HELEN Flanagan was flooded with praise as she shared her struggle to get her four-year-old off to bed.
The former Coronation Street actress was given a boost by her Instagram followers who gushed she was doing an “amazing job” and making little Charlie “feel safe” despite the night-time mayhem.
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Helen, 35, who shares three kids with her footballer fiancé ex Scott Sinclair, uploaded a video showing their hectic night time routine.
The pair’s daughter Matilda was born on June 29, 2015, with second little girl Delilah arriving on June 22, 2018.
Their third child, son Charlie, was born on March 25, 2021, and was the centre of attention in the clip which saw Helen attempting to call him over as she said: “Charlie I love you, can you come over to mummy please.”
He could be heard playing in the background before he sprinted across the screen.
Helen, dressed in her pyjamas and nightwear, tried to emphasise her point and said: “Charlie can you listen please because I love you and want to give you a cuddle.”
She then suggested he. go to bed in the cot which prompted him to come over for a hug.
She asked him: “Do you love your mummy?” to which he replied: “Yes.”
The ITV soap star then placed his little hand on her heart and said: “I am calm, I love my mummy,” words which he then repeated.
Helen then told him they were going to stop “bouncing around” and go to sleep with “cuddles and kisses.”
She conceded they could watch a film but needed to “relax” – in order to then “go crazy” in the morning.
Helen, who successfully kept the youngster chilled, then let out a sigh before turning the camera off.
MUM BATTLES
In her lengthy caption, the proud mum explained the toddler’s behaviour in more detail.
She wrote: “Took this video a few weeks ago of me trying to get Charlie to bed and I think it’s cute.
“Think it was about 11.30pm and he’s still bouncing around the room.
“Love my little boy to death he’s so beautiful, he just has SO much energy. I wouldn’t want him any other way though as I know he’ll be an amazing boy.
“I have to take him to soft play or the park every day to burn off some energy less he’d be swinging from the ceiling. Boys are so different to girls, is it the testosterone?
“I feel like he looks like his dad but personality wise is a boy version of me.”
Helen, who played Rosie Webster in Corrie, added: “I don’t like to label children as I think we can over label now and children can play up to it but I suppose I’m neurodivergent and I’m his mummy.
“I also get very triggered by too many sounds all at the same time and struggle to keep calm, I also get really touched out.
“I still co sleep with my kids. Matilda’s too big now but we all just sleep in the same room, it’s what works for us and I’m that exhausted by the end of the day that I just want to sleep.
“Matilda cuddles up to her brother and Delilah sleeps next to me. I’ve tried to get them into their own rooms but they just get really upset and anxious so I don’t bother as they will naturally grow out of it.
“It can be really hard when they are little but also I know that I’m going to want these times back one day too.”
Referring to her plush cream room featured in the video she added: “All I do is tidy up and my house is always a mess and it’s always chaos.
“Charlie’s pulled down these curtains before and smashed my window with a football.
“He’s a different boy for his dad than he is with me. I do feel like with a boy having a constant male presence really helps. When he’s naughty I get too tired and he’s too heavy for me to carry and too fast to catch.
“I also really struggle with car journeys with Charlie, he thinks it’s a game to unbuckle his car seat, so I try and drive when he’s sleeping.
“I think reception and starting school for Charlie will be really good for him, I haven’t done phonics or practised writing his name, it will be a task in itself to get him sitting on his bottom.”
FAN PRAISE
Helen was inundated with messages of support from her famous mates as well as fans.
RHOC alum Tanya Bardsley said: “He reminds me of my Ralphi a beautiful energy.”
MTV’s Charlotte Dawson added: “This is so cute and chaotic at the same time … wouldn’t have it any other way.”
One fan then wrote: “Think this is amazing. You kept calm and in turn that helped him it’s called Co regulation for the uneducated out there who are saying show him who is in charge.”
Another wrote: “Adorable @hjgflanagan you’re doing amazing job.”
A third put: “Well done mumma. This is beautiful. You’re making sure he feels safe and loved.”
One simply added: “Thank you for posting this. So real.”
It came just days after she was cruelly mum-shamed for her glam outfit with a plunging neckline.
The social media positivity also comes after she was cruelly trolled on the Tube.
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