Dwayne Johnson Says Being a Girl Dad Has Taught Him to Be “More Tender and Gentle“ | PEOPLE

Dwayne Johnson has learned a thing or two about raising girls. PEOPLE’s newly crowned No. 1 Reason to Love America is father to Tia, 3, and Jasmine, 5, with his wife, singer/songwriter Lauren Hashian, 36, and daughter Simone, 19, with ex-wife and business partner Dany Garcia, 52. Johnson, 49, insists the most important thing he’s discovered is “just be there,“ he tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “You can be wired, as a lot of fathers are, to fix things. Just having an expanded capacity to listen and be more tender and gentle really gave me that ability to solve whatever the issue is, but with them compared to for them.“ Subscribe to People ►► #DwayneJohnson #TheRock #Fatherhood #PEOPLE Catch up on the latest celebrity news, top stories and more: PEOPLE goes behind-the-scenes with our cover star