Is Tyra Banks Secretly A Very Strict Mother To York Banks Asla?

Tyra Banks, the 1990s supermodel, has been a doting mother to her son York Banks Asla since his birth in 2016. During a conversation with People Magazine, the former host of America's Got Talent went into detail about balancing her professional life and motherhood following the birth of her baby with Erik Asla.

Tyra Banks and Erik Asla continue co-parenting their son despite their breakup in 2017. Erik is a well-known photographer from Norway. Bazaar, ELLE, Glamour, Interview, The New York Times Magazine, and Vanity Fair featured Erik's work. Before joining the cast of America's Next Top Model, where he made many appearances from 2014 to 2015 as a photographer, he served as a judge on Norway's Next Top Model.

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Controversy and gossip never seemed to say goodbyes to Tyra Banks. Her infamous "feud" with the supermodel Naomi Campbell and so-called "villainization" by the media and public for ANTM raised questions about her ethics as a human being. With very few posts about her son on her social media, she now has her fans guessing the reasons behind keeping it secret. It now seems convenient for her fans to label Tyra Banks as a strict mother for keeping her life with her son private.

Tyra Banks' Difficult Path to Motherhood

Tyra Banks once mentioned how tired she was seeing questions like why she did not have kids on her social media. She admitted that she continued postponing becoming a mother year after year since she was 23. However, when the idea seemed to make sense, and she was ready to accept motherhood, she could not conceive naturally.

The road to getting York Banks Asla via surrogacy after seven failed cycles of IVF was like grasping at straws. Her mother Carolyn London said that during this challenging phase, Tyra had added a tile in her bathroom that said,” ‘Mommy Already Loves You.

It was reported that Tyra Banks was giving herself stimulation shots during the shoot of cycle 22 of America’s Next Top Model. It continued till Cycle 22’s final runway. She remembered taking her final shot in a back closet at the Disney Concert Hall. Talking about her experience with IVF, she pointed out that her struggle and finding the balance between trying for a baby and work commitments made her body fall apart. So, when York Banks Asla arrived in her life, her joy knew no bounds.

Tyra Banks's Routine Changed After York Banks Asla’s Birth

Despite being a public figure, Tyra Banks did not fail to play the role of a perfect mother from the very moment her son York Banks Asla was born. She made changes to her getting dressed routine to fit into the world of her son.

Talking about her new routine, she mentioned that her son was getting clingier to her when he was growing. That made her start doing things much faster. She even mentioned her sleepless nights when her son was teething. She would get up with a swollen face and sunken eyes.

To her, it was all about finding the right balance and doing one thing at the moment. She admitted that her ability to multitask had vanished after she became a mother, and she blamed it all on Mother Nature.

Tyra Banks Shares Proud Mother Moments on Social Media

When Tyra Banks posted a picture of baby York "sizing," a term which means "smiling with your eyes," and became famous on America's Next Top Model, her fans were overjoyed. During Covid-19, Tyra Banks posted a colored picture of York Banks Asla on social media, and her caption hinted at her homeschooling her little kid. It shows how concerned and eager she was to make sure that her child did not miss school.

Although Tyra likes to keep it private, she does not mind showing off York's talent like any proud mother. In one of her posts in 2021, she shared a video of York busting some rhymes about lettuce wraps in a rap style. She captions the video with, "Food tastes even better when you sing about it with the fam... How about these wraps, y'all??"

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Moreover, the proud mother, like any other mother, does not get tired when talking about her 2-year-old son's talent for speaking three languages or his knack for painting.

Is Tyra Banks a Strict Mom?

Tyra Banks' special moments with her son York Banks Asla and her constant keen observation of her son's growing years make her an exceptionally loving mother. Her approach to teaching her son to live a disciplined life and keeping it private for his well-being shows how seriously she takes her role as a mother.

She once explained how she had realized that letting her son sit on her lap during a Zoom meeting would not damage anything, she would still get the deal done. This proves how she prioritizes York Banks Asla over anything and everything.

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The Mogul beauty revealed in 2020 that her son used to act a little rowdy whenever she came home. She also added that finding a work-life balance and spending quality time with him positively changed him.

Moreover, she loved it when she got to spend time with him during quarantine. The mother-son duo brushed their teeth together, played during a bath, taught her son Math, read out a story to him, prayed together, got a message, etc.

Had she been a strict mother, she would not have been that playful and fun-to-be-around with her son. So, we can conclude that Tyra Banks has indeed learned the art of balancing when it comes to bringing up her boy York Banks Asla.

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