Will Smith Reveals One Regret About How He Raised His Kids

Will Smith Just opened what he likes the great mistake he made while raising his children, Jaden and Willow SmithAnd explained what he would do differently if they were given the opportunity.

When there was “Heart Breakfast with Jamie and Amanda”, an iconic actor who recently returned to music with his new album, “based on a true story,” admitted that he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, made a “very terrible” error as his adult children.

“We made a very, very terrible mistake with the kids and went with radical honesty,” Smith said. “But don’t do it, I don’t support it, I don’t support it,” he continued before explaining what it looked inside his home.

“We signed a really young man with the kids. The trade was, if you say the truth, you wouldn’t get in trouble,” he said.

However, this parenting strategy did not work for Smith.

According to Smith, they tell their children that they never got into trouble if they admitted that they would make a mistake back to him.

“Because they do what they want and then just come to tell you,” he added. “It’s terrible, don’t try it. You want your kids to lie, definitely, you don’t want to know some things your kids think will do.”

Smith’s latest comments about his children are not the first time the Blockbuster actor has spoken publicly about them.

In 2024, the “Hitch” performer opened the power to show more in his vulnerable position for his family.

“I think there is a human height that comes from vulnerability and transparency, and I think there is a real strength that is acquired through vulnerability,” the father of three said PEOPLE. “I definitely have a warrior’s heart. I am very, very ready to control what happens in my life. But in the heart of a warrior, the biggest thing you can do, I believe you have surrendered to reality and give in trouble and in difficult times.”

Smith explained that he began to do this with his children when he had no perfect solution for the matter they had.

“I’ve really practiced it with my kids,” he added. “I just find such a different relationship in that I can say,” Hey, I don’t know, guys. I’m a partner with you in this situation and I’m not going to pretend I’m superman. I love you, the boy but I don’t know. “

Smith continued to explain the positive change he saw in his relationship with his children as he gave his guard in front of him.

“… As I continue to push because I continue to work for myself and still try to get my head around this great mystery … As I continue to work, my kids are more interested in me,” he said.

He went on, “I find that I have trouble I can win, things I have learned. Because I don’t stop, my kids don’t move from me. My kids are moving closer to me.”