“He figured out, no, it’s totally different,” Donna Kelce says of son Jason’s parenting sđđžđđs in an interview with PEOPLE. Donna Kelce knows a thing or two about parenting.Â
In an interview promoting her partnership with Barefoot Wines, the NFL mom, 71, shared that her son Jason, who turns 36 on Sunday, âthought he could raise the girls like boys,â speaking of her three granddaughters Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 8 months.
Donna tells PEOPLE that Jason âdoesn’t come to her for parenting advice.â Instead, she explains that Jasonâs wife Kylie is âvery involvedâ and âgives him tips because obviously she was [from] an all girls family.â
âHe thought he could raise the girls like boys and then he figured out, no, it’s totally different,â says Donna. The mom of two boys explained that the the Philadelphia Eagles center and Super Bowl champ had to realize âitâs not like when he grew upâ with brother Travis Kelce, 34.
Jason Kelce, Kylie Kelce and their kids Elliotte, Bennett and Wyatt.
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Donna said that Jason is âvery gentleâ with his girls, telling PEOPLE, âwhen he’s kind of roughhousing a little bit, they’ll say, âStop, it’s too much,â and he’s like, âOkay, girls.â So he’s had to take a step back.â
During the interview with PEOPLE, Donna also opened up about son Travisâs love of his nieces.
Donna said that Travis, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end who has made global headlines this fall amid his romance with Taylor Swift, âlovesâ being an uncle, before clarifying that âhe loves kids, period.â
The NFL mom added that her younger son is “really a good uncle,â emphasizing that âhe’s so good and animated.â
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âHeâs a kid himself,” she says of Travis. “He just feels like heâs one of them. I donât think heâs ever going to grow up.â
Travisâs adorable interactions with his nieces caught the attention of fans when Jasonâs oldest daughter Wyatt recently made an appearance on the brothers’ podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce (Presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment).
“Wyatt asked if she could say hi,” Jason said before hoisting the 4-year-old onto his lap.
Travis gasped and said, “Look at you!” as Wyatt responded, “Hi Uncle Trav!”
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“What’s up girly? How are you doing?” he asked. “How was gymnastics?”
“What are you wearing? Tell Uncle Trav what you’re wearing,” Jason said as Wyatt interjected, âa leotard!â
Travis also chatted with another one of his nieces, Elliotte, smiling wide as the toddler appeared on screen.
When he asked her how she was doing, the little girl couldn’t stop smiling. “You’re smiling big,” Travis said. “You’re making my day.”