Is Channing Tatum Ready for His Daughter's Teenage Years?

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Key Takeaways
- Channing Tatum humorously addresses the challenges of parenting a teenager.
- His daughter Everly is becoming more assertive as she enters adolescence.
- Tatum emphasizes the importance of communication in their relationship.
- He balances his Hollywood career with his responsibilities as a father.
- Parenting during teenage years requires adaptation and understanding.
Los Angeles, Oct 9 (NationPress) Hollywood star Channing Tatum is thrilled as his daughter is on the brink of entering a phase filled with both challenges and excitement: her teenage years.
The actor humorously noted that he's already witnessing some transformations. During a recent appearance on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, he revealed that he has observed his daughter Everly, who is now 12, starting to experience changes as she approaches her adolescence, according to a report from ‘People’ magazine.
"I’m not sure when your kids began changing, but I’m already seeing it in mine," Tatum remarked, referring to Barrymore’s daughters, Olive and Frankie. "Enlighten me, because I’m sandwiched between a 13-year-old and an 11-year-old.”
He elaborated, “She has always been quite opinionated and strong-willed, but now it feels like it’s reached a whole new level. Just yesterday, I got yelled at during an escape room challenge. She’s never raised her voice at me before. All I did was wonder aloud, and she snapped, ‘Dad, don’t touch that’.”
Continuing, he said, “I was taken aback. We were both trying to solve a puzzle, and suddenly I felt we might need therapy after that. That wasn’t the Everly I know. Her gaze shifted—it was almost like her eyes turned pitch black. It was surreal.”
According to ‘People’, Tatum co-parents his daughter with ex-wife Jenna Dewan. Earlier this month, he discussed the challenges of juggling his career with fatherhood on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’, describing it as a “constant balancing act.”
Tatum mentioned to Clarkson that he frequently discusses major projects with his daughter. "It’s all about balance and negotiation,” he conveyed. "Just two days ago, I spoke with her on the way to school about a film opportunity in Australia next year that would keep me away for nearly two months.”
“I’ve never done that before, except for a project in North Carolina when she was in middle school,” he added.