United Kingdom, May 9 -- Hilary Swank is trying to navigate "moments" of toddler tantrums.

The 50-year-old actress has twins Aya and Ohm - who celebrated their second birthdays in April - with husband Philip Schneider, and while she is being faced with the common "terrible twos" face, she is trying to put a more positive spin on the infamous phenomenon that sees toddlers exhibit defiant behaviour.

She told PEOPLE: "There are moments of it, but I call it the teachable twos.

"Because I feel like they're just in this place where they're recognizing so many new thingsAnd it's gotta be really overwhelming to have everything that you see is new.

"And even your emotions that come with it, and not having your brain fully developed. So when yo...