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Matthew Broderickis getting used to his kids growing up.Appearing onLive! With Kelly and Markon Wednesday, the actor shared an update on his three kids with wifeSarah Jessica Parker.“I can’t believe James Wilkie is an adult!” Kelly Ripa remarked.“He’s an adult, he’s 20. He’s 20. Man, we’ve all grown up,” Broderick replied, noting twin daughtersTabitha Hodge and Marion Loretta Elwellare “13, nearly 14.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mark Consuelos asked the fellow dad if he finds the teenage girls are “nice to us, the dads.““They’re nice to the dads, usually,” Broderick confirmed. “They can be a little hard on the mom sometimes. But they might be watching so…“Laughing, he went on to reveal the twins are “going to high school next year.““So they’re very excited about that. Big step in their lives,” the proud dad shared.Ripa asked if they’d be heading to the same school or each going their own way, with Broderick revealing the latter was originally the idea.Dia Dipasupil/Getty"They said they want to go to separate high schools. They were very serious about that,” Broderick explained.“And then when it was time to decide for real, they were like, ‘No we’re going to the same high school,’ " he continued. “So they’re both extremely close but they definitely want their own space, their own friends, their own time.“Broderick was flattered that Ripa said he and Parker have “raised lovely children … and they’re nice behind your back!““That’s very nice to hear that,” he smiled. “That’s the important thing!”

Matthew Broderickis getting used to his kids growing up.

Appearing onLive! With Kelly and Markon Wednesday, the actor shared an update on his three kids with wifeSarah Jessica Parker.

“I can’t believe James Wilkie is an adult!” Kelly Ripa remarked.

“He’s an adult, he’s 20. He’s 20. Man, we’ve all grown up,” Broderick replied, noting twin daughtersTabitha Hodge and Marion Loretta Elwellare “13, nearly 14.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Mark Consuelos asked the fellow dad if he finds the teenage girls are “nice to us, the dads.”

“They’re nice to the dads, usually,” Broderick confirmed. “They can be a little hard on the mom sometimes. But they might be watching so…”

Laughing, he went on to reveal the twins are “going to high school next year.”

“So they’re very excited about that. Big step in their lives,” the proud dad shared.

Ripa asked if they’d be heading to the same school or each going their own way, with Broderick revealing the latter was originally the idea.

Dia Dipasupil/Getty

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: (L-R) Matthew Broderick, Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and Tabitha Hodge Broderick attend Disney’s “Hocus Pocus 2” premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on September 27, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

“They said they want to go to separate high schools. They were very serious about that,” Broderick explained.

“And then when it was time to decide for real, they were like, ‘No we’re going to the same high school,’ " he continued. “So they’re both extremely close but they definitely want their own space, their own friends, their own time.”

Broderick was flattered that Ripa said he and Parker have “raised lovely children … and they’re nice behind your back!”

“That’s very nice to hear that,” he smiled. “That’s the important thing!”

source: people.com