Peter Andre has admitted he has become ‘less and less strict’ with his children as he prepares for the arrival of his fifth.
The pop star, 50, will become a dad again in April after confirming he and wife Emily, 34, are expecting their third child together.
Speaking in an interview about his GB News show Saturday Morning Live, Peter and Emily gave insight into his parenting style.
The singer shares his eldest children, son Junior, 18, and daughter Princess, 16, with ex-wife Katie Price and has daughter Amelia, nine, and son Theo, seven, with Emily.
He started: ‘When it comes to my relationship with my children, I always say that being a parent is first and foremost a job. That’s a given. But being a friend is also important, because then 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 for the arrival of his fifth
The pop star, 50, will become a dad again in April after confirming he and wife Emily, 34, are expecting their third child together
Peter continued: ‘Now Junior, my eldest, is a bit disappointed in my upbringing because I was so strict with him and then with the other two. But I’m not so strict now. As more children came along, I became less and less strict.’
Emily added: “I think we’re just trying to be open with them. We just 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 set boundaries. They need to know that there is love there too.’
Explaining how she helps her children navigate social media, she continued, “Social media is really tricky. I think parents just have to learn to deal with it now, because I have absolutely no experience myself.
“It just didn’t exist when I was a teenager. So that’s something that we learn every day and how to deal with it. On the body image side, I just try to be very positive with all the kids about their strengths in all areas.
“I try not to focus too much on their appearance. I always try to say to them, ‘That’s such a good homework you did, or I’m really proud of you, and I saw how hard you tried today.
“So I really try my best to praise them for things other than their physical appearance, so they can appreciate all aspects of themselves and not just their appearance.” I think there’s a lot of pressure on boys and girls to look a certain way.
“Whether that’s their body size or shape, or their facial features. I always try to make sure they know there are more important things about them.”
The singer shares his eldest children, son Junior (second from right), 18, and daughter Princess (right), 16, with ex-wife Katie Price and has Amelia, nine, and son Theo, seven with Emily.
In an interview on his GB News show Saturday Morning Live, Peter and Emily gave an insight into his parenting style
Peter previously revealed he had ‘strict rules’ for teenage daughter Princess and her first boyfriend.
The singer said his stipulations are “very simple” and he hopes they will set a good example for his younger children Amelia, nine, and Theo, six.
The Mysterious Girl hitmaker said the 16-year-old princess, who went public with her first romance in May, has yet to have a sleepover with her boyfriend at his house.
He revealed that “everyone knows their three simple requests for boyfriends or girlfriends,” as he explained that they “need to be downstairs, the doors are open and it’s daytime.”
Peter spoke exclusively to MailOnline to help launch On the Beach’s Summer Sun Report and shared his tips for raising a teenage romance.
He began, “When it comes to my relationships with my children, I always say that being a parent is first and foremost a job. That’s a given. But being a friend is also important’
Peter previously revealed he had ‘strict rules’ for teenage daughter Princess and her first boyfriend
He said, “Any parenting tips or rules are only as good as they are in your 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. If there is a sleepover later, you can sleep downstairs.
“We also have younger children and you don’t want them to see things. If the relationship ends and you bring in someone else, it doesn’t look good and as far as the little kids are concerned, it’s always over with a friend.
‘I have strict rules about that, but like I said: the doors are open downstairs and during the day.’