Serena Williams Gives Parents Hack For Dealing With Energetic Kids

Serena Williams revealed one of the tricks she uses to keep her daughter Olympia in check.

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The former tennis player said she taught her daughter a game as she got tired of running around.

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The game appeared to have kept the five-year-old preoccupied in the video Williams shared to her Instagram Story.

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Williams previously disclosed that she and Olympia usually enjoyed date nights together.

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She uploaded some proof of her and her daughter doing just that on her Instagram page.

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The update prompted some parenting advice from her followers in the comments.

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Williams seemed to be fully engaged in her motherhood role as seen in another Instagram update.

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She took her daughter to her first soccer practice.

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She was every bit as supportive as other parents as she and her husband cheered their child on from the sidelines.

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