Will Smith Finds It Difficult To “Emotionally Manage” His Children


Will Smith may have a lot of work ahead of him with the release of Men in Black 3, but his focus is still on his children–which is another challenge altogether, he says.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, Smith says that he finds it difficult to “emotionally manage” his children. Smith has two children, Jaden, 13, an Willow, 11, with wife Jada Pinkett Smith–and to manage both of them, Smith says he and his wife are constantly talking about what’s best for the kids.

“Willow had a huge record called Whip My Hair and then she just cuts all her hair off and I have to [say], ‘Ah, your mother says I am OK with that sweetie.'”

Raising children is difficult enough without each one having careers of their own, but the most difficult thing, Smith says, is managing Jaden and Willow “emotionally.”

“Y’know the most difficult part of the whole thing is emotional management,” Will said. “Jada and I have been talking a lot about whether you pull back during the teenage years because they are very formative years for Willow.”

Still, Smith is still content to give Willow a little direction. Although she was interested in pursuing other interests, Will says that he managed to keep her focused on her musical career, which is already off to a good start.

“She’s been supporting Justin Bieber on tour, saw a Russian ballerina and was riveted. She was like, ‘I wanna go home and take ballet.’ No honey, you’ve got to settle more tour dates. So now she is way gone on ballet,” Smith added.

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