Ryan Reynolds Says He and Blake Lively Stress Importance of ‘Self-Awareness’ to Their Kids (Exclusive)

Ryan Reynolds gets candid about parenting and his kids’ mental health.

“I think it’s more about talking to them about everything,” the actor, 46, tells PEOPLE at the Bring Change to Mind Revels & Revelations 11 event in New York on Monday. “It’s honest when I say that I’m very interested in their days and how things are going.”

Reynolds also opened up to PEOPLE about how he and his wife Blake Lively stress the importance of “self-awareness” for their four children, as well as sharing details about their daily routines.

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds got married in 2012.

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Ryan Reynolds subtly shouts about his fourth baby as he announces his new series ‘Bedtime Stories’

“For me, the best time of the day is walking them to school and walking them back,” he tells PEOPLE at the event. “I think as parents we are much better equipped to deal with the hardships of childhood through our children now than when I was a child. It’s just completely different now. People are much more self-aware. And that is what we pay most attention to in our children’s self-awareness. Don’t be happy, don’t be anything, just be self-aware and welcome everyone inside.”

Reynolds and actress Lively (36) share three daughters: James (8), Inez (7) and Betty (4). They had their fourth child in February.

The Dead pool star was honored with the Robin Williams’ Legacy of Laughter Award at the event. Actress Glenn Close and her family founded the Bring Change to Mind organization in 2009 to combat the stigma of mental illness.

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Blake Lively poses in a bikini during a family vacation with Ryan Reynolds after welcoming her fourth child

Shortly after welcoming his fourth child, Reynolds opened up about how he and Lively adjusted to life as a family of six.

“We are very excited,” the Welcome to Wrexham said the star CNBC Power Lunchh. “Look, we wouldn’t be doing this four times if we didn’t like it.”

“Everybody’s having a great time. Everyone’s having a fantastic time,” he continued. “I think we would be in big, big trouble if we hadn’t figured that out by now.”

Reynolds went on to joke that the couple’s home resembled a “zoo” during his virtual appearance, adding: “It’s a zoo here. This is my office here and to be honest, I’ll probably spend the rest of my life here!”

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