Jessica Alba is practicing what she preaches when it comes to being a mother on social media.
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE as she helps Instagram launch its new Teen Accounts feature, the actress, 43, opens up about how she serves as a role model for her two teenage daughters by being mindful of what she posts online.
“I do believe, more than telling your kids what to do, is that leading by example is important,” Alba says. “And nothing against thirst traps, but I’m not going to post a bunch of thirst traps as a mother of two girls and a boy, you know what I mean?”
“I think it’s important to try and set as good of an example as possible and to have a variety [of things to post]. It doesn’t only need to be one thing,” continues the star. “And I think, for me, it’s also just reflective of who I am. I’m not a one-dimensional …