Parenting teenagers comes with a well-known set of challenges. Getting them to hold still long enough for a hug is near the top of the list. Nicole Kidman has a solution, and she is not above enforcing it.
Speaking at HISTORYTalks in Philadelphia on April 18, the Oscar-winning actress sat down with Hoda Kotb for a wide-ranging conversation about motherhood, legacy, and life after loss. At one point, Kidman revealed the one daily non-negotiable she has with her daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15, both of whom she shares with ex-husband Keith Urban. 'Both my daughters will kill me for saying this,' she told Kotb, 'but I'm like, 'You need to hug [me] for two minutes a day.''
Kidman pointed to the body's response to sustained physical contact as her justification. 'It releases certain chemicals in the body,' she said, 'and everyone needs to be hugged for about two minutes a day.' The science broadly supports her instinct. According to the Cleveland Clinic, a meaningful hug triggers a release of oxytocin, sometimes called the bonding hormone, while simultaneously reducing cortisol, the body's primary stress chemical. The net result is a measurable shift in how connected and calm a person feels.
She described finding the teenage years genuinely 'extraordinary' (a word rarely associated with that particular phase) and spoke about the closeness the three of them share. 'We're so close, the three of us, we talk about everything,' she said. The method, she explained, is simple. Showing up when they ask and listening without an agenda. 'I always say, 'Do you want me to give you advice now, or are you just sort of venting?'' she told Kotb. 'Primarily I get told no advice, 90 percent of the time.'
The HISTORYTalks event, held at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center on April 18 to mark America's 250th anniversary, brought together a notable lineup that included every living former U.S. president alongside athletes, entertainers, and public figures. Kidman's conversation with Kotb ranged from her mother's death at the Venice Film Festival in 2024 to her work as a producer advocating for female directors. The two-minute hug rule was offered almost as an aside.
It is the kind of parenting instinct that is easier to understand once the teenage years have arrived and closeness begins to fade. Kidman, 58, appears to have made her peace with asking for that closeness directly.
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