Brian Austin Green has been candid about his co-parenting relationship with ex-wife Megan Fox.
In the latest episode of their podcast, Old enoughGreen and his partner Shanna Burgess spoke to Randy Spelling about how they worked with the Transformers The actress co-parents the children she shares with Green: Journey River, seven, Bodhi Ransom, nine, and Noah Shannon, who turns 11 later this month. Burgess shares a son, Zane Walker, 15 months, with Beverly Hills, 90210 alum.
Green clarified that “it takes work” to develop a healthy dynamic and that it is a “concerted effort.”
“You can’t just be a parent. Parenting is about standing, thinking all day, trying to make the best decisions possible in times when you don’t know which decision will work best. It’s just trial and error,” he explained.
“I learned that having five children is different for each child, because each child is a different person,” Green continued. “You have to find the methods that work best for that person and will serve them best. We have three kids at home who are all about a year and a half apart and they were all raised pretty much the same way and they couldn’t be more different from each other. They are absolutely different people.
Green added that he, Fox and Burgess “co-parent very well together.”
“When we need to, we communicate very well, we are open to things. We don’t take things personally. That’s my goal, and I think it’s his goal as well, that kids live in as healthy an environment as possible,” he told Spelling.
“Over the last five years, I’ve really understood and realized that I think people are doing a disservice by thinking that they don’t want a separation or divorce to affect their children because it would affect their children. This will absolutely affect your children,” he noted. “The part you have control over is how it affects your children, whether it’s a positive experience and whether you co-parent well with the other person, or whether you make it such a loving experience as possible, or a very angry one-on-one. -head, constantly fighting.
Green said all three do everything they can to avoid making kids feel like they’re “stuck in the middle.” They decided that in light of their personal disagreements, they needed to put their differences aside when necessary, because “it always has to be about the kids.”
When Burgess’ relationship began to become more serious and she began spending time with Green’s children, she said on the podcast that she contacted Fox via text to introduce herself. She noted, “I think she really appreciated starting with the opening. »
“I always tried to be neutral at the beginning of our relationship, to not have any preconceived ideas about who she was before I met her. I just wanted to get to know her for myself and we allowed that to happen,” Burgess added. “I think we co-parent very well. Again, it’s always about the kids and what’s best for them. Sometimes we can do things together.
Green is full of praise for the “lovely relationship” between Burgess and Fox, explaining: “If they’re at the school for an event, sometimes they’ll be in their own little place talking for half an hour, completely alone, laughing, joking and having fun. good time.”
“She’s a wonderful woman and she’s helping to raise these beautiful children and just because she’s an ex, I don’t need to feel resentful toward her. They’ve had their experiences and that’s fine. “has nothing to do with me. How it happened, what happened, is none of my business. My role is to contribute to the creation of a healthy, loving, open and respectful environment for these children “, concluded Burgess.
