Ryan Reynolds unveils parenting style to build ‘sense of empathy’

Ryan Reynolds has shared insights into his parenting style. 

In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, the Deadpool alum candidly revealed that he and his wife, Blake Lively, try to give their children as “normal a life as possible.”

“I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood.” He began by saying, “I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood.”

At the time, the Hollywood actor recalled his and his wife’s childhood and said, “We both grew up very working class.”

“And I remember when they were very young, I used to say or think, like, ‘Oh God, I would never have had a gift like this when I was a kid,’ or, ‘I never would’ve had this luxury of getting takeout,’ or whatever.”

Reynolds noted his four kids, daughters James, 9, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and a son, Olin, 1, and continued, “I realized that that’s not really their bag of rocks to carry.”

“They’re already very much in touch with gratitude and understanding the world enough to have a strong sense of empathy.”

Before concluding, he shared, “Those are the things that I would think [would indicate] we’re doing an OK job — if our kids can empathize with other people and other kids.”

For those unversed, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively tied the knot on September 9, 2012.