Carson Daly said he speaks to his teenage daughter more often via Snapchat than in person.
Daly spoke candidly about his struggles communicating with his 13-year-old daughter Etta on Monday’s “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.”
“I have a 13-year-old Etta who is doing very well, but I have never spoken to him,” he joked. “Do you speak the language of a 13-year-old? Because I don’t.”
The Voice host then showed a photo of Etta and her wife, Siri Pinter, attending a confirmation ceremony at a Catholic church.
“She’s there, I checked…I mean, she’s in God’s hands right now,” he commented, and the audience laughed.
But he explained that it’s much easier to talk to her through Snapchat, an app that allows you to send disappearing messages.
“Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘You have to meet the kids where they are?'” You often hear this in business settings, too, right? They want to promote, they want to get in front of themselves,” he explained.
“I took a page out of that and actually joined Snapchat six months ago,” he continued. “I have literally been communicating with my daughter more through Snapchat than I have in real life.”
Daley shared an example of a conversation with Etta.
“I can say, ‘Are you okay?’ And then I’ll throw in some silly emojis,” he said. “And she writes a response like, ‘I laughed.’ And all these little things pop up on the screen.”
“It’s ridiculous, but I’m a little bit connected,” he added.
Daley and Pinter also have son Jackson, 17, and daughters London, 11, and Goldie, 6.
On Monday’s episode, Daly, 52, also spoke about broken promises about her children’s future dates.
“The only reservation I have for my kids might be vegans or something like that,” he said.
After the producers laughed backstage, he asked, “Is it bad to say that? Does it get cancelled?”
Dailey explained that food is an important part of the family.
“If it wasn’t for food, I wouldn’t have talked to my wife about anything. Food is what brings us together,” he said.
“I’m just saying it would be terrible if they came over on Sunday. We were going to have a big feast for the Daily, and we made pizza, and they were like, ‘We can’t eat anything.’ I would have said, ‘He’s a loser. Throw him away.’
