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Kate Hudson opens up about parenting kids at three different life stages

By Madhurima Haque|

Actress Kate Hudson has opened up about her experience of parenting "a teen, a tween and a toddler" - all at the same time.

"I don't know how it happened, but it happened fast," she told the TODAY show.

"It's really interesting because the other day I was in a group with an older family..(that have) all teens, and then another family that had all young little toddlers, and I was able to connect with everybody."

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Kate Hudson with her three children.
Kate Hudson with her three children. (Instagram)

She spoke about parenting her oldest child, 18-year-old Ryder Robinson, whom she shares with her ex-husband, musician Chris Robinson.

"I couldn't be more proud, I'm such a lucky mum, because he is such a good person and hilarious and I really look forward to his future, I'm excited for him. But it's wild, it's hitting me now. It hits me once a week, I just start crying. Because it's like, in a couple months, that's it. He can do whatever he wants, really.

"He's really all about himself right now, which I also think is a good thing for teenagers to do, he's finding himself," she reports.

attends Annual Goldie's Love In For Kids hosted by Goldie Hawn at Ron Burkle's Green Acres Estate on May 6, 2016 in Beverly Hills, Californi (Getty)

Hudson also touched on her "strict" parenting style.

"I am definitely the stricter parent," she says, "I just think that kids thrive in structure and when you have clear boundaries as a parent- now that I've been doing it long enough with all of these ages- I feel like the more structure you give them...they feel comfort in that, and I think they thrive with understanding that there are boundaries."

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She also talked about how her parenting style differs from others in her family.

She says she is "hands down" more strict than her brother, actor Oliver Hudson, with whom she hosts their podcast, Sibling Revelry.

"I'm definitely stricter than Oliver Hudson...(he's) like another level of lenient," she laughs.

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She also considers herself stricter than her mother, actress Goldie Hawn, but says that her stepfather Kurt Russel was able to provide stronger boundaries.

"Kurt was pretty strict, so they were a good balance. I think I got a little bit more of the Kurt side," she said.

Hudson has two other children in addition to Ryder, 10-year-old Bingham whom she shares with her ex, Matt Bellamy, as well as 3-year-old Rani, whom she shares with her fiance Danny Fujikawa.

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