Will Smith shared that he realized what the biggest mistake he made as a parent.
Speaking on Heart Breakfast with Jamie and Amanda, Smith said that “radical honesty” was not the best method to parent his kids.
“We made a very, very, very terrible mistake with our children, and we went with radical honesty. But don’t do it, I’m not advocating for it, I’m not advocating for it,” Smith said. “We made a deal from really young with our kids. The deal was if you tell the truth, you won’t get in trouble.
When it came to Jaden and Willow, radical honesty came back to haunt him and his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
“The only way you can get in trouble in this house is if we find out you did something and you don’t tell the truth. It’s a mistake, it’s terrible. Because they do whatever they want and then just come tell you. It’s awful, don’t try it. You want your kids to lie, definitely, you don’t want to know some of the stuff your kids are thinking of doing.”
The actor and rapper shares his eldest son, 32-year-old Trey, with ex-wife Sheree Zampino, and 26-year-old Jaden and 24-year-old Willow with Jada.
Along with his parental advice, Smith recently released his latest album in 20 years, Based on a True Story – Season 1: Rave in the Wasteland.