Smacking is a contentious issue among parents, but Kelly Clarkson admitted that she physically disciplined her children from time to time.
The singer said she's 'not above' smacking and added: "I do that."
She even said it becomes 'tricky' to spank her kids out in public, because smacking is frowned upon.
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Speaking on Atlanta Radio station 94.1 in 2018, Clarkson said: "I'm not above a spanking, which people aren't necessarily into. I don't mean hitting her hard, I just mean a spanking."
Kelly Clarkson said she's 'not above' smacking. Credit: Instagram/kellyclarkson
The Kelly Clarkson Showhost went on: "My parents spanked me, and I did fine in life, and I feel fine about it, and I do that as well.
"That's a tricky thing, when you're out in public, because then people are like, they think that's wrong or something, but I find nothing wrong with a spanking."
She also asserted that she never spanks her kids out of the blue, explaining: "I warn her. I'm like, 'Hi, I'm going to spank you on your bottom if you don't stop right now, this is ridiculous'.
"Honestly it's really helped. She doesn't do that kind of stuff as often."
However, it's also worth noting that Clarkson spoke about this five years ago, so her views on the form of discipline might have changed.
Tyla has approached Clarkson for comment.
Clarkson shares two children with her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, daughter River Rose, eight, and son Remington Alexander, seven.
The mum-of-two has been open about her parenting style. Credit: Instagram/@kellyclarkson
The star often speaks candidly about parenting, and in 2016, she confessed to Redbook that she was experiencing 'mum guilt'.
She shared: "I have a lot of mum guilt. If you're a mum, you want to be with your kid every day.
"You don't want to miss a moment, you want her to need you and want you and not want somebody else. "
Clarkson added: "I'm not gonna BS you, that's hard. There are days where I cry and I'm like, 'I don't know if I can handle all this!' or get it all done.
"But at the end of the day, 99 percent of the time, it's awesome and it's worth it, and that's what I say to myself."
She also revealed that her children had 'brought fear into her life'.
Clarkson explained: "That sounds horrible, I know, but before kids I was fearless. Now I go to bed and I have nightmares of someone just grabbing my little girl and running.
"It's always about me not being able to protect my kids somehow."
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Published 11:43, 15 March 2023 GMT| Last updated 11:45, 15 March 2023 GMT
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Kelly Clarkson has spoken candidly about the heartbreaking reactions her children have had since she split up with their dad, Brandon Blackstock.
The couple filed for divorce in 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage, during which they welcomed two children, River, eight, and Remington, six.
Clarkson cited 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the split and has now made clear she 'won't be getting married' again, but she admitted that some of the comments her two kids have made about the divorce 'kill' her.
Kelly Clarkson married Brandon Blackstock in 2013. Credit: @kellyclarkson/Instagram
Speaking on The Angie Martinez IRL podcast, Clarkson described how she asks her kids 'every night' whether they're happy, asking what could 'make [them] happier' if they're not.
"Sometimes they'll say, especially the past two years - and it kills me and I want them to be honest, so I don't ever say, 'Oh god, don't tell me that' - but a lot of times it would be like, 'You know, I'm just really sad. I wish mommy and daddy were in the same house'," she said.
Though it's tough to hear, the singer insisted she's happy the children are being honest with her and that she's 'raising that kind of individual'.
Clarkson's own parents split when she was younger, so she knows what her kids are going through, but she made clear they're going to make it through the hard parts as a family.
"I just sit there and I'm like, 'I get it. I'm from a divorced family as well. I get it. That sucks. But we're going to work it out. And you are so loved by both of us'," she added.
Clarkson shares two children with Blackstock. Credit: Barry King/Alamy Stock Photo
Clarkson continued: "I think communicating with them and not treating them - not treating them like an adult, because they're not - but not treating them like a child. They're not small feelings. Those are huge feelings, and those are huge emotions."
Clarkson has also had to explain to her children that she doesn't know if love 'goes away' when they've questioned her feelings for their dad now.
But while she would 'love to find someone and fall in love and do that thing', she told the podcast she 'won't be getting married' again.
"In my life, I've been through a couple of divorces in my own family as a kid. I would love to fall in love... but I have children and that's why I say [that].
"I didn't have the most positive experience with step-situations and re-marrying and I didn't have the most positive situation growing up," Clarkson said.
"I will not do that to my children. I would love to fall in love, but I don't want another dude in my house with my children."
