Rod Stewart's relationship regret as he vows to teach sons right way to treat women

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Rod Stewart has revealed his quest to ensure that his sons treat women better than he did in his younger years.The rockstar, who has been married three times, has since moved on from his partying days and is now settled down with his third wife Penny Lancaster.

Addressing his love life regrets last year, he shared: "I suppose I could have treated women a little bit more with respect in my early twenties and early thirties."I try and teach my children, my boys, that women must be treated with respect."He added of putting his wild days behind him: "I've grown up now.

I have a wonderful wife, seven lovely kids, I really couldn't be happier."It had its moments - when one is young, one enjoys life's rich tapestry."I did it, I did it, and I enjoyed it, and I've lived a good life," he added to Sunday Morning.

Although only mentioning seven children, Rod actually has eight kids, four sons and four daughters, with five different women.These are; Sarah, 60, Kimberly, 45, Sean, 44, Ruby, 37, Renee, 32, Liam, 30, Alastair, 18, and Aiden, 13.Rod shares his two youngest sons with his third wife Penny, a Loose Women star and former model, who he married in 2007.The Maggie May hitmaker first tied the knot with Alana Stewart, which lasted for five years, followed by Rachel Hunter who he married in 1990 and divorced 16 years later.Rod admits he has to be "a different father" to each of his children due to their age gaps, but insists they're all close.