From Kate Middleton to Kim Kardashian: Here’s How Celebrity Parents Are Handling Homeschooling Their Kids

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Celebrity Parents Homeschooling

by Shana Lynch |
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Look, Lockdown 3 has been a struggle for everyone, even yourfavourite celebrities. While it may seem like they have it better, what with their giant mansions and endless piles of money, at the end of the day we're all stuck inside indefinitely with no choice but to grit our teeth and get through it.

But for those social distancing with kids at home, it can seem even more impossible. How do you keep them entertained all day and how are you possibly supposed to fill-in for their actual teachers? Well, let's ask the A-list for some help.

From Kim Kardashian to Charlize Theron to Kate Middleton, here's how celebrity parents are handling homeschooling their children.

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Jennifer Lopez

JLo, who spent lockdown in Miami with fiancé Alex Rodriguez with his two daughters, Natasha, 15, and Ella, 12, and her twins Max, 12, and Emme, 12 spoke on The Ellen Show about her experiences homeschooling. 'I think we're all like "what is this?" I'm not a teacher! And also, have you seen the math they make the kids do now? It's a new math! It's crazy…Half the time I'm like, "okay, yeah, let's look up that word. What's that mean?"'

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Halle Berry

Halle Berry has two children, 6-year-old Maceo-Robert and 12-year-old Nahla Ariela and described homeschooling to_ as 'a nightmare for me. It's a nightmare.'

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Shonda Rhimes

Bridgerton-producer Shonda Rhimes wrote on Twitter, 'Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.' We couldn't agree more.

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Charlize Theron

In case you think you're the only one struggling with homeschooling, actress Charlize Theron is here to tell you otherwise. 'It was an incredibly stressful time for me,' she said in an interview with_'s Willie Geist{ =nofollow}. 'I will make any action movie over and over and over again before I homeschool again.

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Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore took to Instagram to send a message to 'all parents who are trying to survive... look! Frankie and I have been spending our days playing rad games like the Candy Land game.' Just goes to show that sometimes homeschooling can be as simple as playing a board game.

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Ryan Dorsey

5-year-old Josey, who tragically lost his mother Naya Rivera in July of 2020, is learning to count at home with dad Ryan, who shared this image to Instagram during the US election.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Has anything ever been as relatable as this? 'Sure Jesse, you can have a ketchup sandwich and watch my laptop while you have your lunch at 11.30 #daywhateveroflockdown #myhomeschoolingaintfoolingnoone,' the singer wrote.

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Kristen Bell, pt. 1

Kristen Bell used homeschool art class with her daughters, Delta and Lincoln, to emphasise the importance of flattening the curve.

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Kristen Bell, pt. 2

When trying to teach her daughter to write her first opinion essay, Bell shared that she 'was quite impressed with the topic she chose as she presented her grid with opinion and evidence. Touche my young lass. Touche. (The bottom says "Stern Voice").'

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Kristen Bell, pt. 3

'Homeschool's going okay,' the actress captioned this photo on Instagram.

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Stacey Solomon, pt. 1

Stacey Solomon, queen of relatability on Instagram, shared her colour-coded homeschooling timetable to show how she's keeping everything in order.

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The mum-of-three was also brutally honestwhen she shared that she forgot to feed her sons lunch one day, saying they 'didn't moan for anything, so I just carried on with the day.'

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Stacey Solomon, pt. 3

Solomon also dished out some great advice to her followers when she showed how she makes sandwiches for her boys at the beginning of the week, and then pops them in the freezer to last all week. No more missing lunches for them, then.

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Stacey Solomon, pt. 4

Her two oldest sons have been getting their PE classes in as well, with help from Joe Wicks and his live PE classes.

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P!nk

Singer P!nk also knows the importance of keeping a schedule while homeschooling, as she showed by posting her timetable on Instagram.

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Hilary Duff

...but a structured schedule isn't for everyone, as demonstrated by Hilary Duff who showed off a less rigid timetable and said that the mom who 'freaked about homework' was her hero.

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Victoria Beckham, pt. 1

Victoria Beckham has been making sure that eight-year-old Harper gets her lessons in, posting her completed maths assignment to Instagram.

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Victoria Beckham, pt. 2

VB and David also know the importance of creative learning and set up an art lesson at home for Harper.

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Fearne Cotton

Painting is a great way to keep kids entertained during homeschooling — Fearne Cotton and her podcast, Happy Place, launched The Great Create to encourage creativity in groups at home, work or school.

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Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen also set up a creative station for her son Miles to draw while homeschooling.

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Rochelle Humes

Another Joe Wicks fan, Rochelle Humes shared a photo of her daughter dressed in her actual PE kit participating in one of his workouts.

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Kim Kardashian

While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition, Kim K expressed her struggles with homeschooling her kids North, 6, Saint, 4, Chicago, 2, and Psalm, 10 months. The reality star stated, 'I'm hiding from them. They have to stop for P.E. to go run up and down the backyard. They do this, like, Pokemon yoga or princess yoga. It's insane.'

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Kourtney Kardashian

Meanwhile, her sister, mum-of-three Kourtney, shared picture of herself walking her dog in a buggy with the caption 'I'm the homeschool PE teacher.'

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

In a very cheeky move, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge revealed that they hadn't told their children George, 6, Charlotte, 4, and Louis, almost 2, that it was the Easter holidays. In an interview with the BBC, Kate said, 'Don't tell the children but we've actually kept it going through the holidays, I feel very mean.' She also shared what they've been doing to keep the children busy: 'You can get to the end of the day and write down a list of everything you've done… You pitch a tent, you take the tent down again. Cook, bake. You get to the end of the day… they've had a lovely time. But it is amazing how much you can cram into that one day, that's for sure.'

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Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow shared a picture of herself 'WFH with some moral support' with daughter Apple and son Moses.

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Kate Ferdinand

Kate and Rio Ferdinand have been very open about The Ferdinand Home School, with the family of five learning and exercising together.

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