Shortly after welcoming a daughter Daphne reigns In July 2025, Demi-Leigh Tebow learned a big parenting lesson she didn’t expect.

“Nobody warned me about baby laundry,” says the author and philanthropist parents. “When I throw my blanket on the floor, it gets recycled, but when I throw his blanket on the floor, it goes straight into the washer, or a burp cloth, or clothesOr onesies, and then you have a hit. Sometimes there are several costume changes in one day. Washing baby clothes was a big surprise.”

But Demi-Leigh, who married former football quarterback Tim Tebow in 2020, is embracing everything that comes with new parenthood, while realizing that it’s okay to ask for help and learn as you go.

“Before she was born, there were a few things that Tim and I realized, and the biggest thing is that we don’t know anything, and we’re just going to be willing to adapt,” she says.

Tend to his community

Being a mom brings a whole new level of criticism, Demi-Lee says. This is especially true when you are a public figure. She is learning to focus on the positive figures in her life, who share wisdom and support her.

“We don’t always have to allow everyone to speak into our lives, and we need to choose the people we want to speak into our lives,” she says. “It’s a choice we have, and we can ultimately choose who we listen to.”

Demi-Lee says she and Tim have Made a loving village who are helping them on their parenting journey.

“Knowing that you’re not alone in this season, and that there are people who want to be there for you, who love you, who care about you, who have your best interests at heart,” she says. “Tim and I really focus on surrounding ourselves with a community of people who can do that.”

The couple, who are based in Jacksonville, Florida, where their Tim Tebow Foundation is headquartered, have found community in their family and friends, including Tim’s childhood friends, who live nearby. Their support is also virtual, including Demi-Lee’s loved ones in South Africa.

“I’m thankful for technology because my best friend from high school, who has three kids of her own, I can see her anytime,” she says. “The time zone difference makes it easier because I get to connect with her while I’m doing it Midnight feedsAnd just be like, ‘Hey, is this okay? What do I do here? Help, please! ”

She appreciates her husband being a supportive and caring partner in the postpartum experience—even in small ways.

“Whether he’s making my coffee the way I like it in the morning, or feeding me, making sure my water bottle is full,” she says. “I don’t think Tim sent me that many tips or tricks. I think his whole ‘page for you’ is just kid stuff. He’s trying to help as much as possible. And most importantly, just loving me and loving Daphne is the most I can ask for.”

Teaching daughter confidence

Demi, who was crowned Miss Universe 2017 while representing South Africa, says she let the title define her and realized how detrimental it was to her well-being.

“It’s very dangerous when we root our whole identity in one particular thing because I think that leaves no room for our ultimate identity,” says Demi-Leigh, who wrote about her experience in the best-selling memoir 2024, A crown that lasts: You are not your label. She shares a similar lesson in her first children’s book, Princess Paris finds her purposeReleased in April 2025.

She adds, “I had to realize that as long as I tied my confidence and my identity to temporary things in this life, I was always failing myself. I was always going to fail at some point, at some point, feel empty.”

Her aim is to encourage her daughter Find confidence achievements or beyond a particular title. This is why he wrote his latest book, Knowing Who You Are Because of Who God Is: 100 Days of Unbreakable FaithAnd dedicated it to baby Daphne Reign.

“I think the biggest life lesson I hope to be able to teach her is that she never has to strive for achievement or accolades or awards or promotions because she’s already loved, she’s already fully created, and she’s already enough,” she says. “I hope that’s something that he always knows and grows to believe in.”