Peter Andre has admitted he has become “less and less strict” with his children as he prepares to welcome his fifth.
The pop star, 50, will become a father again in April after confirming that he and his wife Emily, 34, are expecting their third child together.
Speaking in an interview about his GB News On Saturday Morning Live, Peter and Emily gave insight into their parenting style.
The singer shares his eldest children Junior, 18, and Princess, 16, with ex-wife Katie Price and has daughter Amelia, nine, and son Theo, seven, with Emily.
He began: ‘Regarding my relationship with my children, I always say that being a parent is above all a job. That is a fact. But also being a friend is important because it means they can open up to you and talk to you.’
Peter Andre has admitted he has become “less and less strict” with his children as he prepares to welcome his fifth.
The pop star, 50, will become a father again in April after confirming that he and his wife Emily, 34, are expecting their third child together.
Peter continued: ‘Now Junior, my eldest son, is a bit disappointed with my parenting because I was very strict with him and then with the other two. But now I’m not so strict. As each child grew, I became less and less strict.’
Emily added, “I think we just try to be open with them.” We simply have an open dialogue in the family. Who is the strictest? I think it’s a balance.
‘I also learned a lot from Pete, but you have to be strict and have those boundaries. They have to know that there is love there too.”
Explaining how she helps her children deal with social media, she continued: ‘Social media is a really complicated thing. I think now parents have to learn to deal with it because I have absolutely no experience.
‘It just didn’t exist when I was a teenager. That’s something we’re learning every day and how to deal with it. As for body image, I try to be really positive with all the kids about their strengths in all areas.
‘I try not to focus too much on his appearance. I always try to tell them, “What a great job you did,” or “I’m so proud of you, and I saw how hard you worked today.”
“So I really try to praise them for things other than physical appearance, so that they value all aspects of themselves and not just their appearance, because I think there is a lot of pressure on boys and girls to look the right way.” somehow”.
‘Whether it’s the size or shape of your body or your facial features. I always try to make sure they know there are more important things about them.’
The singer shares his eldest son Junior (second right), 18, and daughter Princess (right), 16, with ex-wife Katie Price and has nine-year-old Amelia and son Theo , seven, with Emily.
Speaking in an interview on their GB News show Saturday Morning Live, Peter and Emily gave insight into their parenting style.
Previously, Peter revealed he had “strict rules” for his teenage daughter Princess and her first boyfriend.
The singer said his stipulations are “very simple” and he hopes they set a good example for his youngest children, Amelia, nine, and Theo, six.
The Mysterious Girl hitmaker said Princess, 16, who went public with her first romance in May, has yet to have a sleepover with her boyfriend at her house.
He revealed that ‘everyone knows’ his three simple requests from boyfriends or girlfriends as he explained that they must ‘be downstairs, the doors open and it’s daytime.’
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline to help launch On the Beach’s Summer Sun Report, Peter opened up about his tips for raising a teenage romance.
He began: ‘In terms of my relationship with my children, I always say that being a parent is first and foremost a job. That is a fact. But being a friend is also important’
Previously, Peter revealed he had ‘strict rules’ for his teenage daughter Princess and her first boyfriend.
He said: ‘Any parenting advice or rule is only as good as it is at home. My rules in my house are very simple. Everyone knows them, it’s not even a question.
‘With boyfriends or girlfriends, it’s downstairs, the doors are open and it’s daytime. Later, if there is a sleepover, one can sleep downstairs.
‘We also have younger children and we don’t want them to see things. If the relationship ends and then you bring in someone else, it doesn’t look good and as far as young children are concerned, it’s always a friend gone.
“I have strict rules when it comes to that, but like I said, downstairs, the doors are open and during the day.”