Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena has shed light on her approach to parenting, opening up about her desire to provide their children with a stable foundation of “unconditional love.” Djokovic and his wife have two children together, their son Stefan, who will turn 10 on October 22, and a seven-year-old daughter Tara.
Following his third-round finish at the 2024 US Open, Djokovic is set to return to the tour at the Shanghai Masters, commencing on October 2. The Serb recently touched down in China ahead of the event, entertaining the local fans by playing tennis at the Great Wall of China.Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena recently sat down for an interview with Zena, reflecting on her fears about the kind of world their children were growing up in. However, she emphasized that she did not allow those concerns to dictate her parental behavior toward Stefan and Tara.
I have fears like every parent. But I do my best not to let them control my behavior towards the children. Circumstances have changed, but the world and the process of growing up and maturing have always carried with them uncertainties,” she said.
“I want to believe that if we give children a good foundation, which is the security of a family environment, unconditional love, acceptance, that they will have a stable base to deal with the challenges that the future brings,” she added.
Jelena also expressed uncertainty about whether she had achieved the perfect balance between protecting their children and giving them space to grow, admitting that the real test of Stefan and Tara’s upbringing would come when they grew up and began to enjoy their independence.The 38-year-old also bemoaned how challenging it was to maintain any semblance of balance in today’s world, due to the “never enough” mantra adopted by society.
“I haven’t taken the exam for achieving balance in parenting yet, so I’m not sure if I passed or failed it. (laughs) They say that test comes when children grow up and when their time for independence comes,” Jelena said.
We will see how it will be, I think that today it is very difficult to find a balance in anything, because society cultivates the mantra “never enough, more more more” and then you see a lot of exaggeration in everything,” she added.
