Chrissy Teigen is teaching her son to embrace his emotions because ’there’s no right way to be a man’

• Chrissy Teigen said she's teaching her son that it's OK to cry and embrace his emotions.
• Her husband John Legend "is so good about showing" their kids "there's no right way to be a man."
• Their daughter Luna is also "a bit of a perfectionist" like Teigen.
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Chrissy Teigen said she thinks it's important for her kids to just be themselves and that her son knows it's OK to cry.

The 35-year-old mom explained in an interview with People published on Tuesday, that she is teaching her 2-year-old son Miles, who she shares with husband John Legend, to embrace his emotions, and thinks that more men should be doing the same.

"Miles is very emotional. He's a lot like me too. He wears his heart on his sleeve, and we embrace that. I think more men should embrace their emotions," Teigen told the publication.

"I think that's really important in this world. That it's okay to cry, and it's okay to be upset about something or to be sad about something. We're going to talk it through and it's okay," she added.

The "Cravings: Hungry for More" author also opened up about not conforming to gender norms and not having there be a strict model on what a man looks like in her household.

"There is no 'Be a man' in our house," she said. "There's no right way to be a man, and John is so good about showing them through how he treats me how to be a good man, how to be a good father. It's wonderful to see."

Legend also gave his outlook on gender and masculinity in a 2020 interview with Byrdie, saying, "There are all kinds of ways to 'be a man,' and all kinds of ways to be your best self. I want to encourage people to find that and embrace it."

"We limit our kids' potential by so narrowly prescribing what their gender roles should be," he added.

Luna, their 4-year-old daughter, is similar to Teigen as well in that she's somewhat of a perfectionist.

"She is a bit of a perfectionist which I didn't know I was until the past few years," Teigen told the news outlet. "I'm trying to tell her that not everything - it's funny because when I talk to her, I'm actually talking to myself too - not everything has to be perfect and there is joy and beauty in imperfections, and don't be so hard on yourself. And that's me talking to myself when I tell her that stuff."

Teigen can't imagine a life without her children and as long as Miles and Luna are kids with good character and curiosity, is what matters to the model.

"I love kids to be kids," Teigen said. "For us, kindness is such a big thing. When you meet our kids, they're very warm and friendly. You instill those things in them, but for the most part, let them be creative and wondrous and spirited and curious beings."