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12 Of Jack Black’s Best Parenting Quotes
The funnyman is dad to two teenagers – Sammy and Tommy.
Listen to your kids. ... That's so important for their communication skills, to know that someone's listening, and for them to get the practice to form ideas.
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Sammy gets a kick out of some of my stories. He was like, ‘Can I make a movie about your Hollywood adventures? But I won't say that it's you.’ I'm like, ‘You bet. You go. Run with it, my son. My stories are your stories.'
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For sure I have some worst dad of the year awards; none are coming to mind because I think I blocked them out.
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They’re not as impressed as you would think. That’s kids’ job, is to not be impressed with their parents.
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Their drawings are getting so good. I’ve got a couple Picassos up in there.
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The more sleep I get, the better dad I am. Parenting is 90% energy; if you don't have it, then there tend to be some lazy TV-watching days with the kids, and that ain't gettin' it done.
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My best piece of parenting advice? Never try to make a happy child happier. Just leave it alone. When you try and kick it up to another level with a scoop of ice cream or whatever, it ruins everything.
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I cry all the time [now]. The other day I was watching [an ad] for a cereal. The father’s trying to feed the baby and it calls him mama. I came over all sniffly because it happened to me! Sammy didn’t call me dada for ages.
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The only negative [in becoming a parent] is that you spend a lot of time worrying about this delicate little life. I didn’t know I could feel so much, and was surprised by my own awesome heart.
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I encourage them to be creative and take risks, but I’m also a bit of a helicopter parent, hovering above them, making sure they never get hurt.
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They’re still embarrassed of my presence. But they like it when we get to the head of the line at Disneyland. No complaints in those moments.
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There's a lot of importance put on giving the right advice. But dude, even more important is actually just listening.
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