Sarah Jessica Parker's children have their own style.

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

The 'Sex in the City' star says her three children - James, twelve and five-year-old twins Tabitha and Marion with Matthew Broderick - have their "own identity" when it comes to fashion and they get to choose what they want to wear.

She told People magazine: "They're at an age - and have been for many years - where they really have their own identity.

"So Sunday through Thursday, the rule is they can wear whatever they want. And if we go to the theatre or to the ballet, I get a say. But it's really among choices that they approve of."

Meanwhile, the 47-year-old actress previously admitted that children can "distract" from a relationship.

She said: "Kids can really distract you from your relationship. Maybe in good ways and bad ways. It's important to have all eyes on all parts of the relationship.

"It's something you really have to pay attention to. But you figure it out."

Sarah also admitted she has learnt to appreciate her mother Barbra Forste's efforts more now that she is a mum herself.

She said: "I saw my mother, who was a mother of eight, constantly volunteering her time and energy.

"Now as a mother of only three, I'm that much more cognisant of the kind of effort she made to help make us better human beings. To just watch her was inspiring."