Ayesha and Stephen Curry Talk Parenting With Michelle Obama, ‘It’s a Challenge for Sure’

Erica LoopSat, April 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM UTC

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Stephen Curry isn’t just one of the leading NBA players. Sure, he’s a Golden State Warriors superstar. But he’s also a doting dad to four kiddos (with wife TV personality and cookbook author Ayesha Curry).

The power couple recently sat down with former FLOTUS Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson for the duo’s IMO podcast, opening up about the early years of raising children and parenting in the spotlight.

Of course, the Currys aren’t the only famous parents on this podcast. Obama (Michelle, that is) had plenty to say about parenting in the public eye, revealing, “Malia and Sasha never wanted Barack to come to their stuff with the presidential motorcade…I mean, they’re just like, dad, just don’t come.”

Obama continued, “The girls didn’t want friends to come to the White House because they felt like it’s not a normal house…I guarantee you, your friends want to come.” The former First Lady also shared, “It isn’t normal from where they came from in Chicago, but it is their normal…Our kids reacted the way we reacted.”

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So, how do Stephen and Ayesha Curry handle parenting as famous parents? The NBA star said, “It’s a challenge for sure. You know, worried about like sleepover nights or extracurriculars, especially with Riley, she wasn't to be a little bit more independent…like meeting new parents and not making it a big deal but making sure there are boundaries around how we move so that we feel safe.”

Along with 13-year-old Riley, Curry and his wife are parents to Ryan Carson Curry (born in 2015), Canon W. Jack Curry (born in 2018), and Caius Chai Curry (born in 2024). He also talked about some pretty real parenting antics, “We’re going to be at your game. We’re going to be loud, yelling, going crazy. Uh, we’re going to be embarrassing.”

The podcast focused on more than just celeb parenting. Obama also asked about the early years and how the couple dealt with those oh-so-common sleepless nights, admitting, “Barack was really hands-on. I mean, the one reason I always say I slept in the early years because we would divide up the time. I would go to bed at eight or nine, do that last feeding, and then pump. And I would just go to sleep, cover my ears, and just let him have the night. Up until the last feeding.” Looks like the former President was a pretty amazing dad!

Curry (this time, Ayesha) got candid about the challenges she faced, “So with our first three, people would advocate for me and be like get some help, get some help. I had this strange sense of pride, and this need to prove that I could be super mom…and I was exhausted.” She went on to add, “ I paid for it mentally and physically. So then with Kai Kai, with our fourth, I said you know what? We are so fortunate to have the resources to have a little bit of help. So, I actually got this time around, I got a night nurse to get those six hours.”

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