Violet Affleck Photos: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's Daughter Today

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2008

Doggone cute! Violet dressed up as canine friends Ted and Fred from Peter Eastman‘s Big Dog … Little Dog book series for Halloween.

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2009

The then 4-year-old held tight onto her stuffed pup while rockin’ a white shirt and sweats.

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2010

So stylish! Jen and her mini-me attended a soccer game together in Brentwood.

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2011

Recently, Jennifer discussed her parenting style on Katie Couric‘s podcast, Next Question with Katie Couric. “Without even having parents who are well-known, I worry about all kids having to deal with this new pressure,” she told the host on October 24, 2019, regarding social media. “My daughter’s at an all-girl school, and it’s such a huge problem.”

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2011

She continued, “She’ll occasionally talk to me about getting Instagram, and I can see why because I’m on there and it’s something kind of fun that I do, and I am modeling the opposite of what I want for her to do. How often is that in parenting?”

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2012

“I just say, ‘When you can show me studies that say that teenage girls are happier using Instagram than not, then we can have the conversation,’” the brunette beauty added. “‘But everything you look at, I don’t see anything positive for you out there. You can look at mine when you want to, we can go over it together, but I just don’t see it.’”

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2012

As for why Jen eventually gave in to Instagram herself? “I joined Instagram because of Once Upon a Farm,” she said, referencing her organic baby food company. “It was very much part of the deal and I did it kicking and screaming, but that’s how much I wanted to be involved with this company. And when I did it, there are all these companies in L.A. who will come in and do your social media for you and I just said I can’t do that.”

“I have to be able to do this my way,” she said. “I went out there and did what felt right for me.”

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2012

In a separate interview, the A-list mama revealed her eldest daughter has been experimenting with makeup. “[Violet] likes to explore and play with makeup … She’s really smart about, ‘Okay, now I’m leaving the house, now I need to check with my mom because chances are she’s gonna make me take this lip off,’” the actress told People. “Which, I do.”

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2012

“So that’s kind of where we are with it,” she added. “It’s a process. Growing up is a process.”

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2013

That said, the mom of three knows there’s an added layer to the issue, since she’s been in front of the camera her whole life. “I think it’s probably extra complicated when you literally were nursed in the makeup chair as an infant and have grown up sitting in your mom’s lap while she got her makeup done your whole life,” she told the mag. “My kids know two versions of me: They know the version that I see in the mirror right now that looks crazy, and it’s what they see 90 percent of the time.”

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2014

“Other times, they see a version of me that I never saw with my mom or anything, where I’m done up, my hair’s done, my makeup is done, so I wonder what that puts in her mind,” she shared. “Not to put words in her mouth, but I do wonder what it does to an adolescent brain.”

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2015

For what it’s worth, we think Jen’s doing a great job. After all, she takes them to the farmer’s market to teach them about healthy eating!

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2016

Violet’s brother, Samuel Affleck, trailed behind his big sis on their way home from school.

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2016

Whatcha holding? The youngster seemingly held her lunch bag as well as a crafty art project. Apparently, creativity runs in the family!

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2017

A pencil skirt, tee and boots? She’s the trendiest then pre-teen we’ve ever seen! Jen picked up her kids at the Chanukah Wonderland Party in Brentwood.

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2017

The famous fam attended church services together in Brentwood.

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2018

We can only assume Violet is holding some yummy treats under that towel.

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2018

Florals … for November … is actually groundbreaking. We can get behind this trendsetter.

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2019

The teen grabbed a smoothie and pre-packaged lunch in a multi-patterned ensemble. It looked like she hasn’t picked up on her dad’s coffee habit yet!

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2019

Sigh. We were way more awkward in eighth grade. Must be nice to be this fashionable, huh?

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2019

Just look at this cute dress!

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Violet Affleck on the Beach With Her Mom

2020

Violet enjoyed a day at the beach with her mom in July.

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Violet Affleck With Her Mom on the Beach

2020

She had another day at the beach, along with sister Seraphina, in October.

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2020

Jennifer gushed over her and Ben’s daughter, Violet, during a rare interview on December 1. “My daughter is 15 today,” the 13 Going on 30 actress said on Today. “Can you believe little Violet Affleck, she is 15?”

As for whether the teen is dating, the star laughed it off. “All I know is, she’s on Zoom school, she goes to an all-girls school,” Jennifer quipped. “We haven’t had to deal with that yet.”

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