{"id":1047,"date":"2024-12-15T15:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2024-12-15T15:37:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:37:44","slug":"ncis-star-wilmer-valderrama-shares-candid-insight-on-parenthood-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1047","title":{"rendered":"NCIS star Wilmer Valderrama Shares Candid Insight on Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wilmer Valderrama, renowned for his role on\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>, recently offered his open ideas on parenting, specifically his struggles with sleep training his daughter, Nakano. Although initially apprehensive, the actor acknowledged to feeling bad about the process of teaching a newborn to fall asleep independently without parental aid.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has since come to see its benefits, describing it as an \u201cempowering\u201d step that ultimately helped him focus more on his partnership with fianc\u00e9e Amanda Pacheco.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old and Amanda, 31, welcomed Nakano in February 2021, and Amanda chose to breastfeed. Valderrama was completely helpful throughout, taking on tasks like as diaper changes, charting feeding times, and ensuring Amanda stayed hydrated and well-rested. \u201cThere\u2019s always something you can do,\u201d Valderrama told\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parents.com\/parenting\/celebrity-parents\/wilmer-valderrama-and-amanda-pacheco-share-why-sleep-training-their-baby-worked-for-them-it-allows-you-to-focus-on-your-partner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parents.com<\/a><\/em>, emphasizing the necessity of being an involved and supporting partner.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his initial doubts, he now views sleep training as essential, not only for Nakano but also for the couple\u2019s relationship. \u201cIt allows you to focus on your partner and stay connected,\u201d he explained, emphasizing that building a strong partnership is vital in parenthood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1048\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734277002355-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734277002355-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734277002355.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The couple\u2019s love story began three years ago, when mutual acquaintances met them while Amanda was considering moving to Miami, where Valderrama grew up after fleeing from Venezuela as a child. A vacation to Japan solidified their love, and the couple pledged it would \u201calways be us.\u201d Valderrama proposed nine months after their first date, on January 1, 2020. Though the pand3mic postponed their wedding, they welcomed their daughter, Nakano, on February 15, 2021, ushering in a new phase in their relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilmer Valderrama, renowned for his role on\u00a0NCIS, recently offered his open ideas on parenting, specifically his struggles with sleep training his daughter, Nakano. Although initially apprehensive, the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1049,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions\/1049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}