- Content: ‘Greatest Time of My Life’: Shawn Johnson and Husband Andrew East Talk Parenting
By Movieguide® Contributor
In a new YouTube video, former Olympian Shawn Johnson East and her husband, Andrew East, addressed some assumptions people might have about their parenting style, from screen time rules to how many kids they want.
“It’s the greatest time of my life. I love being a parent,” Shawn said.
Andrew joked, “Just wait ‘til we have the triplets.”
Shawn is currently pregnant with the couple’s third child.
The couple then discussed some of their rules for daughter Drew, 3, and son Jett, 2, regarding how much TV the kids are allowed to watch, what they eat and if Shawn wants Drew to go into gymnastics.
They also joked about who does the most “disciplining,” with Andrew saying his wife does “the majority of the disciplining,” while Shawn added that he is more strict about “sleep training.”
The couple also dove into deeper topics, like how they stay “intentional” with what they say to their children and how they deal with conflict with and in front of the kids.
“For the most part, we try to be very intentional,” Andrew said, with Shawn adding, “We try to think through everything…but we lose it sometimes.”
When they do “lose it,” what does the couple do?
“Shawn, early on, encouraged us to have conflict in front of the kids,” Andrew explained. “Which does two things: one, it helps us keep each other in check and keep tempers mellow and then two, dealing with conflict is a big part of life, so showing our kids how to do that [is important].”
The couple also revealed how many more children they want to add to their family.
“We’re not going to make it to four,” Shawn said, but Andrew joked, “Maybe if we have triplets?”
Shawn spoke more about this in an interview with E!
“I feel like, at the moment, our family is complete with three,” she said, pointing to the “large toll” pregnancy takes on her body.
Shawn explained, “I’ve been so lucky to be able to get pregnant and carry babies. But three C-sections will take a toll. And I want to be able to be that mom that’s chasing my children around for years and years and years.”
The pair have also talked about what they’ve learned from becoming parents of two.
“The whole process is so humbling,” Andrew shared. “From the get-go, you realize that you can’t just get pregnant with a snap of your fingers, and then staying pregnant is a battle in and of itself. And then you have the kid and you’re humbled because you don’t really know how to navigate that.”
He concluded, “I feel like we’ve gotten better the second time around. I’m excited for a lot more humbling experiences.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Johnson:
Former Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and husband Andrew East are expecting Baby No. 3!
“Swipe for a surprise,” Johnson posted on Instagram, along with a photo of her baby bump.
She and East spoke further about the pregnancy during an episode of their COUPLE THINGS podcast.
“We definitely waited a lot longer to tell you guys and, I’m not gonna lie, it’s a little bittersweet,” Johnson said. “I’ve kind of loved having it to be ours. … This has been so fun to have between us.”
The couple joked that they had to reveal their baby news, though, because they were running out of ways to hide Johnson’s baby bump.
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