Many former couples try to parent together peacefully after splitting up, but these celebrity exes decided not to bother. According to Gavin Rossdale, he and Gwen Stefani have chosen not to co-parent their three sons together βΒ apparently, they're just too different.
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He sat down with Adrianna Costa's 'Not So Hollywood' podcast.
And as far as Gwen and Gavin and their co-parenting relationship goes … well, there really isn't one.
"You can either do everything together and really co-parent and see how that goes, or you can just parent. And I think we just parent," he said.
He and Gwen are 'really different people.'
"I don't think there's much similarity in the way we bring them up but I think that gives them an incredible perspective to then choose which pieces of those two lives they'd like to inherit and move on with and which part of themselves come out of the whole process," he said on the podcast.
Gwen and Gavin share three children: Kingston, 17, Zuma, 14, and Apollo, 9.
He wants to give them a wider view of the world.
"What's important is to give them a wide view of things and we definitely have some particularly opposing views, so I think it'd be really helpful for them to make their own minds as individuals," he added.
Some parents find keeping things the same across the board is helpful, but for these two, it seems giving their kids different experiences at each of their houses is more important.
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They share 50/50 custody of their kids.
According to their divorce settlement, which was finalized in 2020, Gwen and Gavin share 50/50 custody of their children. At the time, Gavin wasn't asking for child support. At the time, they also agreed to an uneven split of property, with Gwen ending up with slightly more.
If it works for them, that's all that matters.
When co-parenting works out well, it can be an awesome way to raise children after a split Β β but like all parenting methods, it's not one size fits all. Good for Gwen and Gavin for finding what way of parenting works for them, even if it's not traditional.
