Kate Winslet bans her children from using social media because 'it leaves girls' self esteem in tatters and leads to eating disorders'
- Actress says that any form of social media is banned in her home
- She worries about the pressure it puts on young women
- Says parents are losing control and need to be more hands-on
For the majority of celebrities a mark of success can be measured by their number of follows and a little blue tick on a Twitter profile.
However, this isn't so for actress Kate Winslet who shuns Instagram, Twitter or any other site that requires gives anyone a glimpse of her private life.
In fact, the 40-year-old actress told the Sunday Times that social media makes her 'blood boil' and has pulled the plug on it for her children too.
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Kate Winslet has revealed that she has banned social media in her home as it makes her 'blood boil'
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In an interview with the paper's Culture magazine the Steve Jobs star said she thinks social media has an alarming effect on girls and teenagers.
She said: 'It has a huge impact on young women's self-esteem, because all they ever do is design themselves for people to like them. And what comes along with that? Eating disorders.
'And that makes my blood boil. And is the reason we don't have social media in our house.'
Despite taking a starring role in Steve Jobs a film exploring the life of one of technologies greatest pioneers, Kate admits that she is a bit of a technophobe.
She revealed in her interview that she and third husband Ned Rocknroll have agreed to charge their phones downstairs in separate rooms at bedtime and they 'practically kiss them (the phones) goodnight' as she worries about their addictiveness.
The actress says that she and husband Ned Rocknroll charge their phones downstairs in separate rooms
She says that parents are losing control and that they need to take a more hands-on approach with their kids. Pictured here pregnant with third child Bear
Kate, who also takes the lead in The Dressmaker, added that she was keen to take an active role with her three children - Mia, 14, Joe, 11, and Bear, 22 months.
She continued: 'Parents are losing control. You have to be a hands-on parent. It's as simple as that.'
Her comments about her parenting style come after she revealed that her blended family of three children by three different men works well.
She told People: 'They're absolutely adorable together,' the actress said.
'They're very helpful, I must say. I really love hanging out with my kids. They're terrific people. They're kind of happy in who they are, too, and that's all you can really hope for them - that they love being themselves.'
Her daughter Mia's father is Extraordinary Rendition director Jim Threapleton, whom she divorced in 2001 following a three-year marriage.
That same year, Kate met Joe's father Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes and the couple divorced in 2011 following a seven-year marriage.
Later that year, the Berkshire born actress began romancing Rocknroll - born Smith - with whom she had baby boy Bear in West Sussex.
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