Melissa Joan Hart is having fun with life along with her three youngsters: Mason, Braydon and Tucker.
The Sabrina the Teenage Witch star and her husband, singer-songwriter Mark Wilkerson, have been married for over 20 years after a whirlwind engagement in 2002 and a marriage the next yr. Nowadays, they’re elevating their sons in Nashville and watching them develop up rapidly.
“They’re getting large,” Hart advised PEOPLE in April 2022. “My oldest is driving and it is actually upsetting.”
Over time, the actress has opened up about tailoring her parenting method to every baby, and though she’s tempted to make their lives simpler, she additionally desires to maintain them accountable for his or her actions via what she calls “pure penalties.”
“If a toddler is failing a category, it is as much as that baby to show issues round. If a toddler has a automobile with a damaged headlight, they can’t drive their automobile till it is fastened,” Hart defined to Today in Could 2024.
Whereas she beforehand thought-about including a fourth member to the household, she determined to dedicate her time to serving to her sons turn into their very own folks.
At present, Hart and Wilkerson are busy sustaining shut relationships with the boys and supporting them as they pursue their numerous passions — flying planes, taking part in soccer and analyzing Stranger Issues, to call a number of.
Right here’s the whole lot to learn about Melissa Joan Hart’s youngsters: Mason, Braydon and Tucker.
Mason Walter Wilkerson, 18
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Hart and Wilkerson welcomed their first baby, son Mason Walter Wilkerson, on Jan. 11, 2006.
As Mason entered his teenage years, he started displaying an curiosity within the leisure trade when he appeared within the Lifetime TV film A Very Nutty Christmas (2018) alongside his mother, who performed the lead.
That stated, Mason turned extra concerned in different hobbies, together with playing high school football. On the time, Hart advised PEOPLE that he needed to take a position all his vitality into the game, even when that meant not specializing in courting.
“I like that,” she stated in April 2022. “He is kind of navigating it now. However he desires to deal with soccer, so he does not need something to distract him from that.”
She defined that her husband was the identical method when he was rising up.
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By the next yr, Mason expanded his horizons when he flew a aircraft solo for the primary time in February 2023. To mark the distinctive event, Hart posted pictures of the plane up within the air and shared sentimental reflections on Instagram.
“At present was a really special occasion for Mason as he took his first solo flight in an plane,” she wrote. “He is been working for 3 years towards this aim and his Dad and I obtained the distinction of watching from the management tower! So pleased with you Mason!” She referred to as his landings “butter.”
Quick ahead, the Clarissa Explains It All star celebrated her eldest son’s commencement in Could 2024 and shared an thrilling replace on his subsequent steps.
“We’re so pleased with Mason for finishing his highschool profession and accepting his spot in an unimaginable aeronautics college!” Hart wrote alongside commencement pictures. “He has some massive goals and plans to again them up and we can be right here to help all of it.”
Braydon Hart Wilkerson, 16
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Hart and Wilkerson introduced the arrival of their second baby, son Braydon Hart Wilkerson, on March 12, 2008.
Like his older brother, Braydon isn’t targeted on TV and movie résumé, however he appeared together with his mom within the 2014 Lifetime film, The Santa Con.
Whereas chatting with At present in Could 2024, Hart revealed that Braydon isn’t essentially obsessed with performing however sees it as a solution to fund his sneaker obsession.
Braydon can be athletic: He performs highschool soccer, and Hart enjoys attending video games to cheer him on. In August 2023, she shared a photo of herself, Braydon and Wilkerson posing on a soccer subject, with Hart sporting a Mustangs T-shirt and Braydon sporting his Mustangs uniform.
“First JV sport within the books,” she wrote in her caption. “Let the season of me consuming burgers and ringing a cowbell within the stands start!”
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On Braydon’s sixteenth birthday in March 2024, Hart celebrated along with her almost 2 million followers on Instagram. In a tribute submit, she shared a photograph of her son and referred to as him “the good child I’ve ever met.”
“You’ve got the uncommon skill to not care what anybody thinks about you and but care about everybody on the similar time!” she shared. “The day you had been born, and the second we launched you to your brother will without end dwell in my coronary heart as my very favourite reminiscence!”
Whereas celebrating Mason’s highschool commencement two months later, Hart additionally took a second to acknowledge Braydon’s personal achievements (she affectionally calls him Brady) and what was forward for him.
“Brady who is able to tackle his sophomore yr and the soccer subject with the whole lot he has obtained!” she penned. “Brady has among the most unimaginable government perform abilities I’ve ever seen in a teen boy and we’re so pleased with all he has tackled this yr.”
Tucker Wilkerson, 11
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Hart and Wilkerson’s youngest baby, son Tucker Wilkerson, was born on Sept. 18, 2012.
He appears a bit of extra intrigued by TV and movie than his older brothers — Tucker’s performing expertise consists of the Lifetime 2022 film Santa Bootcamp, which Hart directed.
Throughout her Could 2024 interview with At present, Hart admitted that Tucker “may act” significantly if he needed to nevertheless it wasn’t prime of thoughts for them for the time being.
Nevertheless, the mother-son duo have collaborated a number of instances: In 2013, Hart opened as much as PEOPLE about working with Tucker on the ABC Household sitcom Melissa & Joey when he appeared because the neighbor’s child.
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“I couldn’t keep in character!” she shared concerning the expertise. “I used to be watching him like a hawk and forgetting to react as my character would to the state of affairs. It was unnerving. Nevertheless it was so enjoyable to have him there.”
Tucker additionally enjoys watching TV; one in every of his favourite exhibits is Stranger Issues. In January 2023, he got to be a guest on Hart’s assessment podcast, What Ladies Binge, to speak concerning the sequence. He expertly broke down demogorgons, thoughts flayers, portals and the primary character Eleven’s journey.
After they’re not performing collectively or discussing tv initiatives, Hart makes positive Tucker completes his homework. In her end-of-the-school-year recap in Could 2024, the actress additionally gave her youngest son a shout-out for his progress.
“Tucker achieved so much this college yr and was honored by his iWonder trainer for being an excellent pupil in her class,” Hart wrote. “He additionally has overcome some massive studying disabilities this yr because of his fantastic lecturers who believed in him and gave him the instruments to consider in himself and succeed.”
