Brian Austin Green on the Most Important Thing You Need to Know About Co-Parenting
Beverly Hills 90210 star Brian Austin Green, who is a father of five, was recently interviewed about co-parenting his kids with ex-wife Megan Fox.
Co-parenting can be challenging with your ex-partners. Actor Brian Austin Green knows this well and he makes sure that his set-up with ex-wife Megan Fox regarding parenting their three kids is communicated properly.
“The number one [tip] is always [making] sure that everything is centered around the experience of the kids,” he told E! News.
Brian, who shares three kids with the Transformers star, added that he has come to accept the situation they are in after their divorce. “People make a mistake of thinking that they’re gonna do things so the separation doesn’t affect the kids and that’s—of course it’s gonna affect the kids,” he said. “The only choice you have is how it affects the kids.”
Picking your battles
Brian also said that there will be instances when ex-couples will have differences about parenting their kids, hence, it is important to pick your battles.
“The person that you were with—that you’re now separated from—you guys are separated for a reason. Because you didn’t get along,” he said. “So, you can’t expect to then get along after the fact in raising your kids. You have to decide, ‘OK, it’s not about us getting along anymore. It’s about us co-parenting, which is a totally different situation.'”
Aside from his kids with Megan, he also shares a son Kassius with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Marcil, and Zane—his child with fiancee Sharna Burgess.
In previous interviews, Brian has been open about their co-parenting set-up. With a crazy schedule, he told People in a 2022 interview they make sure to alternate the holidays. “I’m very aware—and so is she—that our schedules are insane. So when we do get time, we cherish it. It’s an amazing thing, and we support the other parent having time,” he said.
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