Here are some of the best parenting advice we’ve compiled from celebrity parents over the years:
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“I didn’t really have parents, you know?” Drew Barrymore, told More Magazine, “And therefore the kind of parent I will be is a good, present parent.”
“In a way, maybe that was a detriment to my youth, but it’ll be the biggest asset to my adulthood.”
It’s a theme echoed by other celebrity parents, and we’ve gathered some of their best advice.
“Motherhood is the most completely humbling experience I’ve ever had. It puts you in your place, because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in — and if you can’t stand up to those principles when you’re raising a child, forget it.”
“Be open to any help. Many moms today feel they have to be super moms, while historically we’ve always had a village to pitch in. I think it’s really important to know when to ask for help.”
Jennifer Garner told People magazine “I try really hard to put my phone down [ever since] my daughter pretended to take something out of one of her little purses and was like, ‘I’ve got an email – hang on one second.'”
“I can’t recommend this enough, I took a CPR class with a focus on babies and toddlers. For those of you who haven’t done it, you will love it. It’s so helpful by giving you knowledge, tools, and some peace of mind.”
“When your kids come home, they don’t necessarily want to talk to you. They just want to know you’re standing there, ready to talk.”
“I don’t want to be oversimplistic, but you only eat s—t at home if you buy it in the first place, and we don’t buy it,” he says quick as a flash.
“It really is as simple as that. My wife [Jools] is even more hardcore than me, but if my boy wanted to grab a Coke, I would let him have one as a treat, at the fair or on holiday, of course. It wouldn’t get past my missus, but I’m fine with it. Do we have any at home? Absolutely no way! Why would you? We’ve got real food. We buy food and we buy veg and we buy tins and preserves.
It’s really hard to eat badly when you’re buying the food.”
“I’m a truth-teller,” Pink says.
“I tell my daughter the truth. I let her be 6, but I want her to know about fairness and kindness, and that you have to fight for your rights, and that sometimes girls aren’t paid as much as boys for the same job, and girls aren’t treated the same and that they have to work harder for everything.”
As for raising her son Jameson, Pink wants him to know he’s not only allowed to be sensitive, but it’s encouraged.
“There’s a documentary called The Mask You Live In that’s incredible [in explaining] how ‘be a man’ are three of the most detrimental words that can be said to a little boy.”
“You just have to go to sleep. There’s a strong desire to get stuff done and be an adult, but just go to bed. Blow off sending your family birthday cards or setting the table for Thanksgiving—just go to sleep whenever you can. I just go to bed all the time.”
“Always be available to your kids. Because if you say, ‘Give me five minutes, give me ten minutes,’ it’ll be 15, it’ll be 20. And then when you get there, the shine will have worn off whatever it is they wanted to share with you. I’ve never gotten up to see something one of my kids wanted to show me and not been rewarded.”
“Pay attention: I recognize it can be boring to play with young children – to tell a story over and over again, let’s say – but the secret is being there,” Ewan said. “If you’ve made a decision to play with your children, then play with them. Don’t be looking through papers on your desk or sneaking off to the computer. Turn off your BlackBerry. Lose yourself in their world. Even if you do it for a short time, it will mean a lot to you and to them.”
Text: Bauer