Parenting Tips for Celebrities of 2024: From Angelina Jolie to Ryan Reynolds

Famous parents, they’re just like Us.

By Gwyneth Paltrow‘s middle-aged teen advice 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 there are no children in the house,” said Paltrow, 52, whose daughter Apple, 20, is a student at Vanderbilt University and son Moses, 18, is a student at Brown University. The Sunday times in March, adding that she felt “incredible sadness. A deep sense of impending sadness.”

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

Read more celebrity quotes about parenting below:

Angelina Jolie on what matters

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

“It’s my luck,” Jolie said Good morning America in November about 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 family,” Jolie added in one Sunday Times interview. “Mary [Callas] had no family, so her work was everything. My work is not everything. Being a parent is everything.”

Samira Wiley on discipline

Wiley, 37, shared Buzz Feed in March that she doesn’t believe in punishing her daughter, George, 3, whom she shares with her wife Lauren Morelli.

“I don’t hit my children for discipline. I feel like I grew up in an era where children, especially those growing up in church, are seen and not heard. I think it wasn’t until later, after childhood, that I necessarily felt like a full-fledged human being. It’s important to me to see George as her own person. She is a being 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 stand up for herself, and all those things.

Jennifer Garner on saying ‘no’

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

“She has a lot of things she says, but one of them is, ‘Every time you can say yes, say yes, be very liberal with your yeses and save your nos.’ And that closing your mouth is worth a million times over. ”

Lindsay Lohan on going outside

Lohan, 38, who welcomed her son Luai with 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 likes to be outside and go for walks, so I try to get him outside as much as possible because he likes to look around.”

Sophie Turner on mother guilt

Talking about her divorce Joe Jonasthe Game of Thrones actress, 28, opened up about how the ‘bad mom’ story affected her.

“It hurt because I was completely torturing myself with every move I made as a mother – my mother’s guilt is so real! I kept having to say to myself, “None of this is true. You’re a good mother and you’ve never been much of a partier,” Turner said British Vogue of daughters Willa, 4, and Delphine, 2.

Ryan Reynolds on embracing the chaos

Reynolds, 48, who shares four children – James, 9, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 1 – with Blake Livelytold the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast to “embrace the chaos… like, okay, nothing will ever be neat again.” But “that will happen when they all leave the house.”

He shared some sage parenting advice from Lively, who “always says, ‘They’re all under our roof now.’ The whole family is now under our roof. We have them all.’ And that is something temporary. 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 like to lie down and go back to sleep normally,” the Deadpool and Wolverine star keeps his wife’s perspective top of mind. “Just say, ‘Think about what you would give 40 or 30 years from now to come back and enjoy this one moment.'”

Serena Williams on becoming a mother of two

In an interview in April on Today of Hoda Kotb And Jenna Bush HagerWilliams, 43, said she keeps a piece of advice handy since she parents daughters Olympia, 6, and Adira, 1, with her husband Alexis Ohanian.

“Someone gave me the best advice: ‘Spend more time with the oldest case they will remember,’” Williams explained. ‘Isn’t that the best advice? But I do. Because the little one won’t remember. So when Olympia is home, I’m with her. And then, Adira, I say, ‘Okay…’ I pretend I don’t know her that well.”

“You want Olympia to feel like she hasn’t been replaced,” Bush Hager, 43, offered.

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

Kelly Clarkson on social media

Earlier this year, the 42-year-old singer said People that her children with ex Brandon Blackstock — River, 10, and Remy, 8 — aren’t allowed to join social media until they’re 18.

‘I let them know that they are never allowed to do that under my roof [it]… My daughter said, ‘What if daddy lets me?’ I said, ‘Well, you’re there four days a month. Enjoy that.’ And right now he’s not letting them do it either. I’ll listen when they’re older, but until they have a solid argument, it’s a no.

Jeff Goldblum on Keeping the Light

The Bad actor, 72, he said and his wife, former Olympic rhythmic gymnast Emilie Livingstonstick to some advice they received when she was pregnant.

“Someone 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 hilarious,’” Goldblum, who shares sons Charlie, 9, and River, 7, with Livingston, 41, told People. “The kids can drive you crazy from one moment to the next, or you can have all kinds of drama, but if you can keep finding the humor in it, that’s not a bad rule.”

Gwyneth Paltrow on having school-aged children

Paltrow admitted that she is grieving some of motherhood now that her children are out of college The Sunday times.

“I am so defined and so fulfilled by motherhood. It was kind of central… it was kind of central… I don’t even know how to put it into words! It’s like the guiding force. It’s what I return to,” she explained. “I observe many 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 stuff like that, but it’s not quite the same as living under the same roof every day of the year. So I just try to keep an open mind about what that means.”

Matt Damon on being a girl dad

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

“I don’t know. I wouldn’t deign to give anyone advice other than just trying 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 was “difficult for us as a family”.

“The cancer journey is complex, frightening and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you,” she shared in a September statement 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 vulnerabilities in a way you’ve never thought about before, and with it a new perspective on everything .”

She continued, “More than anything, this time has reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple but important things in life that so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved.”

Kourtney Kardashian on bonding with babies

In an episode of The Kardashians in june, kourtney, 45, said she was staying over at her home and Travis Barker‘s newborn son Rocky for an extended period.

“In many different cultures, women don’t leave the house after having a baby for 40 days, to give your body time to heal and beyond,” she said of the series. “I really like attachment parenting. There’s no way I’m divorcing him. I love being at home now, as if my time is spent caring for my baby and bonding with him.”

Her sister Khloe Kardashianwho is a mother of two, joked: “Welcome to my daily life. I haven’t had a baby yet and I’m still working on the 40 days.”

Kate Hudson on dealing with big feelings

In an interview with deSkimm in May, Hudson, 45, said she wasn’t negotiating 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 respond to this, but first I need you to take a deep breath.’ That’s how I always approach things, especially with the younger kids when they get excited. I think it’s good to just let them process their own feelings before I dig into it with them,” she explained.

“I also don’t believe in negotiating with children,” Hudson added. “That’s something I’ve always been strict about. There are rules and privileges and you have to earn those privileges. There is no negotiation. It’s very difficult to stick to that, but that’s something I really strive for: sticking to things that are non-negotiable.”