‘Three hours of negotiation and 20 minutes of work!’ Chris Hemsworth admits he’s struggling to homeschool his hyperactive children
Even Hollywood’s hottest celebrities can’t escape the stress that comes with homeschooling their children during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, 36, revealed he’s struggling to get his daughter India, seven, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, five, to concentrate on their studies at home.
‘Home schooling them is an absolute challenge. It’s three hours of negotiation and maybe 20 minutes of actual work,’ he said on Thursday in a promotional video for Netflix.
The star, who is self-isolating with his wife Elsa Pataky and children in their $20million Byron Bay mansion, added: ‘[My children] just crave interaction with other kids so much, obviously, and that’s a challenge.’
Despite his struggles, Chris said he was ultimately thankful to be spending quality time with his brood at home Down Under.
‘We’re just enjoying being together. We’ve been dragged all over the world for so many different reasons over the last few years,’ he lamented.
Tried and tested: Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, 36, revealed on Thursday he’s struggling to get his daughter India, seven, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, five, to concentrate on their studies at home. Pictured with his children and wife Elsa Pataky
”We’re just enjoying being together’: Despite his struggles, Chris said he was ultimately thankful to be spending quality time with his brood at home Down Under. Pictured with his twin sons
It comes after Chris launched a guided meditation and visualisation exercises for children via his fitness app Centr.
Speaking to fans on Instagram recently, Chris admitted he started using these methods on his children to get then to focus while being homeschooled.
‘I thought this is not going to work, my kids are allergic to sitting down, but to my surprise, it actually worked and it did calm them down’, he said.
Lockdown in luxury! The star is self-isolating with his wife Elsa Pataky and children in their $20million Byron Bay mansion. Pictured with his three children
‘Kids are feeling anxiety and stress like us’: It comes after Chris launched a guided meditation and visualisation exercises for children via his fitness app Centr
‘Kids are feeling anxiety and stress like us, and probably more so because they don’t understand it and it’s difficult for us to explain it to them. These guided meditations have been really beneficial.’
Aimed at children aged four to nine, the meditations have been developed by a team of psychologists and meditation teachers, and are narrated by Chris and his Thor Ragnarok director Taika Waititi.
The Centr app also boasts meal plans, daily workouts, meditations and access to a ’24/7 community offering support, extra tips and exclusive behind-the-scenes extras’.
Helping hand: Chris’s Thor Ragnarok director Taika Waititi (pictured) narrates some the guided meditations for him