Hilaria Baldwin on Raising Bilingual Kids: "I Only Speak Spanish With Carmen"

Published on 12/7/2016 at 12:00 PM

Perhaps you've noticed Hilaria Baldwin's bendy yoga skills on Instagram or admired her red carpet glow beside her husband, actor Alec Baldwin. Either way, we're sure this Spanish-born beauty has captured your attention before.

And now that she has a new book all about her healthy, centered lifestyle called Living Clearly on its way later this month (Dec. 27), the mom to 3-year-old Carmen, 18-month-old Rafael, and 3-month-old Leonardo is entering the spotlight more than ever before.

Ahead of the book's release, Hilaria and her adorable family are on the cover of Hola! USA, and in her interview with the magazine, which is on newsstands now, she's opening up about everything from her relationship with Alec to her parenting style (yes, her kids are learning Spanish!) and, of course, what inspired Living Clearly. Keep reading for a sneak peek at what she had to say!

On meeting Alec: "Many people think we [Alec and I] met in a yoga class, but we didn't. I met him because of yoga."
On her book: "[It] has been a very natural process . . . I've been teaching for 12 years now . . . You don't become a yoga teacher for the teachings, you do it because you love it . . . Teaching is very fulfilling because every day I go home feeling like I helped people. Putting ideas into a book means I can help even more people by getting the book into everyone's hands."
On raising her kids bilingual: "Carmen's first language is Spanish. I only speak Spanish with her . . . and with Alec she is smart enough to know that she needs to switch to English."
On Alec's Spanish skills: "Alec's Spanish is getting better and better. His accent is very good."