Jessica Alba on Not Posting Thirst Traps, Why 1 Daughter Has Social Media (Unique)

Jessica Alba is practising what she preaches in the case of being a mom on social media.

In an unique dialog with PEOPLE as she helps Instagram launch its new Teen Accounts characteristic, the actress, 43, opens up about how she serves as a task mannequin for her two teenage daughters by being aware of what she posts on-line.

“I do imagine, greater than telling your youngsters what to do, is that main by instance is essential,” Alba says. “And nothing towards thirst traps, however I am not going to submit a bunch of thirst traps as a mom of two ladies and a boy, you recognize what I imply?”

“I feel it is essential to try to set nearly as good of an instance as potential and to have a range [of things to post]. It would not solely must be one factor,” continues the star. “And I feel, for me, it is also simply reflective of who I’m. I am not a one-dimensional particular person, and [it’s about] having the ability to present that.”

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At present, solely Alba’s oldest daughter, Honor, 16, is on social media. The Set off Warning star can be a mother to different daughter Haven, 13, and son Hayes, 6, all of whom she shares with husband Money Warren.

“Honor, I feel she was about 12 or 13 when she was desirous to get on [social media], and I stated [she could] if we shared an account, it wanted to be non-public and I wished to have the ability to monitor who she was following,” the mom of three explains.

Noting that she has “no drawback moving into” and watching over her teen’s social media utilization, Alba continues, “After I see her following too many accounts that, to me, do not feel wholesome or good for her, I will unfollow them, and I will comply with, for instance, extra physique optimistic influencers and humorous, cute animals and issues like that, simply so her algorithm is not [bad].”

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Alternatively, Alba’s center baby Haven would not use social media like her large sister does, and the star tells PEOPLE there’s a motive behind that call.

“We now have completely different guidelines for various youngsters,” she explains. “It is fascinating — you possibly can guardian the youngsters the identical method, however the best way that they reply is so completely different.”

Provides Alba, “So Money and I’ve realized that taking completely different techniques with every child is what works greatest, as an alternative of simply treating all of them the identical.”

In line with Alba, “On-line and digital security is firstly for me in the case of being a guardian” — which is why she helps to launch Instagram’s new Teen Accounts characteristic.

Described by the social media app as “a brand new expertise for teenagers, guided by mother and father,” Instagram Teen Accounts “have built-in protections which restrict who can contact them and the content material they see, and likewise present new methods for teenagers to discover their pursuits.” Additionally they have time restrict reminders and delicate content material restrictions, in addition to a sleep mode.

“All mother and father, all of us need our children to have the perfect expertise in life, and we all know that our children are digital natives and it is simply a part of who they’re,” Alba tells PEOPLE. “The publicity that they’ve day in and time out within the digital world is one thing that’s simple, and I feel we as mother and father, we simply need to make it possible for our children have the perfect expertise — and probably the most acceptable expertise — for each stage and age.”

“I feel this new program and the best way that Instagram is rolling them out is superior,” provides the star. “All of those options are actually a backup for fogeys to present them some peace of thoughts.”