son often comments, worries, especially when he hears not very pleasant words about our dad and our close friends. Little Dania does not understand the meaning yet, and there are problems with the eldest Dima: "Mom, how can he say such things?! I will turn around and answer him now!" I say: "Son, calm down." And he is always ready to stand up for his dad.Milana went to first grade. We worried about her, because my daughter really did not want to go to school. She had the idea that childhood would end when she began to learn. After all, while Dima is doing her homework, she walks! But now she likes it, and she studies much better than her brother. If the son wants to run away from school, she, on the contrary, wants to come running there. We live in two cities, and I sometimes allow her to skip lessons. Fortunately, the school understands this.The daughter often draws sketches of clothes and asks hersew this (in Inna Zhirkova own studio clothing Milo by Inna Zhirkova, where she creates paired collections for parents and children. - Note. "Antenna"). And when I answer that there is no time, Milana declares that she comes as a client. She often goes with me for fabrics, and chooses for herself. I have to take it, because I want her to understand colors, shades and fashion in general, so that our family studio exists for many years. Maybe when Milana grows up, she will continue the business.
Photo: "Instagram" Inna ZhirkovaSometimes we laugh that the youngest, Dania, is already playingfootball is better than the eldest, Dima. He is always with the ball and really hits it amazingly. Our chandelier is already broken. It is not always possible to kick a ball around outside, so we often have to sacrifice the house. Sometimes we play with the whole family, including me. I feel sorry for the neighbors, because we run around so much!
