Vogue Williams shares a very real parenting 'struggle' – all to do with her son, 6 – and you've probably felt this yourself - Netmums

Vogue Williams shares a relatable parenting challenge

Vogue Williams has opened up about a parenting moment many can relate to—helping her six-year-old son with maths homework. The TV presenter discussed the difficulty on her podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me, which she co-hosts with Joanne McNally.

“I'm back at school though because the kids. So I'm like relearning with them for their homework. I can do Gigi's homework alright. It's Theodore's I'm struggling with a bit. I'm not even joking.”

Vogue, who is mum to Theodore, six, Gigi, four, and Otto, three, said her evenings often involve learning alongside her children. Maths, however, remains the biggest hurdle. Her honesty quickly resonated with other parents who shared similar stories.

“I realised, the hard way, that I had taught my four-year-old the wrong way to spell,” said mum-of-one Kelly. “She brought home phonics and was teaching me!”
“I didn’t have a clue,” admitted Jayne, another parent. “My 12-year-old was struggling with his maths and I was neither use nor ornament.”

Many parents find that revisiting early learning topics exposes how much teaching methods have evolved. Even year-one maths can feel foreign, with multiple new strategies replacing simpler approaches from decades past.

“We don’t talk enough about the trauma of a parent sitting with their child trying to teach them maths,” said Joanne McNally, sharing a meme she’d recently seen that captured the shared struggle.

Author’s summary

Vogue Williams’s candid reflection on helping her son with maths struck a chord with parents, highlighting the everyday struggles of modern homework routines.

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