Jessica Alba is the "disciplinarian" of her household
The `Spy Kids 4` star - who has daughters Honor, three, and Haven, five months, with husband Cash Warren - admits she is always the bad cop when it comes to laying down the law.
She said: "I`m the disciplinarian. I think it`s because I was kind of a naughty kid myself - I`d push my parents` buttons and test them to see how much I could get away with.
"Cash, meanwhile, was always the perfect kid - the straight-A student who was everyone`s sweetheart. It was never in him to be naughty. I think I just know, from me being that other kind of child, how to cut off bad behaviour and redirect it.
"So when Honor tries to do something she shouldn`t, I have to say to Cash, `Let her know right from the beginning that she can`t`. I`ll put her in time-out and tell her, `Think about the choices you`ve made`.
But the 30-year-old actress believes she couldn`t have made a better choice when it comes to her husband - who she met on the set of `Fantastic Four` in 2004.
She told Parenting magazine: "Cash is a super dad. If I`m with Haven, he`ll make Honor`s lunch or take her to the park. They see movies or draw together - she`ll even watch sports with him."
She insists having a baby was easier second time around, although they had to prepare Honor for the new addition.
Jessica explained: "We`d say things like, `You know, when the baby comes, babies can`t have lollipops or go on a swing. They can`t play dress-up`. Honor realised she was going to be the cool sister.
"Now, she`s really into being my helper. When I change Haven`s diaper, I ask her, `Can you throw this away for Mommy?` or `Can you get me the wipes?` She`s really into it. I tell her, `Oh, you`re such a good big sister!` and give her a high five."
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