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Gabrielle UnionandDwyane Wade’s daughter is growing up!
The 49-year-old actress toldE! Newsin an interview published Friday thatKaavia James, 3, is “pretty ahead of schedule” in reaching her milestones — but there is one in particular that has been a “game changer.”
“Her being able to count, her being able to identify certain words on the page, her being fully potty trained and asking for privacy,” Union said, listing Kaavia’s accomplishments, adding that her daughter’s “language skills are off the charts.”
Most importantly, it seems, Kaavia has no problem working the television and even “figured out the remote before Mom did!”
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Union and Wade have been married since 2014. In addition to Kaavia, Union is also stepmom to Wade’s children, sonsZaire, 19, and Xavier, 8, plus daughter Zaya, 14.
While Kaavia has already developed some handy skills, Union said she wants to take things up a notch.
“She’s been spoken to in Spanish since birth but, like, it’s time to start Mandarin? Maybe Cantonese! I don’t know. She’s a freaking sponge,” theBeing Mary Janealum shared. “She seems like she could do pretty much anything. Yeah, we’re trying to just come up with different ways of challenging her because she’s kind of off the charts.”
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Earlier this month, Union opened up about one of the most challenging parts of being a busy actress and mother.
In a candid Instagram post, she wrote, “Hardest part about being a working Mom is missing important events in your kid’s lives. Today I missed @kaaviajames holiday program at school and felt so awful to disappoint her.”
Instead, Union said she showered her daughter with love and support, writing, “I did the next best thing and I became her hype woman before I left for work. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰.”
source: people.com
