The 'Jurassic World' actress talks about motherhood and shares what the hardest challenge of raising two young children with her actor husband Seth Gabel is.
- Jan 23, 2023
AceShowbiz - Bryce Dallas Howard is frequently concerned about helping her kids overcome their insecurities. A mum to two children - 15-year-old son Theodore and 10-year-old daughter Beatrice - with her actor husband Seth Gabel, the 41-year-old "Jurassic World" star says the biggest parenting challenge she faces is being able to encourage the youngsters to face their issues with self-confidence.
"Self-esteem is a very big deal. With my kids, when insecurities [or] fears come up, rather than saying, 'You shouldn't be afraid of this' it's like, 'Is there anything that you could do that could instil confidence in you?' " she told Us Weekly magazine. "The biggest parenting obstacle is finding ways for them to instil confidence in themselves because that's not something I can give them."
Bryce went on to reveal Beatrice is very creative and is already showing signs she might want to follow her parents into the acting business. She explained, "My daughter is definitely interested in being an actor. She's [also] obsessed with math ... She loves academics. She's a really good performer but she's probably going to be a hard-core businesswoman as well."
Bryce came from a showbiz family herself as her dad is actor-turned-moviemaker Ron Howard and she thinks her son Theodore could possibly carve out a career for himself behind the camera like his grandfather. She added of her son, "He's super creative and loves making movies with his friends and editing."
The actress previously opened up about what it was like being raised in a Hollywood family - admitting her own kids are having a childhood much like her own. She told People magazine, "It's interesting because I got to experience such a similar childhood to the one my kids are experiencing."
"There wasn't a 'my parent is famous conversation.' When you see somebody every single day, you don't clock those changes. I was raised in the environment of making movies and stuff that wasn't a huge part of my thinking all the time."
"I get the sense that it's the same with my kids. There haven't really been conversations much, at all. My parents exposed us to the job side [of making films] but didn't expose us to the publicity side."
