Top 11 largest families in history

Not every celebrity is able to give up family, children and home comfort for the sake of a career.
Many stars, on the contrary, try to devote more time to their family, sometimes not even stopping at one or two kids. Which celebrity bears the honorary title of “parent of many children,” and what principles of raising children are promoted in show business today? Is there anything “mere mortal” parents can learn from the stars?

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Madonna

Despite Madonna's own image and reputation, she is a very strict mother. Madonna does not allow any whining and makes very high demands on herself and her children, focusing on strict discipline and constant work on herself. Sweets, fast food, expensive things, alcohol and cigarettes, parties and TV are prohibited, clothing is only modest, language learning is in-depth, and the daily routine is the strictest.

In addition, one of Madonna’s rules is not to punish for wrongdoing, but to reward for achievements. True, it should be noted that this concept failed somewhere: Rocco’s son rebelled and went to live with his father, and the eldest daughter Lourdes completely went “away.”

Today the pop diva has 4 children: daughter Lourdes, born in 1996, son Rocco, born in 2000, David, adopted in 2006, and daughter Mercy, adopted in 2009.

Nicole Kidman

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The famous actress has four children. She adopted her daughter Isabella and son Connor while married to Tom Cruise. As often happens, the artists met on the set of the film, after which they began a whirlwind romance. Tom Cruise was already married at that time, he left his wife and soon the lovers legalized their marriage. The breakup of the star couple occurred almost 10 years later - the relationship deteriorated during the filming of the film “Eyes Wide Shut”. After the divorce, the children remained with their father.

Nicole Kidman got married for the second time in 2006. Her chosen one was singer Keith Urban. In their marriage, they had two daughters - Sunday and Faith.

Beckham

This star couple has 3 boys (Cruz, Romeo and Brooklyn) and a daughter, Harper. And first of all, parents instill in them independence: no one will make the bed, clean up and wash the dishes for them - only themselves! Otherwise, no pocket money for the whole week. As for TV programs, their viewing is under the strictest control.

Victoria is no less strict about checking lessons and the children’s daily routine. The worst punishment in the family is to sit on a special “punishment chair” and reflect on your mistake until the guilt is fully realized.

In addition, the Beckhams often involve children in real work so that they get used to working and not sitting on their parents’ necks. Another rule for raising children is compulsory sports. Each of the children plays their own sport.

And of course, communication: the children’s lifestyle should remain normal, without star fever, and serious gifts will have to be earned by success in school and sports.

Valeria and Joseph Prigogine

The 47-year-old mom looks great! And the secret of youth is a loving husband and beloved children. The Prigozhins have 6 of them. And all of them are from previous marriages, 3 for each. The couple does not have common children, which does not prevent them from loving the six they already have equally strongly.

Valeria, as the most exemplary mother on the national stage, tries to be a wise, responsible and loving mother, surrounding her children with care, maintaining close contact with the children’s teachers and constantly balancing (and successfully!) between career and family.

The children also connected their lives (could it have been otherwise?) with music.

Okhlobystiny

The former priest, and now actor and director Okhlobystin and Oksana Arbuzova have 6 children, 2 sons and 4 sweet daughters. All with traditional Russian names - Vasya and Savva, Anfisa and Evdokia, as well as Varya and Ioanna.

Basic rules of education from Ivan Okhlobystin: teach children to defend themselves, but retain the goodness within themselves. Combine spiritual and moral in education. Do not miss the hidden talents in the child and help awaken them. Do not prohibit, but transfer attention to more useful actions. The main thing is to have time to invest in a child until he is 5-7 years old. Teach children to work hard, look for the positive in everything and be attentive.

A categorical taboo in education is against rudeness, lies and ridicule.

Maria Sittel - 5 children

The popular TV presenter became a mother for the fifth time in 2020. Children for Maria are the most important thing in life; she devotes a lot of time to her family, leaving work in the background. Sittel gave birth to a child for the first time in 1995. Daughter Daria was born from her first husband, whose name the presenter keeps secret. The marriage did not last long, and in 2008 the girl met her second husband, businessman Tereshchenko.

Maria with her family

In 2010, the newlyweds welcomed a son, Ivan, and 2 years later another child, the boy Savva. The eldest daughter helps her mother in everything, devoting a lot of time to her brothers. In 2013, Maria gave birth to a third son, whom her parents named Kolya. The couple did not stop there, and in 2020 Maria’s second daughter, Ekaterina, was born.

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott

This couple has 5 children, and Tori gave birth to her fifth boy at the age of 43.

The actress adores her children and constantly shares moments of joy with fans on Instagram and her blog, where she talks about children and shares cooking secrets.

Tory teaches children to work hard, earn money on their own - and, of course, manage it correctly.

Her little daughters even made and sold cookies to buy a gift for their future brother.

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Maria Shukshina - 4 children

Russian actress Maria Shukshina is not only a wonderful mother, but also a grandmother. Her daughter Anna, who was born in 1989, gave birth to a son, Vyacheslav. The girl’s father is Artem Tregubenko, a classmate of Maria Shukshina. In 1998, the actress had a second child from businessman Alexei Kasatkin - son Makar. Maria says that he is a very independent and smart guy, but has a rather stubborn and headstrong character.

Maria with three sons and daughter

In 2005, Shukshina and her new boyfriend Boris Vishnevsky gave birth to twins. The boys were named Foka and Thomas. The actress did not agree for a long time to formalize her relationship with her common-law husband, but after giving birth she agreed to the marriage. Shukshina does not spoil her children, developing in them the desire to achieve everything on their own.

Natalya Vodyanova

The model gave birth to 3 children to her ex-husband, an English lord (Lucas, Neva and Victor), and 2 more children, Maxim and Roman, were born in a second civil marriage.

