Jennifer Garner is proud of her kids no matter what, but in a new interview, the actor admits it’s hard for her to let go and give them the freedom to carve their own paths.

Garner shares Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-husband Ben Affleck.

“They’re really solid right now,” Garner told People of her children. “I’m just watching them in this new phase of life where they’re figuring out who they’re going to be and what they’re going to study. And I’m so interested in them. All the time. I’m interested in everything about them.”