I don't see anything wrong with this arrangement at all. I think it is more important for him to be with his mom than with a nanny and I'm sure she'll have a tutor along for his education. I think it would be a great experience for him to see different parts of the world and Kate seems like a very grounded person so I'm sure they will all do fine.

How old are ninth-grade children? I bet Ryder is having a great time at the moment, and gaining so many wonderful life experiences!

For me personally though, I'd want to be in pretty much one place for as much of the year as possible once my oldest started school.

It must be very difficult to achieve that being an actor, I'd never want to leave my kids for more than a couple of nights at a time either :)

Sarah's note: They are 14 and starting high school.

ninth grade = age 14 (usually)

I think it's great. Ryder will be able to see, learn and experience things most of the kids his age may never be able to see, experience or learn anywhere else than in a book or at school, if at all.
My parents had my sister and I travel a lot when we were kids, during school holidays, and now I realise how lucky I've been. I'd love to do that with my children someday as well.

I'm all for it! I travel a 13 state area in the midwest for my jewelry business I started 15 years ago. I have 4 kids and my oldest 2 travel with my most every weekend. They think its cool and they have seen more of this country than anyone else in their school.

Good for her!

Isn't the same thing that Angelina is crucified for? Have I not read people calling her a bad mother because they travel with their children? It is always one rule for Angelina and a different one for every one else. Good for Kate for doing what she believes is in the best interest of her family.

I think it is sooo much better than not being present in your child's life! And she refers to "childREN"... maybe those pregnancy rumors aren't unfounded?!?!?

She seems like a good mom, I think it's great she takes ryder everywhere. I really like her.

Not to start anything but it just amazes me that no one has got on to kate about the stability of ryder and how he needs to stay in one place. Just find it amusing that she's not getting slammed like another couple gets slammed about their traveling all the time. I thinks it awesome that ryder is going to get to see all of these places with his mom. Good for kate for actually raising her son regardless of where her work takes her and not leaving him home with a nanny for "stability".

Malya'sMommy, I was thinking the same thing!! I totally expected to hear some backlash! I think its great for these kids to get to see the world and spend time withe their parents even while they are working. I am sure she has help along with her, but she seems so focused on Ryder most of the time. Its nice when parents get to balance career and family and whatever works for them is fine!

Malya's Mommy I was kind of shocked too. They're several other high profile celeb parents who take their children everywhere with them and get slammed for not giving them a stable life. Maybe people are easier on Kate because she is divorced and single.

Sounds like a pretty good arrangement - and what a wonderful way to stay close to your child and still let them explore the world. I travel often for work and my two kids have gone with me very frequently since they were 3 months old. They are in elementary school now, but we make time for them to travel, and for us to see the world as a family.

Way to make it all about you Kate!

Seriously, I get that she's a working actress, but I'm sure Ryder will have friends, sports/social commitments and school he won't want to miss as he gets older. His personal life doesn't start at 14, it starts much earlier.

Why can't she just take turns working with her ex-husband, while one of them stays home with their son. It's not like they are married anymore, so they don't have to juggle work to make time to spend with each other - just him. She could also have her parents or Chris's parents watch him if both of them need to work.

I think it's great to travel with your kids, and he'll probably have a blast doing it while he's younger and during summers, but she just sounds so selfish to me - not making any adjustments to her own schedule or taking Ryder's wishes into consideration. Usually I love Kate Hudson, but this kind of turns me off.

Guess I'm the lone complainer this time! LOL!

I don't think she's selfish. And I'm sure this is an arrangment she and Chris talked about before she went public with it. The Black Crowes tour constantly so it's not like Chris is home for even two weeks at a time. I'm sure they thought it best for Ryder to be on a set with his mother than on the road with a rock & roll hard partying band or stuck with a nanny. And why should she slow down on HER job. Chris has a lucrative publishing deal. He could quit touring and retire just as easily and stay home full time with Ryder and write songs. So to call a working mother selfish is just more haterade. And whose to say Ryder won't have a social-life while on the set with Kate. Film sets are filled with the kids of cast and crews. And technology today makes it way more easier to keep in contact with a "best friend". And considering children change friends on a daily basis up until they reach junior high he's no different from any other "regular kid". His friendships will just change globally. And as far as I'm concern, motherhood is all about you, the mother. There is nothing wrong with putting your wants and needs first. You take care of your well-being then you have enough emotional and physical strength to take care of another's well-being. Kate's job as an actor is what fills up her well-being.

