Celebrity Parenting Tips 2024: From Angelina Jolie to Ryan Reynolds

Famous parents, they are just like Us.

From Gwyneth Paltrow‘s college-age teen advice to Serena Williams‘ wisdom of toddlers, 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 with no kids in the house,” said Paltrow, 52, whose daughter Apple, 20, is a student at Vanderbilt University and son Moses, 18, attends Brown University. , by The Sunday Times in March, adding that she felt, “incredible sadness. A deep sense of impending grief.”

Still, the actress, who shares her children with an ex-husband Chris Martinhe noted, “This is exactly what should be happening. Your children are meant to be, you know, young adults who can achieve and cope and make connections and be resilient. That’s exactly what you want. And that means they leave the house. “

Read more celebrity quotes about parenthood below:

Angelina Jolie on What Matters

During a press tour for his film MariaJolie, 49, is still adamant that her six children — Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16 — were the most important part of her life — always.

“It’s my happiness,” Jolie said Good Morning America in November of raising her children with an ex-husband Brad Pitt. “You can take everything else from me. Nothing else matters.”

“I don’t feel that (loneliness) because I have a family,” Jolie added in a Sunday times an interview. “Maria (Callas) she had no family, so her work was everything. Everything is not my work. Being a parent is everything.”

Samira Wiley on Discipline

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

“I don’t hit my kids for discipline. I feel that I have come up in a time where children, especially growing up in the church, are not seen and heard. I don’t think I necessarily felt like a full person until later… after childhood. It is important to me to see George as her own person. She is a being that I want to respect in this world. I want to listen to her when she cries, I want to be able to encourage her to speak for herself, and all those things.”

Jennifer Garner on Saying ‘No’

“My mum always says 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 an ex-husband Ben Affleckwhich is explained on chapter o “Kelly Corrigan Wonders” Podcast. in May.

“She has a lot of things she says, but one of them is, ‘Anytime you can say yes, say yes, be very liberal with your yes and save your numbers. And keeping your mouth shut is worth a million nights.’”

Lindsay Lohan on the Outside

Lohan, 38, welcomed her son, Luai, with her husband last year Shammas Badershe revealed that most of her time is spent with her toddler.

“For me, playing with my son and spending time with him,” he 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 I can because he loves looking around.”

Sophie Turner on Mom Guilt

Speaking of her divorce from Joe Jonasthe Game of Thrones the actress, 28, shared how the “bad mom” narrative affected her.

“It hurt because I really torture myself completely over every move I make as a mum – mum guilt is so real! I kept having to say to myself, ‘None of this is true. You’re a good mom and you’ve never been a party,’” Turner said British Vogue of foster daughters Willa, 4, and Delphine, 2.

Ryan Reynolds on Embrace the Chaos

Reynolds, 48, who shares four children – James, 9, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 1 – with Blake Livelyby the podcast “Not skinny but not fat” to “embrace the chaos … like, okay, nothing’s ever going to be tidy again.” But “it will be, though, when they all leave the house.”

He shared some sage parenting advice from Lively, who “always says, ‘They’re all under our roof right now. The whole family is under our roof at the moment. We have them all.’ And that is a bubbly thing. Not an infinite resource, you know?”

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

Although he would “love to spread out and fall asleep normally again,” said the Deadpool and Wolverine star keeping his wife’s point of view at the top of his mind. “Say, ‘Think about what you would give in 40 years or 30 years to come back and enjoy this moment.'”

Serena Williams on Becoming a Mother of Two

In an interview from April onwards Today with Hoda Kotb a Jenna Bush HagerWilliams, 43, said she keeps a piece of advice close as she is the parent of daughters Olympia, 6, and Adira, 1, with husband Alexis Ohanian.

“Someone gave me the best advice, they said, ‘Spend more time with the oldest case they’ll remember,'” Williams explained. “Isn’t that the best advice? But I do. Because the little one won’t remember. 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 to make Olympia feel like there’s no one in her place,” offered 43-year-old Bush Hager.

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

Kelly Clarkson on Social Media

Earlier this year, the singer, 42, said People that her children are with ex Brandon Blackstock – River, 10, and Remy, 8 – have been banned from social media until they are 18.

“I’ve told them they’re not allowed to do, under my roof, ever… My daughter was like, ‘Well, what if Dad lets me?’ I’m like, ‘Well, you’re there four days a month. Enjoy that.’ And right now, he’s not letting them do that either. I’ll listen when they’re older, but until they have a solid argument, it’s a no.”

Jeff Goldblum on Keep it Light

The Wicked the actor, 72, said he and his wife, a former Olympic rhythmic gymnast Emilie Livingstonholding on to a piece of advice they were given when she was pregnant.

“Somebody said — and I forget who I had this conversation with, sometimes that happens — but they said, ‘Hey, this is the most important thing about parenting: Don’t forget that your kids are funny,'” Goldblum , who shares sons Charlie, 9, and River, 7, with Livingston, 41, said People. “The kids can drive you nuts from one moment to the next, or you can have all kinds of drama, but if you can still find the humor in it, that’s not a bad rule .”

Gwyneth Paltrow on Having College-Aged Kids

Paltrow admitted that she mourns a part of motherhood now that her children are away at college i The Sunday Times.

“I have been so defined and fulfilled by being a mother. It’s been kind of central… it’s been like the central kind of… I don’t even know how to express it! It is like the guiding force. That’s what I’m coming back to,” he explained. “I notice a lot of my friends who have had children who have gone 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 all the days of the year. So I try to be open to what that means.”

Matt Damon on Being Daddy’s Girl

The actor, 54, who shares four daughters – Alexia, 25, Isabella, 18, Gia, 16, and Stella, 14 – with his wife Luciana Damon she said she doesn’t like to offer too much advice to fellow parents.

“I don’t know. I wouldn’t want to give advice to anyone except to try to listen and be helpful,” said Damon Andy Cohen in August. “I mean, ultimately, 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 Thankful for the Little Things

The Princess of Wales, 42, shared that her cancer diagnosis was “difficult for us as a family.”

“The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you,” she shared in a statement in September on Instagram of her three children with Prince William – Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. “With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own weaknesses in a way you’ve never considered the front, and with that, a new perspective on everything.

He continued, “This time above all has reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple but important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Simply loving and being loved.”

Kourtney Kardashian on Bonding With Babies

On an episode of The Kardashians in June, Kourtney, 45, said she 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 after having a baby for 40 days, to let your body have that time to heal and beyond,” she said on the series. “I’m really into attachment parenting. I really don’t separate from him. I love being at home right now, so my time is dedicated to looking after and bonding with my baby.”

His sister Khloe Kardashianwho is a mother of two, jokes: “Welcome to my everyday life. I haven’t had a baby and I’m still doing the 40 days.”

Kate Hudson on Dealing with Big Feelings

In an interview with the Skim In May, Hudson, 45, said she was not on speaking terms with her three children, Ryder, 20, Bingham, 13, and Rani, 6.

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

“I don’t believe in negotiating with children either,” added Hudson. “That’s one thing I’ve always been strict about. There are rules and privileges and you have to earn those privileges. There is no discussion. Sticking to that is very difficult, but that’s something I really try to do – stick to non-negotiables.”