Gabrielle Union And Dwyane Wade On Leaving Florida For California: ‘Not An Option If My Child Isn’t Safe There’

It’s important to keep open communication between themselves and their children. The lovebirds discussed what they’ve learned over the years through trial and error along with ways they try to have effective conversations with their kids.
“When I was going through my custody battle, I had to take a lot of courses and do therapy with my kids. Along the way, I learned the power of empowering your children,” Wade said. “Zaya has been living with us since she was three, and my daughter can walk down a runway in Paris for the first time with all the confidence in the world because we’ve been cheering for her since then. Even now, I’ll lay across her bed and listen to her talk about the community she’s part of for two to three hours.”
“If Kaavia is having one of those moments when she goes straight to tears, we take a beat and have her explain why she’s feeling that way. When I was growing up you didn’t have time to explain, it was simply ‘no, get out of my face.’ With the older kids, the best way to reach them is to use my personal experience. It’s helped with the trust and respect in our household,” he added.