Steph Claire Smith has responded to criticism after being criticised for going to the gym with her young son.
The 30-year-old fitness influencer was questioned by her followers for her decision, who accused her of not spending quality time with her three-year-old son Harvey.
She had shared a video of herself at the gym with her son in tow, prompting mom-bashing trolls to slam her for not going out without Harvey again.
One follower commented: “If it was your day with him, why did you need to go to the gym? Wouldn’t you want to do fun things with him?”
In a since-deleted TikTok post and Instagram reel, Steph responded to her critics, saying she didn’t “need someone else’s judgment.”
She raged: ‘If this isn’t how you raise your children, fine, but to pass this kind of judgement publicly is just unnecessary.
‘This comment appeared in my latest reel, where I showed myself working out at the gym and taking Harvey with me for the first time.’
Steph also insisted that taking time to exercise is not a selfish act on the part of a parent and suggested that taking a young child to the gym was a way to instil a healthy lifestyle in them.
Steph Claire Smith has responded to criticism after being criticised for going to the gym with her young son.
She had shared a video of herself at the gym with her son in tow, prompting mom-bashing trolls to slam her for not going out without Harvey again.
“If the way you do your movements is, like in my case, often when Harvey is around, then you’re just teaching them that taking care of your body is an important habit to develop,” she said.
Steph shares her son Harvey with her husband Josh Miller and often speaks candidly about the realities of parenting on her social media.
Steph frequently shares the challenges she faces as a young mother and businesswoman.
In January, Steph opened up about the difficulties of raising her toddler at Christmas.
She shared an emotional video on social media revealing how her son Harvey was turning her family vacation into a nightmare.
“Is your son going through a phase where he likes one of his parents more than the other? Or is he nice to one of them and mean to the other? Because Josh is hurting a lot right now,” Steph said, her voice shaking with emotion.
“Harvey doesn’t want a word from him and it’s horrible to watch, and it’s been an exhausting holiday.”
In a since-deleted TikTok post and Instagram reel, Steph responded to her critics, saying she didn’t “need someone else’s judgment.”
The social media star shared another struggle as a mother last month when she uploaded a screenshot of a wellness app’s page showing she was only getting three hours of sleep.
Meanwhile, Steph recently revealed that she hopes to expand her family and wants to give Harvey a brother.
“We’re not just one thing,” he said during a Q&A with fans on his KICPOD podcast in July.
“We would love to have a second child. It’s about finding the best time for our family at this time.
‘(But we are) super excited (to have another)… if we are lucky enough to have a sibling and grow our family… we’ll see.
Steph and Josh welcomed their son Harvey in May 2021.
They tied the knot in November 2019 in a festival-themed ceremony along the Murray River, exactly one year after getting engaged at the same location.
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