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Jennifer Garner Shares the Parenting Tip She Got from Her Mom Pat That's 'Worth a Million Nos'

Jennifer Garner is sharing the parenting tip she got from her mom Pat that's "worth a million nos." The actress is mom to kids Violet, Seraphina and Samuel with ex Ben Affleck.

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet.Nathan Howard/Getty Garner's episode is part of About Your Mother, a special five-part series of Kelly Corrigan Wonders that features Corrigan and co-host Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts, with guests like Garner, Cindy Crawford, Amy Schumer and Bono, who reveal intimate details about the relationships with their moms and the life lessons those women passed on, with a goal of raising $100,000 for EMC. Asked if it's difficult to let her kids make their own decisions, Garner admitted it's "so hard."

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