Gwyneth Paltrow says 14-year-old son Moses is family member struggling the most with lockdown

Goop founder says: ‘Hats off to all these kids around the world who are just getting through it’

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that her 14-year-old son Moses is the family member struggling the most with lockdown amid the ongoing pandemic.

The Goop founder, who is quarantining with her husband Brad Falchuk, and her two children Moses, 14, and Apple, 16, who she shares with ex-husband Chris Martin, discussed the difficulties of lockdown during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday.

In response to Kimmel’s question about who is taking being “cooped up” the hardest, Paltrow said: “I think Moses, my 14-year-old son, is having the hardest time with it.

“I mean, what’s great is he is a skateboarder, so he can do a lot of solo, outside exercise and work on skills and tricks and stuff like that, but I think it’s very hard to be 14.

“And, you know, as all the parents who are watching your show know, it’s tough on the ones that are still in kind of the most intense developmental stages, I sort of observed."

Paltrow then compared her son’s experience to Apple’s, explaining that her daughter is 16 and “kind of, like, knows who she is”.

“She's got her friends, and my son would have started high school in September. And I think it's hard socially,” she said.

However, Paltrow did commend the ability of her children to adapt to the new circumstances, telling Kimmel that she has “also been so amazed by how adaptable kids are during this time and how agile they've been".

“So hats off to all these kids around the world who are just getting through it,” she added.

As for her own quarantine experience, the 48-year-old previously told Shape magazine that she has experienced both “emotional distress” and moments of peacefulness.

“I had not realised how much the normal pace of life was overburdening our bodies, our minds, and our nervous systems,” she said. “As we have been forced into the confines of our own homes, that has brought up a lot of emotional distress for some, and for others it has been very peaceful. In my case, I have experienced both.

“I have started to settle down in my brain and body. It has given me new perspective about how much I will take on going forward.”

The wellness guru also reflected on the impact quarantine has had on her daily routine, telling the outlet that before the pandemic she was “constantly trying to pack in wellness moments, but I wasn’t really decompressing until the weekend or when I went on vacation”.

“Now I feel different, letting my body go to sleep and wake up in its natural rhythm, having my kids around all the time, eating meals together and having meaningful conversations,” she said. “We linger at the table; our dinners are an hour and a half long. My heart feels fuller, and my mind feels calmer in that respect.”