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Kelly Clarkson reveals how she’s helping her daughter through ‘hard’ junior high one year after Brandon Blackstock’s death
Kelly Clarkson said she encourages her children to make their own mistakes while offering advice, as her 12-year-old daughter navigates the social challenges of junior high. She described the age as difficult, saying her daughter has sometimes returned to acknowledge that her guidance was right.
The comments come a year after the children’s father, Brandon Blackstock, died aged 48 from melanoma following a private three-year illness. Clarkson shares River, 12, and Remington, 10, with Blackstock, whom she married in 2013 and divorced in 2022; she has said she is focused on helping the children feel supported while they grieve.
In short
- Clarkson lets her children make mistakes while offering guidance.
- Her 12-year-old daughter is finding junior high challenging.
- The family is adjusting after Brandon Blackstock’s death in 2025.
Explained simply
Kelly Clarkson is a singer and television host who shares two children with Brandon Blackstock, her former husband and a music manager. Their daughter River is 12 and their son Remington is 10; the couple married in 2013 and divorced in 2022.
Junior high is the early secondary-school stage in the United States, when children often face new social pressures and greater independence. Clarkson has said she tries to guide her daughter while allowing her to learn from her own choices, as the family adjusts to life after Blackstock’s death from melanoma at age 48.