Kelly Clarkson shares how she helps daughter through ‘hard’ junior high after Brandon Blackstock’s death
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kelly Clarkson has reflected on her motherhood journey as a single parent and the way she is helping her pre-teen daughter navigate the challenges of junior high.
The singer, 44, is the mother of two children — River, 12, and son Remington, 10 — whom she had with her late ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
Blackstock died in August 2025 after a private battle with melanoma. He and Clarkson were married from 2013 to 2022.
Kelly Clarkson calls herself 'a pretty progressive parent'
In an interview published on Tuesday, November 10, Clarkson told E! News, “I’m a pretty progressive parent, so I’m like, ‘No, no. You’re gonna make your own mistakes, and that’s OK. I’m not like an ‘I told you so,’ but I do implement advice.”
Continuing further, she stated, “They're growing up. One's in junior high, and junior high sucks. It's a hard age with friends, and arguing and stuff like that. I do offer advice, and I've had my daughter come back and be like, 'So you were right.’”
“I’ve had them be like, ‘OK, so I didn’t do that, and I should have,’” the television personality added.
Kelly Clarkson allows her children to sleep with her after their father's death
This came over a year after an insider disclosed how Clarkson was helping her children navigate the death of their father.
The source said, “It’s been an incredibly emotional year for Kelly and the kids. Her focus has been making sure they feel loved, supported and as stable as possible while giving them the space to grieve in their own way.”
Earlier this year, Clarkson shared during a fan Q&A session on Instagram that “there’s been a lot for our family recently, and so I have allowed my kids to sleep with me quite a bit. So it’s my two dogs, my kids and me; it’s a lot.”
“It’s been really special, though. The conversations you have during that time are pretty cute. So that’s probably my favorite time of day,” she added in January.
Kelly Clarkson says her children 'have always come first' for her
Meanwhile, the latest comment from Clarkson came months after she ended her ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’, which began in 2019.
In the last episode, she mentioned that her children “have always come first. They’re a big reason I did this show, just the stability, the schedule. And they’re also a big reason it’s time to say goodbye.”
“I’m such a proud momma. They’re the greatest kids in the world,” Clarkson had asserted.
