Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Best Parenting Quotes About Raising Blue Ivy, Sir and Rumi

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Beyonce and Jay-Z's Best Parenting Quotes About Raising Blue Ivy, Sir and Rumi

An inside look into the famous family of five! Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been gushing about their three kids since becoming parents. The Grammy winners welcomed their eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, in 2012. She became a big sister five years later when twins Sir and Rumi arrived. The couple “do everything” with their trio, a source told Us Weekly exclusively in June 2019. “Jay-Z and Beyoncé have nannies for the kids and their assistants help out too, but they mostly try and bring the kids everywhere,” the insider revealed at the time. Blue always travels with Beyoncé and comes with her when she’s working. The twins are getting older and Beyoncé has been taking them out a little more too.” The source went on to call the family “tight-knit,” adding, “Jay-Z does a lot of daddy duty stuff and he takes Blue to school and things like that.” [jwplayer fpXY9R0R-zhNYySv2] When it comes to disciplining her children, the former Destiny’s Child member doesn’t believe in “spankings,” Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles Lawson, told Us exclusively in June 2019. “[She] just really talk[s] to the kids and reason[s] with them,” the fashion designer explained to Us. “I can say, [she] pretty much has my parenting!” As for Queen B’s dad, Mathew Knowles told Us exclusively in May 2020 about Blue, Sir and Rumi’s distinct personalities. “Blue Ivy is just so incredible and reminds me of Beyoncé so much,” the Destiny’s Child: The Untold Story author told Us at the time. “Sir, he just wants his world to himself. [His twin sister], Rumi, reminds me of [my daughter] Solange [Knowles].” The pair’s eldest has “already” proven she plans to follow in her parents’ musical footsteps. “I think we all see that in her,” Mathew explained to Us. “Just like I saw it in Solange and Beyoncé when they were growing up. They’re just about the passion because when we live in our passions, we don’t have to work a day in our lives. … I just want them to find their passions and put in the work ethic and they’ll be successful.” Keep scrolling to see the sweet things Beyoncé and Jay-Z have said over the years about bringing up their brood.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z's Best Parenting Quotes About Raising Blue Ivy, Sir and Rumi

An inside look into the famous family of five! Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been gushing about their three kids since becoming parents. The Grammy winners welcomed their eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, in 2012. She became a big sister five years later when twins Sir and Rumi arrived. The couple “do everything” with their trio, a source told Us Weekly exclusively in June 2019. “Jay-Z and Beyoncé have nannies for the kids and their assistants help out too, but they mostly try and bring the kids everywhere,” the insider revealed at the time. Blue always travels with Beyoncé and comes with her when she’s working. The twins are getting older and Beyoncé has been taking them out a little more too.” The source went on to call the family “tight-knit,” adding, “Jay-Z does a lot of daddy duty stuff and he takes Blue to school and things like that.” [jwplayer fpXY9R0R-zhNYySv2] When it comes to disciplining her children, the former Destiny’s Child member doesn’t believe in “spankings,” Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles Lawson, told Us exclusively in June 2019. “[She] just really talk[s] to the kids and reason[s] with them,” the fashion designer explained to Us. “I can say, [she] pretty much has my parenting!” As for Queen B’s dad, Mathew Knowles told Us exclusively in May 2020 about Blue, Sir and Rumi’s distinct personalities. “Blue Ivy is just so incredible and reminds me of Beyoncé so much,” the Destiny’s Child: The Untold Story author told Us at the time. “Sir, he just wants his world to himself. [His twin sister], Rumi, reminds me of [my daughter] Solange [Knowles].” The pair’s eldest has “already” proven she plans to follow in her parents’ musical footsteps. “I think we all see that in her,” Mathew explained to Us. “Just like I saw it in Solange and Beyoncé when they were growing up. They’re just about the passion because when we live in our passions, we don’t have to work a day in our lives. … I just want them to find their passions and put in the work ethic and they’ll be successful.” Keep scrolling to see the sweet things Beyoncé and Jay-Z have said over the years about bringing up their brood.

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Doting Dad

"Parenting has its ups and downs and you’re going to make mistakes, but the biggest reward is being around," the new dad told GQ in 2011. "Providing — that’s not love. Being there — that’s more important."

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Diaper Duty

Beyoncé called her husband a "very good" father the following year. "We both [change diapers]," she told Anderson Cooper at the time. "I love changing diapers, I love it. I love every moment of it, it’s so beautiful. I love it all."

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Perfect Pregnancy

“Being pregnant was very much like falling in love. You are so open" she said in HBO's Life Is But a Dream documentary in 2013. "You are so overjoyed. There’s no words that can express having a baby growing inside of you, so of course you want to scream it out and tell everyone.”

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Family Affair

Beyoncé's "family and closest people" were around when she gave birth, the Texas native told Vogue that same year. “Everything that scared me just was not present in that room. So for me to really let go and really appreciate every contraction ... it was the best day of my life.”

