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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Tackle Stepparenting Challenges

Schwarzenegger stressed that professional step-parenting coaching helped her understand her role in their blended family

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Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt on Feb. 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

Overview

  • Pratt compared stepparenting to motion-capture acting to highlight its often unseen and underappreciated demands
  • He emphasized that providing structure and accountability as a non-biological parent can feel thankless despite its importance
  • Schwarzenegger disclosed that she hired a step-parenting coach when they got engaged and credited it with clarifying her responsibilities
  • She described stepparenting as uniquely confusing because it involves roles of parent, nanny and assistant without a handbook
  • The couple continues to co-parent Pratt’s 12-year-old son Jack alongside their three younger children while sharing insights through public media