Natalya looks great, loves her children and is involved in charity work. Natasha's children are real role models. They are not spoiled, they are absolutely open and friendly, and they understand mom’s “no” and “no” the first time.

The secret of upbringing is attention to children, respect for each other, and adherence to boundaries and boundaries that children should not categorically cross.

And, of course, her own example: Natalya even tries to take her children with her to charity events.

Stas Mikhailov

The favorite of many Russian women has 6 children. Of these, 2 are reception.

The artist tries to instill in children only the best habits, realizing that they will learn bad things even without his participation. He tries to help in all their aspirations and support them in all endeavors.

It is important to note that Stas is in no hurry to cram children into all the clubs and sections, trying to raise geniuses - he simply supports the desires of the children.

The TV singer does not forbid children, he does not like to punish, but he tries to keep them away from “stardom,” considering the participation of children in programs and TV competitions unnecessary for the child’s psyche.

Angelina Jolie

This famous actress has 6 children between her and her husband, Brad Pitt. Three are relatives, three are adopted.

Angelina does not scold or punish children, respects their choices in everything, allows them to be independent and make their own mistakes. Children are allocated no more than an hour a day to use the Internet, all decisions are made in the family together, and quarrels and scandals in front of children are excluded.

In addition, the children of this star couple are not just of different nationalities, but also of different religions. And parents do not try to impose their religion on them.

In addition, parents try to instill in their children respect for adults, a desire to learn, and an understanding that family is more important than any wealth in the world.

Top 11 largest families in history (11 photos)

Author: KoshkA

31 August 2014 14:33

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The concept of a “large family” today causes us some surprise, like a curiosity found in a tropical forest. We consider families with many children to be those with three or more children, and houses with 19 children or more seem simply fantastic to us! I invite you to a tour dedicated to the largest families in the history of our planet. Today, many families rarely even think about a second child. It is difficult for us morally and economically to raise a child, we are afraid of the future and are not sure of the future. “But then what else is there to live for? - the heroine mothers ask indignantly. “After all, children are happiness and the meaning of life!” P.S. from TS: My grandmother had 11 sisters and three brothers, even during the harsh years of the German occupation, when there was not only confidence in the future, but a loaf of bread for tomorrow, women gave birth to several children... I do not encourage you to have many children families, just think once again - what is happiness? :) Health to your children!

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1. Vasilyev family XVIII century. The record holder in the history of family creation is considered to be the wife of the Shuya peasant Fyodor Vasiliev. She is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most numerous mother in history. Peasant Vasilyeva gave birth to 69 children during her life!!!

2. Leontina Albina Leontina Albina, who now lives in Chile, has given birth to 55 children in 40 years. Therefore, this lady’s family takes an honorable second place in our ranking.

3. The Greenhill family Let's now go back to the 17th century. There is a new addition to the English Greenhill family. The 39th child was born here. Elizabeth Greenhill, a mother of many children at the age of 54, believes that she could have given birth to several more children if not for life circumstances...

4. The Guinness Family And again the 18th century. The youngest 21st child was born into the family of the famous Irish brewer Arthur Guinness and Olivia Whitmore. Three of these children, having grown up, continued their father’s work, therefore, there is still a brand of beer that bears the proud name of the head of the family with many children - “Guinness”.

5. The Crocker Family Henry Wilson Crocker and Anna Josephine of America also produced 21 children.

6. The Shishkin family The largest modern Russian family now lives in the Voronezh region: 11 daughters and 9 sons. Of the 20 children, 19 still live with their parents.

7. The Nameni family Of the officially registered ones, the largest family in Ukraine is considered to be the family living in the village of Ostritsa, Chernivtsi region. The believing family of Eleonora and Janusz Nameni also raises 20 children.

8. The Wesley Family Middle Ages. The English family of the poet and priest Samuel Wesley and his wife Suzanne had 19 children. Two of their sons later became the founders of Methodism.

9. Bob's family The most famous large family of our time now lives in America. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have 19 boys and girls in their family. To the question: “How do you cope with so many children?” – Michelle usually answers that the secret is that the older children help take care of the younger ones.

10. The Osyakov family In 2009, another girl was born into the Osyakov family, which by that time already had 17 children and 5 grandchildren, who became an aunt to the spouses’ grandchildren. In the same 2009, in the Kremlin, Nadezhda and Father Ivan were awarded the Order of Parental Glory.

11. The Altukhov family Just a few days ago they added another toddler! :) A joyful event for Anna and Pavel Altukhov happened in maternity hospital No. 10. The happy father came to the discharge with all the children in his minibus. Thirteen shooters poured out of the salon, holding bouquets of flowers in their hands. All the Altukhov children are relatives. The newborn is the tenth boy in the family. Anna laughs that choosing male names is already difficult. But here the last word belongs to dad. They want to name the newborn Vladislav. Vladislav XIV. The baby was born healthy: height - 52 centimeters, weight - 3,660 grams. By the way, in the tenth maternity hospital Anna gave birth to her eighth child. And always with the same obstetrician. The doctors themselves call the mother of many children a superheroine. Anna Altukhova is 43 years old and a housewife. The family is religious, husband Pavel is a clergyman. They live in the village of Gorelovo near St. Petersburg. They have their own private house. Pavel and Anna's children live in friendship. The radiant smiles never leave their faces. Everyone (well, those who are old enough) goes to the same school. Hobbies include music and drawing. While on vacation, we came to pick up my mother. It is interesting that the father of many children was himself the eleventh, youngest child in the family. Little Vladik became his grandparents' 98th grandson! Pavel's brothers and sisters and their families live in different countries.

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