"Your tricks are getting better every year" - Will Smith shares birthday tribute to Jaden Smith with throwback pictures

Will Smith is celebrating his middle child, Jaden Smith's 27th birthday.

Smith took to his Instagram account on July 8 to share a string of throwback photos and videos of his son. In the first one, the 56-year-old dad could be seen beaming as he glances at his son. In the second slide, Jaden can be seen doing a backflip, and the video was edited to include a snippet from the 2010 film, The Karate Kid, where Jaden executes a backflip:

"Happy birthday, J-Diddy. Your trick sare getting better every year!," the sweet caption read.

The third slide was taken just this year at Capital's Summertime Ball when Jaden surprised his dad with an appearance on stage. The event was held on Father's Day, and Will Smith also took to his Instagram to commemorate the moment with a caption that read:

"Happy Father's Day to all the dads and dad figures out there!"

Will Smith also shares son Willard "Trey" Caroll, 32, with his ex-wife, Sheree Zampino, and Jaden and Willow Smith, 24, with his estranged wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 53.

Will Smith gets candid about how practicing radical honesty with his children is a bad idea

As reported by People Magazine, in October last year, the seasoned actor cum musician opened up about how his bond with his children has only grown as he cotinues to work on himself:

"As a parent, because I'm continuing to push, because I'm continuing to work on myself and I'm continuing to try to get my head around this grand mystery... Because I'm continuing to work, my children are gravitating toward me more," he said.

"I'm noticing the struggles that I have, the difficulties that I overcome, the things that I learned," continued Will. "Because I am not stopping, my children are not moving away from me. My children are moving closer to me."

Early last month, however, Will Smith opened up about how being "radically honest" with his children may not have paid off in the best way:

“We made a very, very, very terrible mistake with our children,” he said on Heart Breakfast with Jamie and Amanda. “And we went with radical honesty… Don’t do it, I’m not advocating for it.”

He added:

"It's terrible, because they do whatever they want and they just come and tell you."

Nonetheless, Jaden Smith continues to dominate the art and music industry with his activism and personal style, while Willow is most known for her musical prowess.

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