Tony Hawk Shares His Parenting Advice to Son Riley Hawk and Frances Bean Cobain

Tony Hawk knows tricks beyond just kickflips. 

And that’s why the professional skateboarder had plenty of parenting advice to give his son Riley Hawk and daughter-in-law Frances Bean Cobain—the daughter of Courtney Love and the late Kurt Cobain—when they welcomed their son Ronin in September. 

“I think it’s just enjoy the small moments,” Tony told E! News’ Francesca Amiker in an exclusive interview. “It’s hard to to be that present when you’re looking at a bigger picture of trying to teach them well, and get them going to school and learning how to dress themselves and whatever else, but these small moments when they’re cuddly and they’re laughing, those are the ones that count the most.”

Indeed, while Tony—who shares Riley, 32, with ex Cindy Dunbar, and is also dad to Spencer, 26, Keegan, 23, with ex Erin Lee, and Kadence, 16, with ex Lhotse Merriam—is new to being a grandfather, it feels familiar to him. 

“I will give myself credit that I have made him laugh the hardest so far,” Tony gushed of the 7-month-old. “I am known as Papa so I’m hoping he says those words soon enough.”