Tina Knowles-Lawson has spoken about what it was like raising her daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, revealing a special tradition she practised throughout their childhoods.
Over the weekend, Knowles-Lawson attended Summit21, a two-day conference in Atlanta which celebrates black girls and women.
The businesswoman and fashion designer was invited to speak at the conference, during which she opened up about how she managed time spent with her two daughters during their younger years.
“One thing I’m really happy I did was I gave each of my kids a day,” Knowles-Lawson said.
“As Solange got older, I would spend Wednesdays with her and help with homework and do those types of things and just devote that day to her, and then one day to Bey.”
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Beyonce headlined Saturday night at Coachella
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She became the first black woman to headline Coachella in a breathtaking set that featured her best material from a staggering back catalogue
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Husband Jay Z joined Beyonce for a rendition of “Deja Vu” ahead of their On The Run 2 tour
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Destiny’s Child reunited in an incredible moment, for a flawless renditions of “Lose My Breath”, “Say My Name” and “Soldier”
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Jay-Z made sure the spotlight was focused on his wife with a no-frills rap cameo
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Dancers and musicians surrounded Beyonce throughout to add to the impressive performance
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Beyonce wore several outfits in her history-making set
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Beyonce reunited with with Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams
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Beyonce enters the stage
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Fans go wild for her
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Beyonce performed one incredible dance routine after another
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Those rumoured 10 hour a day rehearsals ahead of the show certainly paid off, as she didn’t put a foot wrong.
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Beyonce performs with Destiny’s Child
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She then transitioned into “Freedom”, “Formation” and “Sorry” from her 2016 visual album Lemonade. During “Sorry,” she mixed in verses from two fan favourites: “Me, Myself and I” and “Kitty Kat”
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Thousands watched Beyonce perform at the at the Empire Polo Field
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Beyonce began her set with her 2003 debut solo single, “Crazy in Love”
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DJ Khaled’s voice was heard on the speakers at one point to announce: “After tonight, Coachella gotta rename Coachella the Beychella. New name alert: Beychella!”
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Fans watch Beyonce perform
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Beychella became the top trend on Twitter for the rest of the performance
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Beyonce performs on stage at the Empire Polo Field
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Beyonce headlined Saturday night at Coachella
Getty
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She became the first black woman to headline Coachella in a breathtaking set that featured her best material from a staggering back catalogue
Getty/Coachella
3/20
Husband Jay Z joined Beyonce for a rendition of “Deja Vu” ahead of their On The Run 2 tour
AFP/Getty
4/20
Destiny’s Child reunited in an incredible moment, for a flawless renditions of “Lose My Breath”, “Say My Name” and “Soldier”
AFP/Getty
5/20
Jay-Z made sure the spotlight was focused on his wife with a no-frills rap cameo
AFP/Getty
6/20
Dancers and musicians surrounded Beyonce throughout to add to the impressive performance
Getty/Coachella
7/20
Beyonce wore several outfits in her history-making set
Getty/Coachella
8/20
Beyonce reunited with with Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams
AFP/Getty
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Beyonce enters the stage
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10/20
Fans go wild for her
AFP/Getty
11/20
Beyonce performed one incredible dance routine after another
AFP/Getty
12/20
Those rumoured 10 hour a day rehearsals ahead of the show certainly paid off, as she didn’t put a foot wrong.
Getty/Coachella
13/20
Beyonce performs with Destiny’s Child
AFP/Getty Images
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She then transitioned into “Freedom”, “Formation” and “Sorry” from her 2016 visual album Lemonade. During “Sorry,” she mixed in verses from two fan favourites: “Me, Myself and I” and “Kitty Kat”
Getty/Coachella
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Thousands watched Beyonce perform at the at the Empire Polo Field
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Beyonce began her set with her 2003 debut solo single, “Crazy in Love”
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DJ Khaled’s voice was heard on the speakers at one point to announce: “After tonight, Coachella gotta rename Coachella the Beychella. New name alert: Beychella!”
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Fans watch Beyonce perform
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Beychella became the top trend on Twitter for the rest of the performance
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Beyonce performs on stage at the Empire Polo Field
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Knowles-Lawson explained that doing this made Beyoncé and Solange feel as though they were receiving adequate attention, a tricky feat to achieve with children.
“You know because kids, no matter how much you give them love and attention, it’s never enough,” the 65-year-old added.
“I mean I’m sure, everybody who has kids knows, you can take them to [now-closed theme park] AstroWorld, to eat, and they’ll still say, ‘Well what else are we going to do?'”
Knowles-Lawson is known to have a close relationship with her daughters.
In January, she revealed while speaking on Maria Shriver’s Meaningful Conversations podcast that she, Beyoncé, Solange, her niece Angie Beyincé and former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland are all on a group text.
“It’s like I have four girls,” Knowles-Lawson said. “And it’s so funny because we are always on group chats.”
Earlier this month, the fashion designer hosted the 2019 Wearable Art Gala in Santa Monica, California with her husband, Richard Lawson.
The theme of the event was “A Journey to the Pride Lands”, taking inspiration from Jon Favreau‘s soon-to-be-released remake of The Lion King.
Beyoncé attended the event in a gold ensemble which paid homage to the character she plays in the film, Nala.
The outfit featured an embellished bodysuit, cape, fringed heels and a lion face, with feathers protruding from the lion’s face to emulate a mane.
