RTE star Daithi O’Se has lifted the lid on his experience with parenting a pre-teen in the age of social media.
The Today Show host and his wife Rita welcomed their son Ogie back in 2014 – and the youngster just celebrated his 11th birthday.
Daithi and Rita recently told how their entire life “revolves” around their young lad.
The Kerry native told RSVP: “He has a busier schedule than I have. It’s great craic, but it’s also tiring.”
The popular presenter expressed his shock at how fast his son is growing up in front of him.
He said: “It’s crazy. He only has one more year left in primary school and then he’s on to secondary school. You’re thinking, ‘Holy crap, how did that happen?’”
However, raising a pre-teen comes with its struggles, and Daithi opened up about his concerns surrounding social media usage.
The 49-year-old said: “People say that kids are so fast these days and they’re way better than us when it comes to devices, but that’s not good enough.
“We have to be better than them and we have to know what they’re doing.
“If you don’t understand phones then go and learn about them. You have to educate yourself and you have to educate them.”
Both Daithi and Rita are skeptical about giving Ogie a phone and admitted they monitor all of his screen time.
The Irish host added: “It’s hard for kids because the phone is so important and they’re everywhere. Everyone records everything, so you can’t make a mistake.”
And Daithi revealed that he is “dreading” the moment his son gets his first phone.
The host admitted that there is “so much pressure” on parents to protect their child from social media.
This comes after Daithi revealed he got the “kick in the behind” that he needed to lose wight.
The presenter kick started the year with a new health routine and it definitely has paid off.
Daithi has revealed his whopping weight loss results after just a few months of eating healthy and going to the gym.
‘I’M IN A GOOD PLACE’
The star told RSVP: “I’ve been going to the gym since Christmas and I’m down over a stone. I sit in a car for four hours a day before sitting in a TV studio and going to bed, so I had to start moving.
“I was getting to a stage where I had to start doing something and then I got into a really good routine. I only do about half an hour in the gym and then I sit in the sauna for 30 minutes afterwards.
“I take a cold shower after that. I have gotten the kick in the behind that I really needed.
“I don’t kill myself. I do 10 minutes on the bike and then I do 15 of whatever is in front of me weights wise along with my stretches before the sauna. I’m in and out, washed, dried and cleaned, in an hour.”
Daithi has explained that getting older contributed to him wanting to be healthier.
He said: “Well, I’m 49 this month and I’ll be 50 next year, so that’s on my mind. I know I need to mind myself.
“I try it a few times a year, but this is the first time I’ve continued with it and I’m really enjoying it. I’m in a really good place.”
