Kirsten Dunst Doesn’t Allow Her Kids to Have Electronics: ‘Not a “Siri, Play Whatever” Household’

Mar. 15, 2025

Kirsten Dunst at the ‘Civil War’ screening in London on March 26, 2024.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage

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Kirsten Dunstis keeping her kids off the Internet while they’re at home.In an interview withVariety, theCivil Waractress, 41, shared that she and husband Jesse Plemons, 36, chose to keep their two sons — Ennis, 5, and James, 2 — off screens when they’re at home. “We’ve got record players,” Dunst tells the outlet.“We’re just not a ‘Siri, play whatever’ household. Our kids don’t have iPads either. If they want to use an iPad on the plane, it’s Dad’s iPad,” the mom of two continues. “And we’re not phone-at-restaurant kind of people.““I’m not raising a kid that can’t have conversations at the table,” Dunst added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In September, the actressshared a rare photo of her son James on Instagramas he hid beneath a Spider-Man umbrella. Captioning the post, “Has No Clue His Mom Was MJ,” the mom of two referenced her role as Spider-Man’s love interest in the original film series.Dunst also gave a shout-out to her husbandJesse Plemons, the photographer responsible for capturing this adorable photo.In August 2019, Dunstbrought her then-15-month-old son Ennis to the Hollywood Walk of Famefor his first official public outing.The then-toddler was dressed casually for the outing, looking adorable in a blue ensemble that included a button-up shirt and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap, complete with tiny trousers and white sneakers.Although she is mostly private when it comes to her two boys, Dunst opened upabout whether or not she’d let her boys take up actingwhile at the New York Film Festival premiere ofThe Power of the Dog.“Listen, if they want to be actors, I’ll support my children whatever they want to do,” she said, laughing.

Kirsten Dunstis keeping her kids off the Internet while they’re at home.

In an interview withVariety, theCivil Waractress, 41, shared that she and husband Jesse Plemons, 36, chose to keep their two sons — Ennis, 5, and James, 2 — off screens when they’re at home. “We’ve got record players,” Dunst tells the outlet.

“We’re just not a ‘Siri, play whatever’ household. Our kids don’t have iPads either. If they want to use an iPad on the plane, it’s Dad’s iPad,” the mom of two continues. “And we’re not phone-at-restaurant kind of people.”

“I’m not raising a kid that can’t have conversations at the table,” Dunst added.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

In September, the actressshared a rare photo of her son James on Instagramas he hid beneath a Spider-Man umbrella. Captioning the post, “Has No Clue His Mom Was MJ,” the mom of two referenced her role as Spider-Man’s love interest in the original film series.

Dunst also gave a shout-out to her husbandJesse Plemons, the photographer responsible for capturing this adorable photo.

In August 2019, Dunstbrought her then-15-month-old son Ennis to the Hollywood Walk of Famefor his first official public outing.

The then-toddler was dressed casually for the outing, looking adorable in a blue ensemble that included a button-up shirt and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap, complete with tiny trousers and white sneakers.

Although she is mostly private when it comes to her two boys, Dunst opened upabout whether or not she’d let her boys take up actingwhile at the New York Film Festival premiere ofThe Power of the Dog.

“Listen, if they want to be actors, I’ll support my children whatever they want to do,” she said, laughing.

source: people.com