Angelina Jolie reveals what makes her proud of her 6 children

Angelina Jolie is embracing the art of stepping back as her six children forge identities and ambitions of their own.

The Oscar-winning actor offered rare insight into her approach to motherhood in an interview with fashion magazine L'Officiel⁠, published Sept. 9.

"They're definitely individuals," Jolie said of her children. Their independence, she added, is a source of pride for her. "One of the most important things, I think, is to basically not get in their way."

"As a parent, you try to do many things, but you also try to not get in the way of this human being who has a life separate from yours and so much potential in their own mind," Jolie said during the interview. "You want to make sure that you support them."

The 51-year-old actress shares Maddox, 25, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 20, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 18, with ex-husband Brad Pitt. With her youngest children, Jolie is entering a new phase of motherhood and considering what she wants her own future to look like.

Four of the former couple's children have distanced themselves from Pitt's surname: Shiloh legally changed her name, while Zahara, Vivienne and Maddox have filed to do the…

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