Penn Badgley recently provided a rare insight into his life as a father of four.
You The star reflects on the pressures of modern parenting while appearing on Bustle One table.
Ben, a father of four with his wife, Domino Kirk, says one of his five-year-old sons is in a “hybrid homeschooling environment” with the couple prioritizing a play-centric childhood for their children.
Explaining the reason behind this homeschooling decision, he said Easy A The actor says that his son has not gone to kindergarten yet and is homeschooled.
“We don’t need to teach these kids as much as we’re trying to teach them,” the 39-year-old continues.
Ben points out that the rate of reading and comprehension in mathematics “is declining because we are actually starting too early, and everyone is.”
the Margin call The actor points out that children learn best when they are not forced to follow a strict curriculum during their early years.
“You sometimes hear parents in Park Slope, Brooklyn, talking about their kids in the park, and it’s like, God bless them all, seriously, I know we’re all doing our best, but the neuroses and the anxiety,” Ben mentions.
At the same time, the actor adds that modern parents do not want children to remain children and we do not know how to deal with them.