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Body Positive

The actress went on to call Blue her "best friend," telling the outlet: "Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body. I just feel my body means something completely different. I feel a lot more confident about it. Even being heavier, thinner, whatever. I feel a lot more like a woman. More feminine, more sensual. And no shame."

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Baby Babbling

“When I wake up in the morning, the best thing in the world is seeing her face,” the "Crazy in Love" singer said of Blue while promoting her Super Bowl performance in 2013. “She’s starting to talk. It’s just such a beautiful time in my life to have a child and every day see something new and see her learn something new.”

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Mini Groupie

“She’s my biggest fan. If no one bought the Magna Carta [album], the fact that she loves it so much, it gives me the greatest joy," Jay-Z told Vanity Fair in November 2013. "And that’s not, like, a cliché. I’m really serious. Just to see her — ‘Daddy song, more, Daddy.’ She’s genuine, she’s honest, because she doesn’t know it makes me happy. She just wants to hear it."

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Touching Tribute

In his 2014 Grammy acceptance speech, he told his daughter: “Look, Daddy got a gold sippy cup for you!"

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Great Goals

“I just want my child to be happy and healthy and have the opportunity to realize her dreams,” Beyoncé told Elle in 2016.

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Working Mom

She told Elle in 2019: “I think the most stressful thing for me is balancing work and life. Making sure I am present for my kids — dropping Blue off at school, taking Rumi and Sir to their activities, making time for date nights with my husband, and being home in time to have dinner with my family — all while running a company can be challenging."

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The More, The Merrier

“I would like more children," the Lion King star said during a Good Morning America appearance that same year. "I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being big sister. And I am very protective. I just want to make sure that she can have a healthy, safe, normal life. In the back of my mind, she’s my priority. And life is completely different now. I feel really, really just lucky that I can still do what I love, and now have a way bigger meaning. And that’s to be her mother.”

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Sweet Shout-Out

Beyoncé dedicated her July 2020 visual album, Black Is King, to Sir, writing, "Dedicated to my son, Sir Carter. And to all our sons and daughters, the sun and the moon sow for you. You are the keys to the kingdom." 

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Alone Time

"I tried to make sure I got five minutes by myself in the bathtub every day,” the singer said in an October 2020 Ivy Park x Adidas video. "It was still difficult, and I still heard, 'Mommy! Mommy!’"

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Quarantine Confession

"I truly cherish this time with my family, and my new goal is to slow down and shed stressful things from my life,” Beyoncé told British Vogue in October 2020. "I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on building my legacy and representing my culture the best way I know how. Now, I’ve decided to give myself permission to focus on my joy.”

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Happy Holidays

The singer went on to describe her family’s Christmas traditions, explaining, "We decorate cookies and ornaments. We also collect ornaments with everyone's favorite things. We decorate while jamming to Christmas music. Blue leaves milk and cookies for Santa, and always leaves the most beautiful letters for him. We get up early and open presents and then we have a big lunch with all of our family. I love the joy and wonderment of children on Christmas. It makes me feel like a kid."

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Proud Parent

"I know my two daughters and son are watching,” Beyoncé said in her March 2021 Grammys acceptance speech. “Blue, congratulations. She won a Grammy tonight. I’m so proud of you, and I’m so honored to be your mommy, all of your mommies. You’re my babies, and I’m so proud of y’all."

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Distinctive Dad

Jay-Z told The Sunday Times in April 2021 that he and his wife are "attentive" to who their kids "want to be," noting, "It’s easy for us, as human beings, to want our children to do certain things, but we have no idea. We're just guides.”

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Major Motivator

Jay-Z called fatherhood “a very grounding thing” in a May 2021 interview with LeBron James, explaining, “I didn't learn how to swim until Blue was born. There goes everything you need to know. This is a metaphor for our relationship. If she ever fell in the water and I couldn't get her, I couldn't even fathom that thought. I gotta learn how to swim. That's it. That was the beginning of our relationship."

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Birthday Wishes

"What's better than 1 gift... 2,” Beyoncé wrote via Instagram while celebrating her twins’ fourth year. "Happy birthday Rumi & Sir."

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Like Mother, Like Daughters

In August 2021, Beyoncé told Harper's Bazaar that she wants to give Blue and Rumi a healthy "example" of self-care after building a hemp and honey farm. "One of my most satisfying moments as a mom is when I found Blue one day soaking in the bath with her eyes closed, using blends I created and taking time for herself to decompress and be at peace," she gushed.

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Timing Is Everything

"Time is all you have. That's the only thing we control, is how you spend your time. You're reckless with your time before,” Jay-Z said during a July 2022 episode of Hart to Heart when talking about how parenthood changed his career. “You're just all over the place and then you have to [ask yourself], ‘What are you leaving your house for?’ Every second that you spend, you're spending away from the development of these people that you brought here, that you love more than anything in the world. So what are you going to spend that time on? That changed a lot. That changed practically everything."