London, Feb 22 - Socialite Nicole Richie has banned her children from getting tattoos until they reach 18.

Richie has small tattoos of her own and her partner, rocker Joel Madden's arms are also fully inked, but she says she'll be heartbroken if her children - Harlow, 2, and five-month-old Sparrow - get themselves tattooed all over while growing up. So she decided to set an age limit, reports dailystar.co.uk.

"To be honest, I would be heartbroken, but what can I say? I would say wait until you're 18, that's what I would say," she said.