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For Material Girl's kids, no TV or ice cream

Wearing her Mom hat, Madonna cracks down on Lourdes and Rocco

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British director Guy Ritchie, left, and wife Madonna arrive at the world premiere of his film 'Revolver' in September. When Guy's at home, the kids get chocolate.
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updated 4:27 p.m. ET Oct. 16, 2005

NEW YORK - Madonna says she's the disciplinarian with 9-year-old Lourdes and 5-year-old Rocco.

The former material girl told Newsweek that she doesn't let her children watch TV or look at magazines. She says milk and ice cream are also off-limits.

"When Daddy gets home, they get chocolate," Madonna said. "I'm the disciplinarian."

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She's also strict about laundry duties: If Lourdes leaves dirty clothes on the floor, "we take all of her clothes and put them in a bag, and she has to earn all of her clothes back by being tidy," Madonna said. "She wears the same outfit every day to school until she learns her lesson."

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