Mom-of-two Pink has admitted her daughter is the only 11-year-old in her class without a phone because she has to 'prove' social media is good for you.
Pink Says Her 11-year-old Daughter Can't Have A Phone Until She Can Prove Social Media Is Good For You
By
Zainab Pervez in
Parenting
On 18th March 2023
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The pop star, 43, opened up about her parenting choices during an interview promoting her new album Trustfall and revealed that Willow is the only child in her class without a mobile device.
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As well as writing her new music, Pink has been juggling parenting duties for her kids, Willow, 11, and Jameson, 6, who she says she doesn't want to 'coddle' because the world will 'eat them up'.
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When asked about her thoughts on introducing children to social media, the singer explained that her kids don't have phones.
"It’s hard," she admitted. "A lot of my friends have their kids on TikTok, and I don’t. I told Willow, 'that doesn't move my needle, they're not my kids, you're my kid'."
Pink also explained to her daughter that she has 'a lot of eyes on her' as the child of a global pop star, meaning what she posts will get a lot more traction than her friends do.
Pink said: "I told [Willow], point blank, 'If you can produce literature from a reputable source that tells me that social media is good for you, then you can be on it. Otherwise, good luck'."
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Pink added: "She could be a lawyer, she could literally pass the bar. She’s always right."
Pink's daughter has already been given a lesson in responsibility after the singer declared she had a job on tour and gets paid minimum wage.
Willow has a job on tour. We just had to go over minimum wage and it’s different from state to state." she told Today
The US songwriter, who will be joined by both her children when she hits the road this summer, said that Willow works for a wage while traveling the world with her.
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The singer's two kids are set to join her on her upcoming tours, though Pink made clear she doesn't want to 'take over' Willow's life and have her 'resent' her, so the 11-year-old going to be travelling back and forth to ensure she can live her own life, too.
"I'm so lucky to be able to bring my kids with me, and all of my guitar players' kids are going to be there... it's amazing," she said.
Pink shares her two children with her husband Carey Hart, with who she reconciled in 2010 after a rocky few years apart.