Hilary Duff defends herself for letting three-year-old ride without a car seat following backlash

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Hilary Duffis standing her ground following criticism for letting her toddler take a short ride in the car without being strapped into her car seat.The mother of three addressed the controversy, snapping back at haters who had 'no context' when they came for her over a seemingly unsafe video, in a new interview with Romper.Shortly after the New Year, social media erupted in fury at the actress when a video was posted by Duff's former co-star, actress Molly Bernard, showing three-year-old Banks talking to the camera in a moving vehicle while not being fully strapped in.

Parenting her own way:Hilary Duff is standing her ground following criticism for letting her toddler take a short ride in the car without being strapped into her car seat (Seen with husband Matthew Koma in 2019)'There was this huge story that came out because my friend Molly [Bernard] was in the backseat of our car with Banks without her car seat,' Hilary recalled.'It's not like I'm driving on the 405 with my kids in the backseat without a car seat.

You have no context. You don't know where I am,' the star added, referencing the Los Angeles freeway. Doubling down on her decision, she continued:'Do you know how many times I let my kids sit on my front seat once we get [close to our driveway] to pretend like they're driving home?'You're telling me you've never put your kid in the backseat to drive a block before with an adult back there?

I'm like, 'Happy new year to you, too,'' 'It's not like I'm driving on the 405 with my kids in the backseat without a car seat.