When it’s about Gisele BundchenParenting style, communication is key. The 43-year-old supermodel and mother of two is opening up about how she remains close to her children as they grow into young adults.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, host Jimmy Fallon began by asking Bündchen about your children. The Brazilian star shares son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, with her ex-husband, Tom Brady.
Bündchen noted that they are both “huge” and that “Benny is taller than me.”
She then gave some advice to Fallon, who is the father of two daughters: Winnie, 10 years old, and Frances, 9 years old.
“Wait,” Bündchen joked. “I mean, it’s amazing to have teenagers and pre-teens, but… You learn a lot. The most important thing (is) that you have time to talk, because, I think, they are changing, every day is a whole new world.”
She continued, “It’s really important to talk. This is a huge thing.”
Bündchen – whose new cookbook, Nourish: Simple Recipes to Empower Your Body and Feed Your Soulwill be released on March 26 – also shared how the book aims to serve as a lifeline for other mothers.
When her children were younger, she explained, she used to host playdates at home and mothers would marvel at how she could serve nutritious yet kid-friendly dishes.
“Moms would come back and ask, ‘How did you get my son to eat vegetables?’” she recalled. “So I would start sharing recipes with moms and, you know, I have five sisters, so we always share recipes too. And then one time my sister said, ‘Why don’t you just make a book?'”
Bündchen also emphasized the importance of her proven method of meal preparation.
“One important thing in this book is meal planning,” she said. “I think a lot of things that happen to mothers, they get overwhelmed because they come home and think, ‘I’m starving, my kids are screaming.’ You know how it is.”
She added, “Just like, ‘I want peace, please stop!'”
In addition to Benjamin and Vivian, Bündchen also served as stepmother to Brady’s eldest son. The former NFL pro shares 16-year-old son Jack with ex Bridget Moynahan.
Back in AugustBündchen extended heartfelt birthday wishes to Jack on social media, while also promising to “always be here” for him, even after her marriage to his father ended.
“I remember when you were just a peanut and now you are towering over me,” she wrote at the time. “I am so lucky to have you in my life and I will always be here for you no matter what!
Bündchen recently opened up about how she and Brady have co-parented since their divorce.
“I think there are some days that are easier than others, but I think it’s amazing that kids…are super smart kids. They know what they can do,” Bündchen said in an interview with Robin Roberts earlier this month. “So I think it’s natural that (our homes) have different rules and then the kids just adapt. really about balance.”
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