Off-Spring to the Stars – Child-Rearing Lessons from Our Favorite Celebrities!

With celebrities earning millions and spending their life in luxury, many of us think that perhaps their children are just as spoilt as we expect them to be. After all, they were born with the proverbial silver spoon in their mouth, why wouldn’t they be pampered?

However, the truth is that while many of these celebrity families do live in luxury, the parents themselves try their hardest to make sure that their children stay humble and work hard. For example, take a look at David Beckham's family. While his son Brooklyn is indeed very popular on social media and can easily live his life in luxury, his father pushed him to earn his own money by working in a café. And this is just one example of how famous parents handle their children’s upbringing.

Here, we explain just some instances of how different celebrities deal with parenthood, and what we can learn from their personality profile.

Parenting Lessons from Famous Parents

Being Careful When You Speak

While it is very tempting to simply start sprouting the four-letter word when you think your child is not looking, it is not right.

Swearing itself is an uncouth practice, and doing so in front of a child only goes to show that you don’t have the social or educational skills to handle yourself properly. In this case, it is Brad Pitt who emphasized on the importance of good language. In fact, it was because of his fatherly instincts and protective attitude that many of the actors in the movie “World War Z” refrained themselves from swearing. This was particularly because Pitt has put up a swearing jar and forced all who swore to put a dollar in it because there were children present on set.

Not being Self-Absorbed

It’s no secret that celebrities are more narcissistic than your average Joe. In many cases, it is these narcissistic people who end up competing with their own children. However, they show this competitive streak in a different way, and often become overly attached with their children so that their off-spring’s achievements reflect positively on them.

Jamie Pressly, who is the best example of a humble and supporting parent, advices that it’s crucial to listen to your child and be supportive of who they are, rather than forcing what you want on them.

Take Pride in Being a Parent

While many parents do feel a bit out-of-touch with their own selves after their children are born, many of them embrace parenthood and feel proud of their off-springs’ every little achievement. Parents like Steven Tyler and Bruce Willis who support their children’s careers and dreams always state that their children can come to them for everything and any issue.

Bruce emphasized this relation by stating that he stayed with his children for the entire first year they were born so that he’d become connected with them. This comes as no surprise since Bruce Willis’ profile even states that he loves his family life more than anything else.

Don’t Think You Know Everything

Take it from celebrity mom and all-around supermom, Thandie Newton.

Newton’s words need to be heeded by all parents who don’t listen to their children’s opinion at all. While our children may not have the worldly experience that many parents have, we sometimes forget that our children are wholly uncorrupted, and what they say may be wiser than what we believe. It is important that we hold them in the highest regard so they know that we value their opinion.

So learn these lessons from some of the world’s most famous parents, and try to give your children the importance and value that they need so they can become better and wiser adults.