Shaun Chen clearly dotes on his two daughters, but that doesn’t mean they can get away with anything. The actor tells us more about his discipline style and hopes for his family.
With three women at home, actor Shaun Chen is constantly outnumbered.
His first daughter, Nellie, arrived in December 2015, five months after he married wife Celine. In July 2017, the couple welcomed their younger daughter, Neia.
But even when he jokingly wails in a U-Weekly interview about “working so hard”, his tone turns to love and affection as the 40-year-old confesses: “They are my greatest motivation.”
Here’s more about what Shaun shares in his interview.
BALANCE IS KEY
Unlike some actors, who can get obsessed with staying lean and fit, Shaun prefers a balanced approach.
He used to hit the gym for a workout or play badminton three times a week. Now, he considers it a luxury if he goes once a week.
“My wife and I have time to ourselves only after 10pm, when the girls have gone to bed. On some days, I wake up at 5am to jog, hit the gym at 6am, and get home by 8am. Then I send Nellie to school,” he tells U-Weekly.
PARENTING AGES YOU
“Nellie is our first child, so she naturally gets more attention,” Shaun says.
“But we are also stricter with her. We want her to be able to help reinforce to her young sister values that we have impart to her, such as manners and respect.”
Neia, who turned one in July, is relatively obedient, but Shaun is still concerned. “Sometimes I wished she’d react more. If she made mistakes, we can correct and guide her,” he says.
“I’d be concerned if my kids were rude and threw tantrums all the time. I wouldn’t like it if she threw stuff or went, ‘I don’t want Mum or Dad!’
“Gosh, I think parenting really ages a person.”
HOME ALONE WITH THE KIDS
This story is from the November 2018 edition of Young Parents Singapore.
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