Authentication for each Request in each Controller in laravel 5.1

Base Controller

class MyBaseController extends Controller {

    public function __construct()
    {
       if (Auth::check()) {
            // The user is logged in...
       }
       else {
            //Redirect to login page
       }
    }   

}

Controller that will have database calling functions and will be available for logged in users only

class ChildController extends MyBaseController {

    public function __construct() 
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }   
}

What do I need ?

I want to check each request if that is made by an authenticated user ?

Question:

Is my approach correct or is this best practice to check if the call to this controller is made by authenticated user ?

via Chebli Mohamed