Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell won’t be washing any mouths out with soap.
The “Armchair Expert” host revealed in a Monday, July 28 episode of the podcast that he curses in front of their two daughters, and in turn, they are “allowed to swear, not with impunity, but when it’s called for.”
Shepard, 50, added that if the swearing is “in the house and not out at a restaurant, it’s OK.”
“I just told the girls, like, ‘Hey, these are noises that come out of your mouth, and you assign what they mean to you,'” he continued.
The “Parenthood” star and Bell, 45, who married in 2013, share daughters Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 10.
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are embracing free-range parenting. What is that?
The “Nobody Wants This” actress has previously shared that the couple’s children drink nonalcoholic beer, including at restaurants, since Shepard has become a fan of the drinks following his battle with alcohol addiction. Though Bell’s initial reaction was that the behavior should stay at home, she told Kelly Clarkson on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2021 that she wasn’t concerned over perception: “You can judge me if you want, I’m not doing anything wrong.”
Shepard gave more insight into the couple’s free-range parenting style in March, sharing that he and Bell’s kids also ride motorcycles in their neighborhood.
“Do whatever you want. I trust you, you know how to get home,” Shepard said on the podcast in March. “You know how to flag a stranger. They’ve had really a ton of autonomy, I think, relative to other kids.”
Contributing: Morgan Hines and Rachel Hale
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