Jennifer Garner and Daughter Violet in NYC

Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet, 1, out in New York City on Halloween.

Jennifer Garner and Daughter Violet Enjoy Central Park

Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet enjoy some time in Central Park over the weekend.

Jennifer Garner and Violet Play in Central Park

Jennifer Garner enjoys some playtime at Central Park with daughter Violet, 2.

Jennifer Garner and Violet Enjoy a Coffee Break

Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet, 1, take a stroll and stop by by a muffin shop in New York City.

Jennifer Garner and Violet at the Park

Jennifer Garner's daughter Violet, 23 months, shows off her own mommy skills at a New York park.

Dave Grohl and Daughter Violet in New York

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and daughter Violet out in New York City.

Jennifer Garner with her daughter violet

Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet, 2, out and about in Boston.

Jennifer Garner and Violet in NYC

Jennifer Garner and daughter, Violet, stroll in New York after a photo shoot.

Jennifer Garner and Violet Out in New York

Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet take a sunny stroll in New York City.

Jennifer Garner and Violet Are All Smiles

Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet are all smiles as they take a walk in New York City.

Ben Affleck says Violet is a Happy Girl

Ben Affleck is a very proud dad and says daughter Violet is "the best thing that ever happened to me" in the new issue of Parade magazine.

"She is happy as hell and talks like crazy!" says Affleck. "She has the ability to make me smile and feel so good and be so charmed that, when I'm not with her for a while, all I want to do is go home, just to be around her again."

Although he's making her childhood as happy as possible, he admits that wasn't always the case for him as a child.

"I grew up in a home environment where I wasn't getting esteem for anything I did," he admits. "I played sports, but I wasn't great at them... There was alcoholism at home because of my father. I changed schools [at 8 years old], and I didn't really know the kids at the new school. I felt alone."

Although Violet is only 2, the proud dad hopes to minimize the same esteem issues for his own daughter and is already looking at schools in Los Angeles, New York, and Georgia.