Steph Curry’s No. 1 parenting tip as a father of 4

Throughout his 16-year profession within the NBA, basketball star Stephen Curry has hit a number of notable milestones: four-time NBA champion, two-time Most Beneficial Participant, 11-time NBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist to call just a few. However one among Curry’s proudest achievements is being a guardian to his 4 youngsters, ages 12, 9, six, and 9 months.

Between being a full-time athlete, engaged on a Peacock TV present, and most lately collaborating with former First Woman Michelle Obama’s firm PLEZi Diet to launch a brand new hydration drink, Curry has a full plate—however at all times makes time to point out up as a dad.

Elevating 4 youngsters has proved to be a studying expertise for Curry and his spouse, Ayesha, and the primary tip he has for folks of a number of children: Mother or father every little one in a different way.

“They’re all so different, they all respond to different parenting styles, different communication styles,” Curry tells Fortune. “As quickly as you can, learn what they respond to the most.”

Embrace what makes every little one distinctive

Curry says he’s discovered by way of trial and error that what works with one child may not with one other.

“You want to let them know that they each have a superpower and are unique for a reason,” he says. 

That precept is present in Curry’s 2022 youngsters’s ebook, I Have a Superpower. The ebook mirrors his personal underdog story, a couple of boy who learns that you do not have to be the strongest, quickest, and even tallest participant to achieve success by way of exhausting work and dedication.

Curry’s method is much like the ideas behind “panda” parenting, the place a toddler’s independence and distinctive identification is prioritized. The time period comes from the ebook How you can Increase Profitable Folks: Easy Classes for Radical Outcomes by Esther Wojcicki, who described panda parenting as “respect[ing] your kids’ ideas and preferences, otherwise communication shuts down, just when they most need your support” in an interview with the New Zealand Herald.

“When you believe in your child, they believe in themselves,” Wojcicki mentioned. “And when you give them the opportunity to do things they become more independent.”

With 4 children, Curry has made certain to forge distinctive bonds with every little one and help their particular person personalities—which he admits isn’t straightforward, however is a rewarding course of.

“It’s a fun but challenging task to figure out,” Curry says. 

He additionally encourages his children to go after their desires even when it doesn’t in the end work out, and he credit that mindset to his dad and mom who inspired him to not be afraid of failure by way of his early struggles as a basketball participant.

“My parents were very supportive of me during those moments,” Curry mentioned in a 2022 interview with Fatherly.  “I’m always telling my kids that they have to try stuff and sometimes it’s not gonna work. Sometimes it is, but all you control is your focus and attention. It’s all about your approach to life.”

To assist them deal with potential failures, Curry employs the phrase, “Control your WABA”—your phrases, actions, habits, and perspective, he instructed Fatherly. 

“Those are four factors that they can control, no matter what’s going on in their life,” he mentioned. “Hopefully, that keeps them centered through all of the ups and downs.”

However most of all, the muse of his parenting, Curry says, is within the help he gives his children.
“Make sure they feel loved while you’re guiding them as a parent,” he tells Fortune. “That’s when the relationship…really kind of hits its stride.”

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This story was initially featured on Fortune.com