Current:Home > StocksTrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center-Why Chris Pratt Says There's a "Big Difference" Between Raising Son Jack and His Daughters -Momentum Wealth Path
TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center-Why Chris Pratt Says There's a "Big Difference" Between Raising Son Jack and His Daughters
Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-11 11:21:59
Chris Pratt understands that parenthood isn't purrfect from the start.
In fact,TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center the Garfield Movie star is admittedly still learning a lot about the complex nuances between raising his 11-year-old son Jack—who he shares with ex Anna Faris—and his two daughters with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger: Lyla, 3, and Eloise, 23 months.
"I hate to make generalizations based on gender but, in my experience, girls are more emotional," he exclusively told E! News. "They've got me wrapped around their finger. It's wild."
While all his kids are quite "cuddly and snuggly" in nature, Chris also finds that his daughters require a softer touch and "don't like to rough house as much."
"I'll hit them with a pillow and they'll go, 'Daddy, that hurt my feelings,'" he said of their playdates together. "They like to hear stories more than they like to wrestle." (For more with Chris, tune into E! News tonight, May 13, at 11 p.m.)
Another "big difference" between being a boy dad and a girl dad? The amount of planning involved in their day-to-day lives, with Chris noting that his two girls "take after their mother, who is incredibly organized."
"But even the differences between my two daughters," the actor added, "just goes to show that every child is a little bit different."
And being a dad has certainly changed Chris' approach to acting. For one, the 44-year-old is more drawn to voiceover work—such as playing Garfield in his upcoming movie about the iconic cartoon cat—because they are "the types of roles that allow me to be home."
"It works nicely to have a job that allows me to put my kids to bed at night and be present," he shared. "Taking a voice work means that's a movie that I don't have to be on the road."
The Garfield Movie hits theaters May 24.
—Reporting by Paul Costabile
Watch E! News weeknights Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m., only on E!.veryGood! (532)
Related
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- As a boy he survived the Holocaust — then fell in love with the daughter of a Nazi soldier. They've been married 69 years.
- Russia marks 80 years since breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad
- Two teenage boys shot and killed leaving Chicago school
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- This one thing is 'crucial' to win Super Bowl for first time in decades, 49ers say
- U.S. pauses build-out of natural gas export terminals to weigh climate impacts
- A trial in Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay’s 2002 killing is starting, and testing his anti-drug image
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- As a boy he survived the Holocaust — then fell in love with the daughter of a Nazi soldier. They've been married 69 years.
Ranking
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed
- Is Amazon a threat to the movie industry? This Hollywood director thinks so.
- NBA commissioner Adam Silver reaches long-term deal to remain in role through end of decade
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- 'Queer Eye' star Bobby Berk offers Gypsy Rose Blanchard a home redesign in controversial post
- 93 Americans died after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic over 14-year period, CDC says
- Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They’re a safety net under stress
Recommendation
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
Nitrogen gas execution was textbook and will be used again, Alabama attorney general says
With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash
Beijing steps up military pressure on Taiwan after the US and China announce talks
Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
Parents demand answers after UIUC student found dead feet from where he went missing
Texas attorney general refuses to grant federal agents full access to border park: Your request is hereby denied
Flying on a Boeing 737 Max 9? Here's what to know.
Tags
Like
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Trump's lawyer questioned one of E. Jean Carroll's books during his trial. Copies are now selling for thousands.
- Biden offers fresh assurances he would shut down border ‘right now’ if Congress sends him a deal