Madonna isn't the chilled out, relaxed, carefree mother that many expected her to be.

It would seem that husband Guy Ritchie is the one who dishes out the chocolate, with Madonna serving up the reality.

In an interview with Harpers and Queen magazine, the music legend admitted that her kids, nine-year-old Lourdes and five-year-old Rocco get tough love from their mum.

"I'm a disciplinarian, Guy's the spoiler," the singer said.

"When daddy gets home, they're going to get chocolate. I'm more practical - I worry about their teeth and make sure they're getting their schoolwork done. I'm very scheduled, I make lists."

Clothes that are left on the floor get thrown in the bin, and there's no TV in the house of the Material Girl.

"My kids don't watch TV. We have televisions but they're not hooked up to anything but movies. TV is trash. I was raised without it. We don't have magazines or newspapers in the house either."

The singer, known for hits such as Ray of Light and Like a Prayer, has recently announced that her new album, Confessions on a Dancefloor, will be out in November.