Zoe Saldana explains why parenting sons is tough in today’s time

Zoe Saldana has recently opened up about raising sons in today’s world.

The Avatar star, who is a mother to three young boys with parter Marco Perego, shares his thoughts on parenting at the 2026 Time 100 Gala last week.

Speaking to Page Six, Zoe notes that there’s “so much noise out there and that noise is very pervasive and very persuasive”.

The Guardians if the Galaxy actress admits that it’s “challenging to protect boys away from that noise and keep their little hearts gentle and soft” while she also “keeps their minds resilient”.

Zoe, who is Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, further says that she “has the hurdle of “raising men of colour and sons of immigrants and American men”.

The Emilia Perez actress states that she does take “great pride” in her sons’ heritage but, at the end of the day, just wants them to “be absolute human beings”.

Zoe further says that she does “believe men are delicate flowers”.

“That can be really resilient, but they’re so gentle. So, I’m literally just preserving that for them,” adds the actress.

Meanwhile, Zoe was also honoured in Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2026 list.

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