14 Parenting Principles of Jennifer Garner Who Raises 3 Children Alone

Hollywood star Jennifer Garner raises 3 children from her marriage with actor Ben Affleck. She first became a mother in 2005, when their older daughter Violet was born, 4 years later, they had Seraphina, and in 2012, they had Samuel. In all this time, she’s gained a lot of parenting experience that she is eager to share with her fans and social media subscribers.

Garner communicates with her ex-husband about the kids.

While still in marriage, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck divided their parenting duties. Jennifer was responsible for organizational issues, and the father — for all entertainment. After the divorce, they remained friends in order for the kids to spend enough time with both parents, who now live separately.

Jennifer does everything in her power for her daughters and son to eat healthy foods.

The actress is a co-founder of a company that produces organic baby food. And of course, she wants her kids to eat healthy food, too. She once told that she came up with a special game for her kids: when they tried a new meal, she’d comment on their actions in a radio voice. She’d say, “Oh, look, Sam Affleck has the meatball on his fork. The fork is going to his mouth. Sam Affleck is... it is in his mouth. He is chewing, he’s chewing, he’s chewing, he’s swallowing.”

Garner always takes part in her kids’ school life.

Journalists often make photos of the actress near the school her kids go to. She picks them up from theme parties and carries the things they made. And in October 2022, Jennifer and Ben stopped by the school to see their youngest son. They met Sam after the lessons and went for a walk together with him.

She gives enough attention to all of her kids.

Photographers name these photos, “Mommy and me day”. They once managed to take photos of little Violet and her mom, when they decided to spend a day just with each other. First, they went shopping and stopped by a boutique for kids, and then made a cool hairdo for the girl.

The actress tries to protect her kids from social media.

Even though Garner has her own Instagram blog, she won’t let her kids create their pages and communicate online. In her interviews, she says that she worries about her kids because some comments can hurt children’s unstable psyches. And she also says that she doesn’t think that social media has any advantages.

Garner is passionate about family holidays.

Garner doesn’t miss important family events and always tries to celebrate them. For example, on her son’s birthday, she wore a Viking costume from How to Train Your Dragon. But Sam was probably too old to be sincerely happy about it. Later, Jennifer wrote on her page, “Well, guess what. It turns out 7 is the age my kid stops thinking it’s cool when I dress up for the party.”

Once a year, she lets her kids do whatever they want.

In 2021, the actress was in the film Yes Day, where the main character would say only “yes” to whatever her kids asked her. Later, Jennifer said that their family also has this rule: once a year, her daughters and son are free from all the prohibitions. Nothing crazy, of course. But if her kids want to have ice cream for breakfast on that day, their mom will let them.

Jennifer shows that we should respect the elderly.

The Hollywood star regularly congratulates her parents on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and other holidays on her Instagram page. She tells them how much she loves them, and writes, “My sisters and I fuss a lot over our mom — she is salt of the earth, wise, adorable, and cozy. But don’t think for one second that we aren’t proud Daddy’s Girls.”

She supports her kids’ desire to do sports.

Jennifer’s fans know that she has an active lifestyle, and often post videos of her exercises. And her 3 kids also decided to do sports. For example, all of them, like their father, are into football. So, the parents try to support them, and even after their divorce, they still go to the games together, where their kids play.

Jennifer tries to teach her kids to love pets.

The actress lives with a dog Birdie and cat Moose. And the latter often gets into trouble: he can fall off the washing machine, or get so dirty that he needs a good wash. And Birdie loves hugging all the family members and sitting on Jennifer’s lap when she reads books to her kids.

The actress maintains a warm atmosphere at home.

The family members are always ready to joke with each other. Once, one of Jennifer’s daughters left a note on the fridge, “I know that I am willing to go to school, but I want something. Maybe hot chocolate? Yes or no.” The actress took a photo of the note and posted it on Instagram, and added, “You drive a hard bargain, Missy, but yes. Definitely, yes.”

Garner reminds her kids that outer beauty is not the most important thing.

“My kids know two versions of me”, — the actress said in one of her interviews. Due to her profession, she often has to wear makeup and complex hairstyles. Jennifer sees that her daughters also want to use lipsticks and makeup. But Garner keeps saying that she feels much more comfortable at home when she can be herself without a layer of makeup on her face.

Jennifer demonstrates to her kids how important it is to help people around.

In 2011, Garner started working with the Save the Children charity organization and helping children from poor families to get an education. She regularly visits the events, organized by the foundation. And once Garner took her daughter Violet to the Save the Children gala concert in New York and said she wanted the girl to meet other people, who want to make the world a better place.

She thinks that every kid should know that they are loved.

The actress once shared a photo of a note that said, “I know I’m your favorite.” She didn’t say which one of the kids wrote it and only left 3 emojis and wrote, “As my mom always says, my favorite is the one I’m with.”

Do you agree with Jennifer Garner’s parenting approach? Or do you also have something to tell about parenting?