For Gisele Bündchen, family will at all times come first.
That is why the supermodel is adamant on passing down the necessary values she learned from her own mother to son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, who she shares with ex Tom Brady.
“You might be where you come from,” she told Harper’s Bazaar in an interview published Jan. 17. “All those things that I learned as a child are things which might be in me. It doesn’t change. In some ways, it is also what kept me protected, because my value system was so strong.”
Although she admittedly sometimes get “pushback” from the kids, Gisele believes that, ultimately, “I owe it to my kids, due to what my mom taught me.”
And a part of Gisele’s parenting style is teaching her kids the importance of family. “Time is an important thing you may have—it is your biggest currency,” Gisele told E! News in December, noting that the important thing to wellness is “spending the time with those who you like.”
“Because that brings joy,” she added. “You may’t forget the enjoyment.”