Nicole Kidman Reflects on Parenting in the Public Eye
In a recent interview, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman opened up about the challenges of raising her daughters, Sunday and Faith, in the spotlight amidst her divorce from Tom Cruise.
Kidman expressed admiration for how her young daughters have been handling the intense public scrutiny with grace and strength. She reflected on her own experiences with fame, noting the difficulties that come with being constantly dissected by the media.
“You’re very young, and then suddenly you’re put into this fishbowl, and everything is dissected,” Kidman shared. “It starts to get very, very difficult, and then you overthink it, and then you get scared, and then you get hurt, and then you go, ‘Now I don’t want to go out. I don’t want to venture into this world.’
Despite the challenges, Kidman finds parenting her teenage girls fascinating. She highlighted the resilience and armor that the younger generation possesses, particularly in dealing with social media and public scrutiny.
“I think they have an armor that we didn’t get,” Kidman observed. “The very, very young now have already gone, ‘We know exactly how to handle this.’ They don’t take a lot of things personally. They shrug it off.”
As Kidman navigates the complexities of fame and parenting, she continues to prioritize her daughters’ well-being and resilience in the face of public attention. Despite the challenges, Kidman remains grateful for the strength and maturity her daughters have shown in handling the pressures of growing up in the public eye.

