Liv Tyler and her son Milo sat pretty for Cookie Magazine's cover shot for their June/July issue. She talks a lot about the impact Milo has on her life and how he provides stability and perspective.

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On wanting to raise her son in the country…

“I’d love for him to have pets and chickens to take care of. And I want to give him all the tools to be the best man he can be. For me, so much of that has to do with being in nature and really using your hands when you’re a kid.”

On her own unsteady childhood…

“I’m still working through my issues, which I always will be.”

On having a new perspective on parenting…

“I had the ideas we all had as teenagers, of Well, I’m gonna do it this way. Then suddenly you’re living it, and you have a lot more empathy for every other parent in the world.”

On whether motherhood has made her pickier about the film projects she chooses…

“Whenever I hear actors say that, I think, Wow, they must really be in demand! I’m still trying to figure it all out. [Modeling and acting] are what I’ve done since I was 14, so it’s not like I have another option. But the balance can be hard for me, because for my whole life, my dream was to be a mother.”

On her mother’s role growing up…

“My mom was around, but she was young and struggling.”