United Kingdom, Sept. 9 -- Kerry Washington tries to shield her children from social media.

The 48-year-old actress - who has Isabelle, 10, Caleb, eight, and a stepdaughter with husband Nnamdi Asomugha - has explained why she doesn't post photos of her kids on social media platforms.

The Hollywood star - who has been married to Nnamdi since 2013 - told InStyle: "It was very hard at the beginning. I'd look at a picture of my kid and send it to my mother: 'This picture has to be in the world, but I don't want to post it!' When [my kids] started going to school and I knew I couldn't protect them every moment of the day, it was scary. But it's okay.

"My 11-year-old was with me at the Beyonce concert this weekend . but I'm not posting image...