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Helen Flanagan says son was ‘running wild’ at 11:30pm in late-night struggle

Helen Flanagan shares struggle to get four-year-old son to bed
  • Helen Flanagan has spoken candidly about the difficulties of parenthood, specifically her struggles to get her four-year-old son, Charlie, to settle down for bed.
  • She shared a video on Instagram on Wednesday, 20 August, depicting her efforts to calm Charlie, who was still running around at 11:30 pm.
  • In the clip, Flanagan used a calming technique, asking her son to repeat the phrase 'I am calm, I love my mummy' while holding his hand to her heart.
  • The mother-of-three captioned the post by acknowledging the challenges of raising young children but also expressing that she will cherish these moments in the future.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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