The 49-year-old singer has adopted boys Wyatt, four, and Levi, one, and said that she didn't want to expose them to the paparazzi.
She told Parade magazine, 'It doesn't really exist in Nashville, so that makes it really easy. With regard to LA, I can kind of count on when I'm going to be sought after by paparazzi.
'For the most part, I don't take my kids where I know [the paparazzi are] going to be, with the exception of airports. I can't seem to protect them from paparazzi at the airport. They didn't ask to get into this line of work, so I feel like it's not really fair for them to be subjected to it. I just try to keep it as real as possible for them.'