Kelly Clarkson sobbed as she admitted that her daughter, who is eight, is being teased because of her dyslexia.
River Rose and Remington Alexander, both six, are the children of the Mr. Know It All singer and her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
On Tuesday, when discussing his own diagnosis with actor and comedian Henry Winkler, 77, Kelly, 40, revealed that her daughter had dyslexia.
‘I was driving my daughter to school yesterday, and she’s dyslexic,’ Kelly began, pointing out how inspirational Henry is.
She continued: ‘You have told me that you’re dyslexic as well – I find that amazing, to tell my daughter that you’ve written, like, 40 books and you’re dyslexic.
‘Because, she was getting bullied at school for not being able to read like the other kids.’
Kelly went on to say that River, in second grade, attended a school that “did a whole thing on dyslexia,” where the kids learned about famous people who were successful despite having dyslexia.
‘It really empowered her, that y’all are so open about it,’ she said.
Henry then gave an adorable message directly addressing River, as he said to the camera: ‘How you learn has nothing to do with how brilliant you are.’
The audience cheered the beautiful message, leaving Kelly grasping for tissues.
‘My makeup artist is going to kill me,’ she joked, wiping away her tears.
This comes after Kelly discussed how her kids are adjusting to her and Brandon’s divorce following their seven-year marriage.
Kelly revealed: ‘Sometimes they’ll say, especially the past two years, and it kills me and I want them to be honest, so I don’t ever say: “Oh god, don’t tell me that”, but a lot of times it would be like: “You know, I’m just really sad. I wish mummy and daddy were in the same house.”
‘I’m raising that kind of individual. I want you to be honest with me.’
The mother acknowledged that because she, too, had experienced her parents’ divorce when she was six years old, she could relate to what her children were going through even more.
She continued: ‘I just sit there and I’m like: “I get it. I’m from a divorced family as well. I get it. That sucks. But we’re going to work it out. And you are so loved by both of us.”
‘I think communicating with them and not treating them—not treating them like an adult, because they’re not—but not treating them like a child.
‘They’re not small feelings. Those are huge feelings, and those are huge emotions.’