Not so, PSB. ITA with you.

I think it's great that Kate wants to expose her son to different parts of the world. It will be great for him to see different cultures and just see how different parts of the world works. I don't personally see a con in it plus she has her mother and brother as examples on how such an arrangement can work.

As long as there is a close relationship between parent and child, I don't think there's any problem with this. I think the main social network for a child SHOULD be his family until he's a little older. Our society has it backward, in general.

PSB; I agree.

That's what I meant earlier when I asked how old ninth-graders are. Personally I would limit the constant travelling to maybe the first six or seven years.

I definitely think it's a good thing for children to see the World, and certainly preferable to being left with a Nanny. Just not for so long as it's hard enough for kids to 'fit in' sometimes even when they've been in the same class since they were 4!

But I understand that these celebs live a different life to us, one I can't even imagine!

Lily, exactly what I was thinking. If this were Angie, the first 20 comments would be totally thrashing her. Amazing.

PSB, how Kate raises her son is between her, her ex-husband and of course her son. Everyone has different experiences and ideas on how they will raise their children and I think we should respect that instead of calling her selfish. How can you call her selfish? She took time off from her career after Ryder was born. Would you appreciate people you don't know calling you selfish on the Internet and judging your parenting skills? Probably not.

I respect Kate's decision but I would choose to raise my children differently. If the child is a baby then I see no problem picking up and traveling the world but when kid's get older I feel they need more structure and stability. I could not imagine moving every few weeks or months.

I know that a lot of celebrities home school their children for their own convenience since a regular school calendar often times does not fit with their busy schedule. From a certain point of view one could consider Kate's move selfish. Every day in this country they are parents who are choosing not take a job at some distant location because it would mean uprooting their children.
Think about Maddox Jolie-Pitt. A few months ago that boy was attending school in New York. That lasted about two to three months and since then he and his family have moved several times. Imagine being a child, you've started to build relationships with your teacher and the other students and then you have to move again. That child has probably attended several schools in his short life with many more to come. I would not want that kind of life for more child. Others I'm sure would disagree.

I don't understand why every celebrity has to be compared to brad and angelina, but since it's mentioned I'm gonna say they're both 2 different situations IMO. Kate isn't in a different country every month, she is talking about when she is working, which for the most part each movie she does takes about 3-5 months and than she has a break, so at most she is probably in 2 locations for one year. She has a stable home though, actually two - a house in CA and an apt she owns in NYC, and when she is not working you see her in those states a lot.

To me that's the difference, obviously actors are different than you and me, but it's nice when their not working to have a stable home with their child or children and not always be on the go. Sometimes I think people want negative comments in every thread, because when nothing negative is said they gotta bring up other celebrities lol.

That being said the most important thing is for children to be with their parents, so I see nothing wrong with kate or anybody when working to take their children with them. But it's also nice to have a little down time and not always be in a different country or state every week lol.

PSB, I'm sure if it came down to it once Ryder got older and he wanted to stay at home, Kate would take that into consideration. She's such a lovely, doting mother that I doubt she would say no. I don't think she's making it "all about her"...I think she's looked at the alternatives, thought them through and found that this is the best solution that works for her family. Maybe it doesn't work for you but that doesn't mean it's wrong...

Why does someone always have to mentioned Brad and Angelina? Their kids seem happy and they have stayed in LA a good portion of the time. If they left their kids while working, people such as Di would call them bad parents. I'm just getting tired of people judging celebs so harshly. In reality, they have to work just like the rest of us. You have to have money going in to have some of it going out. It's the same thing with Kate. What's the difference between Kate, Brad and Angelina and military kids? Also, how does them raising their own kids affect any of us? It doesn't.

but thats just it gabriella name one time when the jolie pitts moved that it wasn't for them doing work. And for that matter they do have two stable homes both in la and New orleans were they spend time when not working. theyve been in la a for a while now. I just find the double standard amusing because kate isn't followed like they are so how do we know she doesn't travel as much im not even a jolie pitt fan i just think its sad how people whole them to a diff standard then other celebs was my pt. I for one beleive that every parent has the right to raise their children how they see fit. who are we to judge and alot of that happens on this site. those kids seem happy and healthy to me so who are we to say that the constant travel is unstabling to them.

