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"In Julie Bowen&amp;apos;s house, there&amp;apos;s no doubt in her three kids&amp;apos; minds that the Modern Family actress means business when it comes to parenting. Taking a cue from her no-nonsense character Claire, also a married mom of three, Bowen tells Working Mother magazine that she strives to reach a middle ground as she raises Oliver, 6, and twins John and Gustav, 4. &amp;quot;[I&amp;apos;ve learned that] being your kids&amp;apos; best friend is not always the best parenting choice,&amp;quot; admits Bowen, married to software developer Scott Phillips since 2004.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s not about everybody being happy all the time. It&amp;apos;s about setting limits,&amp;quot; continues the Los Angeles-based mom, 43.\r\n&amp;quot;In my house that makes my kids very unhappy, like tantrums-on-the-ground-twice-a-day unhappy. But the limits are set.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAs effortlessly as she balances her career and family life, Bowen tells Working Mother it isn&amp;apos;t always easy raising a trio of growing boys, but every day gets easier -- in some respects. &amp;quot;My schedule at Modern Family is fantastic, so I didn&amp;apos;t have to give up much. But I&amp;apos;m discovering that my kids now notice more when I&amp;apos;m gone, that they want more time and attention,&amp;quot; says the actress, who advocates for the Get Schooled in Anaphylaxis campaign. &amp;quot;So I shorten trips to a bare minimum or just don&amp;apos;t go at all.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWhen she&amp;apos;s away from her boys Bowen relies at her work-from-home husband Phillips to hold down the fort. &amp;quot;He writes software, so he has an office in our house. Essentially he&amp;apos;s always there for the kids, even when he&amp;apos;s off-duty and the door is closed and he&amp;apos;s working,&amp;quot; explains Bowen, who likens raising her trio to &amp;quot;running a small army.&amp;quot; Beams Bowen of her husband: &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;s definitely the element of consistency our children need. He is amazing!&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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