Melissa Joan Hartgrew up in the spotlight after becoming a child star.
She’s enjoyed a successful career, but could her children be following in her footsteps?
Hart is a proud mom to the three sons she shares withhusband Mark Wilkerson.
They are Mason Wilkerson, Braydon Wilkerson, and Tucker Wilkerson.
“Would I be OK with my children being entertainers?
I did take one son on an audition to see what would happen,” she said.
“But I’m way too busy to be a stage mom.
If they want to be in Hollywood, they have to finish school first …
I won’t let [a job] direct our family.”
“It’s overwhelming.
But who are these three young men who have changed Hart’s life?
Meet her sons, who are growing up fast.
Faith playsan important role in their life, and Hart is vocal about this.
“‘Is that a wrong thing to say?
Hart also feels that her religious teachings help communicate her love for others.
“We’re Christian,” she toldFox News Digitalin 2023.
“And so we are shown love through Jesus, and then we share that love.”
As of 2024, Hart’s children have no plans to follow in her footsteps.
“We don’t really have them in the industry.
“They want nothing to do with it,” she confessed.
The line is called King of Harts and focuses on boys’ clothing.
“I wanted my kids to look different.
… We take inspiration from our boys.”
“It’s taken a lot of extra focus to start King of Harts,” she toldPeople.
Their different styles also helped achieve a more versatile collection.
“They’re getting huge,” she said in an interview withPeoplein 2022.
“My oldest is driving, and it’s really upsetting.”
“He’s a pilot also, so he flies planes,” Hart told People.
“I know he has a respect for engineering and machinery.
The younger two, I’m more afraid of driving.”
Mason shares his love of being behind the wheel with his mom, who is passionate about cars.
“I love to drive.
I actually race car drive as a hobby,” she toldParadein 2019.
“I’m always the one behind the wheel, driving with my friends and my family.
We do a lot of road trips.”
In the same chat, Hart mentioned that the family dislikes flying commercially.
She posted anInstagramphoto of herself and her second child, Braydon Wilkerson, from his prom in October 2023.
The proud momposted a second snapof her son and his date.
“Love this kid (and his lovely date),” she wrote.
In April 2023, Hart posted anInstagramphoto of her eldest, Mason Wilkerson, at his prom.
Interestingly, just a year earlier, she had discussed how Mason was uninterested in dating.
“He’s sort of navigating it now.
But when her kids start dating, Hart will ensure they know how to treat their partners.
“The oldest one wants to know nothing,” she said.
“He’s like, ‘Stop, I don’t want to know.’
The middle one’s like, ‘Tell me a little.
Stop,’ and the little one is like, ‘Tell me everything.
What’s a period?'”
In October 2023, she posted a picture onInstagramand discussed her family’s move to Nashville.
This also meant that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hart-Wilkerson brood were more isolated.
“We looked at it as a good time together.”
To achieve this, she’s used social media to her advantage.
“There is such a weird fascination with celebrity kids.
[In the past] you didn’t know about Madonna or Paul Newman’s kids.
She also admitted to taking her kids to public events.
This includes getting involved in the World Vision Choose Joy campaign.
They don’t just fix a problem they teach people how to solve problems.”
she wrote, encouraging fans to help those in need.
Giving back is important but so are knowledge and history.
In July 2023, the star posted a photo onInstagramfrom her family vacation in Johannesburg.
“It was another eye opening part of the trip for all of us.”
“They think it’s weird.
And you know what, I kind of get that.
They’re like, ‘It’s just weird.
This is not the only time Hart has expressed how uninterested her sons are in her work.
“I’m proud of some of them!”
However, Hart has not habitually let her children use technology or sit in front of the television.
In December 2023, she posted a photo onInstagramof herself with two of her sons on a ski slope.
“My happy place with my best boys doing our fav thing!”
she captioned the picture.
In January 2023, Hart posted a snap of herself and all three boys riding a ski lift.
The veteran actor previously discussed her love of skiing in an interview withParadein 2019.
“I usually give a shot to get a workout in, in the morning.
This includes a trip to Walt Disney World in September 2023.
“What a wonderful way to celebrate my Tucker turning 11!”
she captioned the video montage of photos from the trip, which she posted onInstagram.
The same month, the actor posted a photo onInstagramof herself and Mason Wilkerson attending a Smashing Pumpkins concert.
Hart shared her thoughts in the caption, writing, “@smashingpumpkins with this kid!
Holding on to every moment I can with my senior!
#classof2024 challenge.”
Hart also shares specialmilestones on social media, like the first day of school.
“And so it begins!
The start of the ‘lasts.’
Mason’s last First day of School.
The “Christmas Reservations” actor’s sons are reaching milestones and getting closer to adulthood.
She realizes this is a great time to prepare them for the world and set realistic expectations.
“I’m trying to make them well-rounded men.”
But they’ve tried to keep their lives as normal as possible.
Wilkerson’s help with the kids allows Hart to take on the projects she wants.
But they have different approaches to parenting and who is the disciplinarian.
“I do it because I see them less than he does ‘Oh, you want a lollipop?
it’s mom guilt, for sure.
My husband has the iron fist.”
