Ben Hollingsworth is all about giving his young kids the freedoms he grew up with.During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 42-year-old actor discussed his participation in the upcoming Meet Cute Con, the latest season of "Virgin River" and how raising his kids in a small town affords them certain freedoms."Our kids are actually, we're able to kind of let them go off and be like, be back at five, which I feel like is kind of gone away now," he explained."It's really, really tricky to do that.
You definitely can't do it in major cities, or you'll be arrested as a parent.Like, what are you doing? Letting your kid run across Ventura Boulevard? In LA, that doesn't fly."He went on to say that he is "thankful" he is able to give his children the kind of life where they can play outside as long as they are "back by this time when the sun goes down," noting, "I'm happy to provide them with some of what I got growing up."Hollingsworth shared he is giving his kids the freedoms he had when he was growing up.
(Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb)'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' STAR JAMES DENTON SAYS LA IS 'NOT A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE KIDS' DUE TO IMAGE CULTUREAnother way they have managed to keep their children out of the Hollywood bubble and grounded is by keeping them active in sports and through family activities, including hikes.WATCH: Ben Hollingsworth is 'grateful' to give his three children the childhood he hadThe actor also shared that while shooting season three of the show in British Columbia, Canada, his wife got pregnant with their third child, and inspired their big life change.WATCH: Ben Hollingsworth and his family moved to a 'Virgin River-esque town'"I'll be transparent with you, I won't say where we are, but we did move out of a large center and we actually did move to a very Virgin River-esque town because of 'Virgin River,'" he said."We got pregnant with our third and we made a decision to put down roots in a smaller place.
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