David BeckhamLOS ANGELES — David Beckham is a strict father because he and wife Victoria thinks it is important for their four kids to be “normal". The soccer star and his wife Victoria want their children - Brooklyn, 13, Romeo, nine, Cruz, seven, and 12-month-old Harper - to be “down-to-earth" so try to instill in them the values they were brought up with by their own parents. He said: “They're normal kids. And that's because me and Victoria have kept our roots and a very English, down-to-earth living for the kids. “We want to give them the same morals we had growing up, the way our parents brought us up, which was in a very strict way." Although the Beckham family have not lived in the UK for over a decade, London-born David — who currently lives in Los Angeles, California and has previously been based in Spain and Italy — thinks it is important to stay in touch with his roots. — Agencies