London, Aug 6 - Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez hates being away from her children and says she uses a webcam to keep in touch with the twins while she is away on work.

Lopez, who gave birth to twins Max and Emme in February 2008, can't bear to be parted from her family. So she uses the Internet to connect with her children, reported contactmusic.com.

'I hate being away from my kids. But we have devised this thing where I can see them on the computer. I call up on the web camera so I can see the babies while I am away and I just look at them,' said Lopez.

Although the 40-year-old star enjoys speaking to the twins via a webcam, she admits it can be upsetting and confusing for her 18-month-old daughter Emme to see her mother talking to her on a computer screen.

'It is so sweet -- my son just stares at the camera and looks. And then my daughter just starts crying when she sees me on the screen. She holds out her arms to me and gets very upset. It breaks my heart if I am away from them even for a short time,' she added.