Red Carpet Confidential: Jennie Garth Preps For First Christmas As A Single Mom

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Of course, she is aware that she is in competition with her Twilight star ex.

“I’m going to be taking them to a play for Christmas, and trying to up my fun game as a mom,” she says. “They do a lot of fun things with their dad, so I’m trying to up my fun game. I’m going to look in L.A. and see what are some fun holiday things we could do. I know that Neil Patrick Harris is doing a play — we might check that out in Pasadena.”

Although co-parenting is not easy, she has found a way to make it work — even though Peter introduced actress Jaimie Alexander, 28, as his girlfriend last month.

“It’s about communication, and keeping the focus on the girls,” she says. “That’s what makes it work as a co-parent. You need to take the focus off of yourself and maybe your feelings about something, and make sure you’re making the right choice for the girls — for the kids.”

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As for life as a single mom?

“It has its ups and downs, for sure. It’s certainly challenging, but it’s not so bad.”

One thing that remains the same is her passion for giving back to kids’ charities like Toys For Tots.   

“Oh, I give away my kids toys all the time,” she says. “Actually, we love doing that. They give them away. It’s better when you tell them.”

After all, she wants her daughters to have a good role model.

“I’ve always taken my place as a role model very seriously, not just for my girls, but for any fans out there,” she explains. “Over the years, many people have grown up with me. That’s something that’s natural to me.”

She continues, “For my girls, I’m trying to teach them that I’m a human, I make mistakes. Just because I’m your mom doesn’t mean I’m perfect. I think that’s important, and how to learn from those mistakes and how to move forward and grow from them.”