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When I was growing up, David Beckham was everywhere.<\/p>\n

He was a little bit older than me, just breaking into the Manchester United team while I was still at school. This was the 1990s, the days of Oasis vs Blur, the early internet, New Labour, and Girl Power.<\/p>\n

That last one is significant because one of the women behind the Girl Power movement was the future Mrs. Beckham \u2013 Victoria Adams, aka Posh Spice.<\/p>\n

The pair grew up within 15 minutes of each other, but didn\u2019t actually meet until 1997 when they were both already famous. Their relationship was obsessed over in the press, and in a way, they became the Nation\u2019s sweethearts.<\/p>\n

In less than two years, their first child came along, Brooklyn Beckham, and over the next twelve years 3 more kids followed: Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.<\/p>\n

You might expect the offspring of a mega famous pair of global superstars to be out of touch, but do you know what? David Beckham\u2019s kids are surprisingly grounded.<\/p>\n

The Beckham Children<\/h2>\n

I have my own thoughts on why David and Victoria\u2019s kids have turned out so well (in my amateur opinion), but first, lets have a quick look at what they are all up to.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Beckham \u2013 4th of March, 1999<\/h3>\n

The eldest and most well known of the Beckham children is Brooklyn Beckham. It makes me feel ancient that this kid is now a man, but there we go.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn\u2019s journey so far has been a bit all over the place, but in a good way. As a child he pursued football, and played in the academies at LA Galaxy, PSG, and finally Arsenal. He didn\u2019t receive a scholarship there though, and in 2015, he decided he wasn\u2019t going to pursue football any further.<\/p>\n

Photography was next, a subject which he studied formally. He even released a book of his work as a teenager, but reviews were mixed and it kind of felt like the press were punishing him for trying. He could easily have sat back and lived off Mum and Dad (although they aren\u2019t the sort to let that sort of thing go on) but he kept pushing ahead and found cooking instead.<\/p>\n

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This seems to be a passion that has stuck. He shares cooking videos online, eventually landed a web series, and seems happy doing that for now. He\u2019s not exactly a Michelin starred chef but he has his own sauce brand, and I\u2019m sure he earns plenty from his social media accounts.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, Brooklyn also got married. He lives in the US with his wife, Nicola Peltz, an actress and billionaire heiress, so he is never that far from the spotlight.<\/p>\n

Romeo Beckham \u2013 1st of September, 2002<\/h3>\n

Romeo Beckham has had stints as a fashion model and a footballer, but he never seems to be doing anything for the headlines.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, he understands the value of a public presence \u2013 just ask his 4 million Instagram followers \u2013 but he isn\u2019t the sort to publicise his private life just to get attention. He certainly doesn\u2019t court fame, but the jobs he does naturally come with an element of that.<\/p>\n

He became the face of Burberry\u2019s children\u2019s range at 10 years old, so modelling was always something he was comfortable with, and indeed, is what he currently does for work.<\/p>\n

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However, Romeo was also an aspiring football player. He had some success at youth level before stepping away from the sport to focus on tennis, even training with Andy Murray. Then, in 2020 he decided to go back to football and played for Inter Miami II \u2013 the club his Dad part owns. Then he moved to Brentford in the Premier League, but never played for them, before retiring and returning to modelling.<\/p>\n

Romeo always comes across as a very laid back young man.<\/p>\n

Cruz Beckham \u2013 20th of February, 2005<\/h3>\n

For a long time it was assumed that Cruz would be the eternal baby of the Beckham family, and that\u2019s kind of how people still see him, despite having a younger sister.<\/p>\n

When he was a tiny tot he joined his Mum on stage for a Spice Girls reunion concert and stole the show with his break dancing. He has now gone into the music industry himself, albeit as a multi-instrumentalist and gravelly voiced singer.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s only the start of his career so there is not much to report as of yet, and if he\u2019s anything like his brothers he will move onto something else in 4 or 5 years, but for now, music is his passion. It\u2019s actually not his first foray into the world of music, having released a charity Christmas single when he was 11. As you do. His musical tastes are a little different these days though.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s not riding the family name either. He too has an online following which he knows how to utilise, but he doesn\u2019t seem desperate for cheap fame.<\/p>\n

Harper Beckham \u2013 10th of July, 2011<\/h3>\n

Finally we come on to Harper Beckham, the youngest of the bunch. The least expected too \u2013 everyone thought the Beckham family was complete after Cruz made them a 5.\u00a0Then in 2011, the Beckham\u2019s announced a surprise 4th child was on the way.<\/p>\n

Harper is still a kid, so there is little to say about what she has done in her life so far.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s still at school, and her family have done their best to keep her private life private. She doesn\u2019t have social media accounts yet, and although she is regularly spotted at events like fashion shows and the like, she isn\u2019t flaunted in front of the camera or working in the public eye like her brothers did as kids.<\/p>\n

That said, Victoria has shared a video of Harper modelling her company\u2019s hand cream, and with the amount of attention she gets at Paris Fashion Week it would be amazing if you\u00a0didn\u2019t<\/em> go into some sort of fashion based job when she is older.<\/p>\n

David and Victoria\u2019s Parenting Style<\/h2>\n

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I don\u2019t know them, so I can only go on the stories we hear, but from what I can tell, the Beckham\u2019s never wanted their children to grow up entitled, self obsessed, or without understanding the meaning of money.<\/p>\n

They are a very close family, that much has been obvious over the years. They are always seen together and supporting each other\u2019s endeavours. In fact, there is a no phones at the dinner table rule to ensure the family talk to each other and really connect. Even when the children were young, David and Victoria would plan their work schedules so one of them was\u00a0always<\/em> at home with the kids. They were never left with nannies.<\/p>\n

However, this strong bond doesn\u2019t mean the kids got away with murder. David Beckham has discussed the fact he is a strict Dad, just as his father was, and manners were non-negotiable in their household. Saying please and thank you, demonstrating respectful time keeping, and treating other people with kindness were all lessons the children learned.<\/p>\n

Unlike most families though, they also had the resources to let the kids try things, get creative, and fail without any serious consequences. They want them to work hard but to find joy in whatever they do.<\/p>\n

One great example of what I mean, is when a teenage Brooklyn Beckham worked in a London caf\u00e9 for minimum wage. He clearly didn\u2019t need that job, cleaning tables and making flat whites, but the point was to show him what real work looks like. The kids have also done a lot for charity, such as Romeo running a mini marathon as a child to raise money, and David is well known for his work with UNICEF so his children grew up with that fantastic example.<\/p>\n

David and Victoria are also fiercely protective parents too. The media once criticised them for letting Harper use a dummy and David fired right back, defending their decision and calling out the parent shaming from the press.<\/p>\n

All of this stuff teaches the children respect for one another and other people, teaches them the value of effort and hard work, but also gives them total security. They seem to have a strong sense of who they are, and boundaries put in place to keep them grounded.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n