"If they left their kids while working, people such as Di would call them bad parents."

Riiight...Di would be calling them bad parents for doing what she already said she believes is healthy for children in that situation. Makes perfect sense.

"I'm just getting tired of people judging celebs so harshly."

We know. You make that perfectly clear countless times over when, instead of discussing the topic at hand the way everyone else does, you complain about how mean and nasty everyone is and act like they're bullies for politely stating opposing opinions. Di even acknowledged that she knows others have opposing opinions and only discussed how she would parent her child if she were in Kate's situation, yet you act like she slapped Kate across the face. What I'd like to know is why you take the comments of people you don't even know whose opinions don't relate to you in any way whatsoever so personally. I suspect that if you truly thought the comments and people posting them were bogus, you'd dismiss them outright and move on. The fact that you get so worked up by them says more about you than it does them.

I would think it was selfish if Ryder was responding badly to this arrangement and they continued on with it anyway. But if he's happy this way then I see nothing wrong with them doing this. There are many different ways to raise a child well.

Well, I think it's pretty great she's bringing him around the world. My parents did that when I was a child and I absolutely loved it. I think each child's different, and I don't think Kate would force Ryder to travel around with her when he's older, if he didn't want to.

Stability can mean so many different things anyway; when you grow up in that environment it's normal, you're used to it and it's stable to you. And it isn't just actors; if we're to say they're being selfish, then what about military families, and other jobs that require frequent moves? If it works for them, who are we to cry complaints about it?

I hope I will be able to afford to give my children the chance to see the world, and to instill in their minds the curiosity about other cultures and places that my parents infused in me. :)

Actually Lauren I don't understand why you feel the need to attack me whenever I disagree with someone. If you have an issue with my comments, next time just email me. I like the friendly environment around here. Healthy debate is good. I wasn't judging Di's character, how can I...I don't know her personally and I'm sorry if it came out that way. Anyhow, I agree Rebecca. In reality, Kate only does a few movies a year since Ryder was born.

Lauren- Actually, I have to agree with Renee. While Di personally may not have criticized Kate if she choose to leave Ryder at home, plenty of other people probably would have.

For example, Tom and Katie are constantly criticized for not having Connor and Bella with them when they travel. Personally, I don't understand that. I mean, people complain when celebs drag their kids with them everywhere....and then when we see celebs choosing NOT to do so, such as Tom and Katie, they get criticized for that! Honestly, some of these celebs just can't win no matter what they do or don't do!

Where Brad and Angie go, for work mind you, their kids go and they get crucified for it. Will and Jada Smith take their kids everywhere too (just go back in the archives to read Will talk about how his kids grew up on tour buses and are now growing up on movie sets) but nary a criticism is thrown at them. Matt Damon takes his two daughters, the oldest is 8 everywhere he goes, on every movie set around the world (go check the archives to read his interviews) and I don't hear anyone complaining. Johnny Depp takes his kids everywhere too but no one is complaining there either. Kate Hudson says Ryder will be travelling with her until at least 9th grade and she isn't being called with being a bad mother. Someone above even uses the argument to say it's ok for Kate because she's providing Ryder will more stability. How exactly? I could argue the Jolie-Pitt kids have more stability because they have two parents living in the same household while Ryder does not. No matter how you slice and dice it this is a huge double standard no matter how some of you try and fail to say it's not. That being said, Kate has every right to raise her child how she sees fit as do all the parents I have listed above.

All this heated discussion when the people in question themselves aren't even going to know or care?! it's a little silly don't ya think?? wouldn't it be better to invest that energy into more important issues or worrying about our own lives than caring so much about people who have clearly put a lot of thought into their own families and how they want to live?...

That said, i should really go and get some work done myself! hehehe

Well I'm getting tired of posters here judging each other too.

Lauren never attacked you, Renee. I swear some people here like to stand on a soapbox and then complain if someone disagrees with them. You claim to want a healthy debate yet you can't take it when someone does that. Did she curse at you? Insult you? Well then what more do you want? And no, that was not an attack either.

I swear there are people here who claim they like this place because it's less hostile than TMZ and a few other gossip/tabloid sights yet there is a hint of that high school "mean girl" or whiner attitude that lingers on some boards and thats just as bad. Stop nitpicking each and every word you read and move on! I wanna talk babies, not listen to petty arguments.