Celebrity Parents Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke Open Up About Their ‘Bond’: ‘We Keep Communication Healthy’ (Exclusive) The pair attended the Room to Grow 25th Anniversary Gala in New York City By Skyler Caruso Skyler Caruso Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment. She joined PEOPLE in 2021, but has eight years of experience working in digital publishing with a focus on entertainment and pop culture news. People Editorial Guidelines and Kimberlee Speakman Kimberlee Speakman Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Forbes and she has also worked in broadcast television as a reporter for Hawaii-based news station KHON2 News. People Editorial Guidelines Published on October 26, 2023 08:55AM EDT Maya Hawke and Uma Thurman at Room To Grow's 25th Anniversary Gala held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on October 25, 2023 in New York City. . Photo: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke share a special bond. The Red, White & Royal Blue actress, 53, got candid about how her relationship with her daughter has grown at the Room to Grow 25th Anniversary Gala on Wednesday evening in New York City. “What isn't a mother-daughter bond?,” Thurman tells PEOPLE at the event. “Good communication. That is a big challenge, to make sure we keep communication healthy, strong, and open with your family.” Maya Hawke takes a photo of mom Uma Thurman at Room To Grow's 25th Anniversary Gala held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on October 25, 2023 in New York City. John Nacion/Variety via Getty The Stranger Things actress also cited her memories of her mother reading to her when she was a child as having been key to her development. “Being read to is so important for kids. I've now supplemented it with audiobooks in my adult life because it made such an impact on me,” Maya tells PEOPLE. See Uma Thurman and Daughter Maya Hawke Together in Trailer for 'The Kill Room' “I have a learning disability and I didn't do so well in school and was slow to read. So being read to changed my ability to comprehend language and changed my life,” she continues. “I really hope that every child gets that opportunity. And if Room to Grow can help in any way, I'm honored to be part of it.” Thurman has supported Room to Grow, an organization that provides parents and caregivers with items and strategies to help improve their growth and development, since she was pregnant with Maya 25 years ago. Her daughter has since carried on the tradition, becoming a member of organization's board. Maya Thurman Hawke and Uma Thurman in the front row at Swan Lake in 2019. Swan Gallet/WWD/Penske Media via Getty The pair shared a sweet moment on the red carpet with Maya, 25, snapping some fun pictures of her mom on a tiny camera before they posed for photos together. Maya Hawke Jokes Her Hollywood Family Is Like the 'Boring, Indie Kardashians' Meanwhile, Maya stars with her mother in The Kill Room, which also features Joe Manganiello and Samuel L. Jackson. She revealed she was keen for people to see her mom’s funny side in the movie during an interview alongside her father Ethan Hawke, 52, with Variety last month. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "I’m so excited for people to get to see my mom be funny,” Maya told the outlet. “In the last couple of years, she’s done independent comedies that, for whatever reason, haven’t seen the light of day. She’s the funniest person I know." Maya and her actor brother Levon, 21, are the children of Hawke and Thurman who wed in 1998 and divorced in 2005. The Batwheels actor then married wife Ryan in 2008 and welcomed two more children. Thurman also welcomed daughter Luna in 2012 with ex Arpad Busson.