Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling's daughters may have access to Hollywood's hottest couple, but they don't have time for social media or smartphones.
In a new interview with Sunday TimesMendez talked about why her homeschooled daughters Esmeralda, 10, and Amada, 8, are growing up a little differently than many children their age.
“Putting your child on the Internet and saying, 'Oh, search for something,' to me is like saying, 'Oh, just walk down the street in the middle of the night. You'll be fine.'” Mendez said.
Eva Mendes may never return to acting because of Ryan Gosling
Eva Mendes doesn't allow her children access to smartphones or social media. (Tim Hunter/NewsPix/Alayah Anderson/Getty Images)
“It may sound extreme, but that's how I feel.”
“Putting your child on the Internet and saying, “Oh, search for something,'' to me is like saying, “Oh, just walk down the street in the middle of the night. You'll be fine.''
Eva Mendes has two daughters, Esmeralda, 10, and Amada, 8, with her partner Ryan Gosling. (Donato Sardella/Getty Images, New York & Company)
Mendez said her approach to parenting is based on “conscious parenting,” which prioritizes parent-child relationships over following rules.
“I still have this anxiety, and I feel like I'm passing it on to my kids,” Mendes admitted. “Unconsciously, I can't imagine anything they inherited from me that I wouldn't want them to inherit.”
Eva Mendes is careful about speaking in front of children. (Alexander Tamargo/Film Magic/Getty Images)
That said, Mendes chooses not to discuss body concerns or aging around her children, and insists her sisters follow that rule.
“It won't be long before I can control this narrative. They're reaching that age.”
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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have reportedly moved from Los Angeles so their daughters won't grow up surrounded by other celebrity children. (Robert Kamau/GC Images/Getty Images)
Mendes and Gosling have also made a conscious effort to protect their daughters from Hollywood's extreme environment, keeping their family away from Hollywood so their children don't grow up among other celebrity children. It is reported that.
“Their most important job is the girls. Everything else comes second,” the source claimed. people magazine In March. “And their daughters are thriving. They moved out of L.A. to live a little further north, away from Hollywood. They want their daughters to grow up surrounded by other celebrity kids. I didn't want that.”
Unlike Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling will continue acting. (Viktor Simanovic/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images)
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While Gosling is still active as an actor, Mendes famously took a step back from acting 10 years ago to prioritize raising children.
“I didn't like acting. I don't mean that in a self-deprecating way, but I wasn't a great actress,” Mendes told The Sunday Times.
“There were moments where I worked with some really great people,” she said, noting that her best work was with Gosling. “He brings something out of me that I never had access to before.”
Eva Mendes says her best work as an actress was working with her partner Ryan Gosling. (Sonia Recchia/Getty Images)
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Mendes echoed similar sentiments in an interview on Good Morning America last month, revealing that she may never return to acting.
“I don't know. If there was an interesting role…I kind of felt like I'd done it, you know? I was like, 'I just worked with Ryan Gosling. He's awesome.'” she said, referring to their collaboration in 2012. Flick, “The Place Beyond the Pines.”
“Even though it was that expensive. [in] I thought back to my career working with him and what we had created together, and I thought, “This is a good time to love Seinfeld and just walk away.” . So who knows? ”
