2024 Celebrity Parenting Tips: From Angelina Jolie to Ryan Reynolds

Celebrity parents, they’re just like Our.

FROM Gwyneth Paltrow‘s college teen council Serena Williams“Toddler wisdom, celebrities really ‘get it’ when it comes to the ups and downs of parenthood.

“It will be interesting to see how the morning routine changes when the kids aren’t home,” said Paltrow, 52, whose daughter Apple, 20, is a student at Vanderbilt University and son Moses, 18, attends Brown University. The Sunday Times in March, adding that she felt “incredible sadness. A deep sense of impending sadness.”

Yet the actress who shares her children with her ex-husband Chris Martinremarked: “That’s exactly what should happen. Your kids are supposed to be, you know, young adults who can achieve and cope and bond and be resilient. This is exactly what you want. And that means they leave the house.”

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Angelina Jolie What Matters

During the press tour for her film MariaJolie, 49, has been adamant that her six children – Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16 – have always been the most important part of her life.

“It’s my luck,” Jolie said Good morning America parenting her children with her ex-husband in November Brad Pitt. “Everything else you can take from me. Nothing else matters.”

“I don’t feel it (loneliness) because I have a family,” added Jolie Sunday Times interview. “Maria (Callas) she had no family so her work was everything. My work is not everything. Being a parent is everything.”

Samira Wiley on Discipline

Wiley, 37, said BuzzFeed March that he does not believe in punishing his daughter George (3), who he shares with his wife Lauren Morelli.

“I don’t spank my kids for discipline. I feel like in a time where kids, especially growing up in the church, are kind of seen and not heard. I don’t think I necessarily felt like a full human until later… after childhood. It is important for me to see George as my person. He is a being I want to respect in this world. I want to listen to her when she cries, I want to encourage her to speak up for herself, and all these things.’

Jennifer Garner on Saying ‘No’

“My mom always says that when they’re at their worst, that’s when they need a hug the most,” Garner, 52, who shares three children – Violet, 19, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12 – with her ex-husband. Ben Affleckexplained in an episode of the show “Kelly Corrigan Wonders” Podcast. in May.

“He says a lot of things, but one of them is, ‘Whenever you can say yes, say yes, be very liberal with your yeses and save your noes. And that shut up is worth a million no.'”

Lindsay Lohan on Getting Out

Lohan (38), who welcomed her son Luai with her husband last year Bader Shammasrevealed that she spends most of her time with her toddler.

“For me, playing with my son and spending time with him,” she said People when asked about her daily routine. “Right now he loves being outside and going for walks so I try to get him out as much as possible because he likes to look around.

Sophie Turner on mommy guilt

Speaking of her divorce with Joe Jonas, game of thrones actress, 28, shared how the “bad mother” story affected her.

“It hurt because I really torture myself with every move I make as a mother – the mummy guilt is so real! I kept saying to myself, ‘None of this is true. You’re a good mom and you’ve never been a party person,” Turner said British Vogue parents’ daughters Willy (4) and Delphine (2).

Ryan Reynolds on Embrace Chaos

Reynolds, 48, who shares four children — James, 9, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 1 — with Blake Livelyhe told the podcast “Not skinny but not fat” “to embrace the chaos… like, OK, nothing will ever be tidy again.” But “that will be when everyone leaves the house.”

He shared some sage parenting advice from Lively, who “always says, ‘Right now, everyone’s under our roof. The whole family is right under our roof. We have them all.” And that is a passing thing. It’s not an infinite resource, you know?”

Reynolds revealed that nighttime is a struggle because some of their children “can’t even sleep unless they’re in our bed.”

While he would “like to stretch out and go back to normal sleep,” Deadpool and Wolverine the star has his wife’s perspective in mind. “Just say, ‘Think about what you would give in 40 years or 30 years to come back and enjoy this one moment.’

Serena Williams on becoming a mother of two

In an April interview on Today with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush HagerWilliams, 43, said she keeps the advice close because she and her husband have daughters Olympia, 6, and Adira, 1. Alexis Ohanian.

