As a father of three with a busy career on breakfast TV, David Campbell knows all too well about the struggle of the mythical โjuggle.โ
In an exclusive interview with Now To Love, the proud father of son Leo, 10, and twins Billy and Betty, both six, who he shares with wife and producer Lisa Campbell, admits that while family life with three little people is โwildโ, heโs learning to live in the moment and be kinder on himself.
โItโs such a privilege to raise humans, it really is. Itโs very hard, very stressful but Iโve been taught a lot,โ David Campbell tells us.
โThe experience of watching people grow in front of your eyes and help mould them into better citizens is something that is so special. You take it for granted as a parent all the time, I did just this morning, but Iโm trying to be present and remind myself about how great this time is,โ he reflects.
For the Today Extra star, his go-to parenting mantra is something that will resonate with burnt-out mums and dads everywhere โ weโre all just trying our best.
โI think when youโre a parent, everyone is just doing their best! A lot of people feel a lot of shame that theyโre not living up to the expectations of how people parent on Instagram, or blogs, or this book says thisโฆ But I think weโre slowly letting that go now and just doing our best.
โItโs a long marathon. Keep going and give yourself a break! We forget how important it is just to be in their life,โ he says.

David, with wife Lisa, oldest son Leo and twins Billy and Betty, says parents need to be kinder on themselves.
(Image: Instagram)The 47-year-old also says itโs important to acknowledge the tough times โ no matter how challenging they may be.
Youโve got to take the trenches for what they are, youโve just got to be in them. Itโs OK to be like: โThis is too much, this is too hard. Iโm drowning here.โ Itโs good to say those words out loud because I come from, my family was a family where theyโd never complain and then theyโd just get angry about it.
โJust let it out! It doesnโt hurt anybody to say the words. Let it out and then itโs gone and then you just move on.โ
The presenter lights up when he touches on his three kidsโ distinct personalities.
โLeo looks like Lisa and has her intelligence and both of us empathy but reminds me at the moment of me at his age. Ten is a very beautiful, very fragile age for a boy. It can be very emotional because theyโre not quite a teenager yet or a tween yet but theyโre not a kid anymore,โ he muses of his eldest child.
โBilly is go, go, go and then super emotional if something goes wrong and then go, go, go again,โ he chuckles of his youngest son.

โIโve not experienced a human like Betty before.โ
(Image: Instagram)As for his only daughter Betty, David says she is truly one of a kind.
โIโve not experienced a human like Betty before. She is brutally honest, super bright, doesnโt take any prisoners, extremely funny and very creative. Itโs so wild having someone like her in the mix. Itโs like working with a comedian โ she will push everything until the joke is dead and sheโs howling on the floor,โ he admits.
Of all his children, David suspects it will be Betty who follows in his showbiz footsteps.
โIt would be unusual for Betty to become an accountant! If sheโs not somehow in showbiz or leading a group of people [I will be surprised]. She said to me the other week she wants to be a mermaid president that lives in Hawaii,โ he laughs.

David and Lisa have been married since 2008.
(Image: Instagram)Indeed Davidโs career in the entertainment industry spans decades and thereโs almost no element he hasnโt made a name for himself in โ from acting, hosting, signing โ David is a born performer with a wealth of experience.
Having spent years on noisy stages and sets and with his career depending on his hearing, the father-of-three has decided to team up with Hearing Australia to help raise awareness around hearing loss.
With one in four older Australians never recalling if theyโve ever had a hearing test, David wants to encourage people to start testing their hearing sooner rather than later.
โIf youโve been working on construction sites or a tradie, I would suggest you do it. If you have come back from the services you should be looking at it. If you work in the entertainment or art industry or have been to lots of music gigs โ you should get tested,โ he explains.

โItโs a long marathon. Keep going and give yourself a break! We forget how important it is just to be in their life.โ
(Photo: Alana Landsberry/Are Media Syndication)Having recently had his first hearing test, David admits he was a little nervous for his results but was relieved to find out he only had some โmild damage.โ
Now the star wants to use his platform to help breakdown the stigma around hearing aids and hearing tests.
โThereโs muscles and bones in your ear, they will wear out. I consider it like going to the dentist or optometrist, it should be something weโre doing at least once a year or at a certain ageโฆ Working it into your health checks,โ he urges.
โThere should be no stigma or shame around it. I think weโre so worried because everyone remembers what hearing aids used to be like way back in the day and theyโre very small and subtle now.โ