Beloved 2000s Couple Shares Secret to Raising Teenage Kids
Beloved 2000s couple Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar have experienced the highs and lows of raising teenagers, and they found the secret to effective parenting.
'You get a little unbalanced because a lot of kids' friends are on vacation, or they go to camp at someplace else, or they're busy with camp locally, so you are more present,' Prinze, 49, told People about parenting in the summer in an interview published on Wednesday, July 9. 'They're not running away from you as much. Like, 'Dad, can you take me here? Can you take me there? Can I see this guy? Can I see that girl?' We try to keep our kids pretty active."
Prinze added that it's "definitely more necessary" to be a present parent in the summer. "You might feel like a chauffeur, and that's a normal feeling for a parent to go through, but you're definitely more necessary in the summer," he continued.
The couple, who tied the knot in 2022, share daughter Charlotte, 15, and son Rocky, 12.
The She's All That star added that the secret to effective parenting is patience, which Gellar, 48, has mastered.
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'The practicing of patience in the face of teenage power is a tough battle. It's like All Might versus whatever horrible villain he was facing in My Hero Academia, that level of difficulty,' he said, referencing the popular anime series. 'Patience, I think, is the ultimate power, and if you don't have it, it's a muscle you have to work out. So, definitely put the time in because it will help you win all the arguments.'
While Gellar was "initially" better at being patient, Prinze said it was something he had to work towards. 'Patience was something I learned and got better at over time, like anything else," he explained.
Beloved 2000s Couple Shares Secret to Raising Teenage Kids first appeared on Parade on Jul 9, 2025
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