Ryan Phillippe’s a natural

. “I am a real hands-on dad,” says Ryan, 33. His ex-wife, Reese Witherspoon, 32, has confirmed: “He knows how to negotiate a child out of a temper tantrum like you wouldn’t believe.” And since the couple’s 2007 divorce, Ryan enjoys nothing more than hanging with his kids. “Right now, I’m dating my 8-year-old and 4-year-old. That’s who I spend my nights on the couch with,” he says. “My kids give me peace. That’s the best part of my life.” “It gets better to me as I get older because your relationships get deeper and complicated,” says Ryan.

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