“Someone gave me the best advice, they said, ‘Spend more time on the oldest thing they’ll remember,'” Williams explained. “Isn’t that the best advice? But I do. Because the little one won’t remember it. So whenever Olympia is at home, I’m with her. And then Adira, I’m just like, ‘Okay…’ I pretend I don’t know her that much.”

“You want Olympia to feel like she’s not being replaced,” Bush Hager, 43, offered.

“Exactly, exactly. That’s hard,” Williams replied.

Kelly Clarkson on social media

The singer (42) said this earlier this year. People that her children with ex Brandon Blackstock — River, 10, and Remy, 8 — are banned from social media until they turn 18.

“I informed them that they were never to have it under my roof. . . . My daughter said, ‘Well, what if dad lets me?’ I’m like, ‘Well, you’re there four days a month. Enjoy it.” And right now, he won’t let them. I’ll listen to them when they’re older, but until they have a solid argument, it’s a no.’

Jeff Goldblum on Keeping It Light

The Evil the actor, 72, said he and his wife, a former Olympian in rhythmic gymnastics Emilie Livingstonstick to the advice they were given when she was pregnant.

“Someone said — and I forget who I had this conversation with, it happens sometimes — but they said, ‘Hey, here’s the most important thing about parenting: Don’t forget that your kids are fun,'” Goldblum, who has sons together, told Charlie (9) and River (7) with Livingston (41). People. “Kids can drive you crazy from one moment to the next, or you can have all kinds of drama, but if you can find the humor in it, it’s not a bad rule of thumb.”

Gwyneth Paltrow on having college students

Paltrow admitted that she is partially grieving maternity now that her kids are away at college The Sunday Times.

“Motherhood has defined and fulfilled me so much. It was kind of central… it was like central kind of… I don’t even know how to put it! It’s like a guiding force. I’m coming back to that,” she explained. “I watch a lot of my friends who had kids who went to college. Your child… it changes. And you know, they come home a lot and all that stuff, but it’s not quite the same as living under the same roof every day of the year. So I’m just trying to be open to what that means.”

Matt Damon on being a girl’s dad

The actor (54), who has four daughters with his wife – Alexia (25), Isabella (18), Gia (16) and Stella (14). Luciana Damon he said he doesn’t like to offer too much advice to co-parents.

“I don’t know. I wouldn’t dare give anyone advice other than to try to listen and be helpful,” Damon said Andy Cohen in August. “I mean, at the end of the day, it’s about building self-esteem.

“You know, 99% of the decisions they make, you’re not going to be there, right?” Damon added.

Kate Middleton on Being grateful for the little things

The Princess of Wales, 42, said her cancer diagnosis had been “tough on us as a family”.

“The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to them,” she said in September Instagram of her three children with prince william — Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. “It also humbly brings you face to face with your own vulnerability in a way you’ve never considered before, and with it a new perspective on everything.”

She continued: “Most of all, this time has reminded William and I to reflect and be grateful for the simple but important things in life that so many of us often take for granted. To simply love and be loved.”

Kourtney Kardashian on bonding with kids

On the episode The Kardashians in June, Kourtney, 45, said he was staying home with her and Travis Barkernewborn son Rocky for an extended period of time.

“In many different cultures, women don’t leave the house for 40 days after giving birth to give your body time to heal and more,” she said in the series. “I really enjoy attachment parenting. I really don’t separate from him. I love being at home right now because my time is dedicated to caring for and bonding with my baby.”

Her sister Khloé Kardashianwho is a mum of two, joked: “Welcome to my everyday life. I didn’t have a child and I’m still spending those 40 days.’

Kate Hudson on coping with big feelings

In an interview with theSkimm in May, Hudson, 45, said she was not negotiating with her three children, Ryder, 20, Bingham, 13, and Rani, 6.

“I stay really calm and say, ‘I can’t wait to hear everything you’re feeling and get into it all, but first you’re going to have to take a deep breath.’ That’s how I always approach things, especially with younger kids when they’re busy. I think it’s good to let them process their own feelings before I dive into all of this with them,” she explained.

“I also don’t believe in negotiating with children,” Hudson added. “That’s one thing I’ve always been strict about. There are rules and privileges and you have to earn them. There is no negotiation. It’s very hard to stick to that, but that’s what I’m really trying to do – to stick to non-negotiables.”