Carson Daly is connecting with his 13-year-old daughter the way many do â by embracing the digital world.
During an appearance on “Today with Jenna and Sheinelle,” the longtime television host spoke openly about the challenges that come with communicating with his teenager.
“I have a 13-year-old, Etta, who is doing great, who I never speak with,” he said, jokingly. “Do you speak 13-year-old? ‘Cause I dont.”
“You ever hear that phrase, Youve got to meet kids where they are? You hear it in business a lot, right? They want to advertise, get in front of them,” he continued. “Ive taken a page out of that and six months ago, I did join Snapchat. I have literally communicated with my daughter, in particular, more via Snapchat than I have in real life.”
For example, said Daly, “I can say, Are you OK? And then Ill put some stupid emoji. And shell write back, like, LOL, and all these little things are flying all over the screen.”
“As silly as it is, I am connected a little bit,” he admitted.
Daly and his wife, Siri Pinter, also share son Jackson, 17, and daughters London, 11, and Goldie, 6.
Throughout the years, the former “TRL” host has been open about all aspects of his life â especially parenting.
Daly stopped to speak with Fox News at the Emmys in September 2019 and admitted that being a father is by far his , adding that it helped him discover his purpose.
“I lost my father when I was 5,” said Daly of his biological father, who died in 1979.
“My mom was incredible. Both passed away two years ago,” he added of his mother Patti and stepfather Richard, who both died a month apart in 2017.
“So I understand the importance of parenting,” Daly said. “And this is all fun and games being up here, dressed all nice. But at the end of the day, being a father is my greatest role in life. So I’ve got three kids â my beautiful wife is pregnant with our fourth right now. So you know, God is great.”
