Jodie Sweetin’s girls are getting older — and she’s not quite sure how she feels about that.
The Full House star, 42, spoke to PEOPLE about her new partnership with OLLY for the back-to-school season, revealing that she’s been relying on the brand’s Goodbye Stress gummies in order to get through driving lessons with her older daughter Zoie, 16, whom she shares with ex Cody Herpin.
“I have been an OLLY fan for a while,” Sweetin shares. “I started using all of their new products and I really loved them. I have to say that the stress of having a new driver in the house was definitely the appeal of the Goodbye Stress ones. And they, no joke, seriously helped.”
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.”The older one was like, ‘No, I claim ownership of all of these things.’ And you’re like, ‘You’re two years apart, you’re totally the same demographic,’ ” Sweetin jokes. “That was kind of the thing, like, you don’t own whatever it was at the time, Billie Eilish or this.”
“But now it’s a bonding thing, if they listen to stuff. And they have their own separate things, so it’s good,” she adds.
With two teenagers in her house, Sweetin has had to add a few new rules to her repertoire, especially when it comes to cellphones.
“I think as a parent, sometimes you’re a little bit delusional. You’re like, ‘No, they’ll get done what they need to get done.’ And you’re like, ‘I don’t want to have the same fight again, so I’m just going to trust you,’ ” Sweetin says.
“And they’re like, ‘Mom’s going to give up.’ And so this time, I’m like, ‘That’s it. [I want] the phone in my hand as soon as you walk in the door from school. And it’s mine and then you have to earn the time back.’ So we’re just adjusting to that, much to everyone’s disappointment in the house.”
Although she admits that it’s been a “learning experience for sure,” Sweetin is ready to head back into the back-to-school season with OLLY by her side.
“The older one was like, ‘No, I claim ownership of all of these things.’ And you’re like, ‘You’re two years apart, you’re totally the same demographic,’ ” Sweetin jokes. “That was kind of the thing, like, you don’t own whatever it was at the time, Billie Eilish or this.”
“But now it’s a bonding thing, if they listen to stuff. And they have their own separate things, so it’s good,” she adds.
With two teenagers in her house, Sweetin has had to add a few new rules to her repertoire, especially when it comes to cellphones.
“I think as a parent, sometimes you’re a little bit delusional. You’re like, ‘No, they’ll get done what they need to get done.’ And you’re like, ‘I don’t want to have the same fight again, so I’m just going to trust you,’ ” Sweetin says.
“And they’re like, ‘Mom’s going to give up.’ And so this time, I’m like, ‘That’s it. [I want] the phone in my hand as soon as you walk in the door from school. And it’s mine and then you have to earn the time back.’ So we’re just adjusting to that, much to everyone’s disappointment in the house.”
Although she admits that it’s been a “learning experience for sure,” Sweetin is ready to head back into the back-to-school season with OLLY by her side.
