Ed Sheeran's top parenting tip revolves around breakfast
During an appearance on Thursday's episode of the " Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce" podcast, the musician shared the best piece of fatherhood advice he's ever received.
"Always be the one that makes the breakfast in the morning," Sheeran told podcast host Kylie Kelce. "Always be the one that gets up first, and let your partner have a lie-in. Do the breakfast because that's the time of the day that your kids are the least angry, because they're rested."
The "Bad Habits" singer added that taking on breakfast duty is a triple win: he gets the morning chores done, gives his partner a well-earned break, and gets quality time with the kids when they're at their best.
"They want to help out as well. So, I'm handing them plates and they're putting the plates away, and I'm like, you're making my job easier," Sheeran said.
He added that he also enjoys taking on the "evening shift."
"Reading 40 different stories and having someone fall asleep on your shoulder is actually really lovely," Sheeran said.
Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, welcomed their first daughter, Lyra, in 2020, and their second daughter, Jupiter, in 2022.
In a 2021 interview with BBC Radio 1, Sheeran said that becoming a dad led him to change his lifestyle habits. He started going into the studio from 9-to-5 instead of ending his recording sessions in the middle of the night.
"As soon as Cherry told me she was pregnant, life shifted, in terms of work and health and what I was putting into my body, be it food or alcohol," he said.
Like Sheeran, many other celebrities have also opened up about their own parenting tips.
Kate Hudson — who has — previously said that she isn't afraid to apologize to her children whenever she's in the wrong.
"And what you find in going to your kids and saying, 'I could have handled this better' or 'I made a mistake' or 'I'm sorry I didn't trust you' — whatever the scenario — is that connection becomes stronger," Hudson said.
During a June episode of her "IMO" podcast, Michelle Obama said that good parenting involves knowing that kids are "not your friends."
She added it's important for parents to set clear boundaries that they believe in and that they stick to "all the time," since kids are always testing how far they can push before adults cave.
A representative for Sheeran did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.
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