Soleil Moon Frye: 'I struggled with doubts as a new mother'

Soleil Moon Frye has revealed that she struggled with self-doubt after becoming a mother.

The actress and author, who is mother to 6-year-old Poet and 3-year-old Jagger with husband Jason Goldberg, told The Huffington Post that she became more comfortable with her role as a parent after sharing her trials and tribulations with fans via social networking sites.

Frye recalled: "It's so funny, as a new mum I had so many questions and I literally was like, 'Am I living in a parallel universe?' My house is so crazy and chaotic and full of life and love and total messiness.

"I started sharing through Twitter and Facebook, telling my wacky stories - whether it was the fact that I came home and there were chocolate sprinkles all over the floor or my kids telling me they had done a beautiful piece of art and finding they had painted all over the walls."

Frye continued: "I started sharing and I found I wasn't alone; millions are also living this happy life. It really evolved from a place as a mum in the trenches that had a lot of questions and wanted to share."

The 35-year-old went on to say that becoming a parent was a rude awakening as she realised that it was not as easy as it had previously seemed.

Frye explained: "I would read all the books about parenting and then I would be like, 'Why am I struggling to open the stroller? Why can't I put on this sling? Why does everybody else make it look so fashionable?'

"I was constantly struggling with this; everyone else makes it look so easy."

Frye has shared her life and parenting experiences in a new memoir entitled Happy Chaos.

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Watch a clip of an 8-year-old Soleil Moon Frye being interviewed by Joan Rivers below: