Mom of 22 Sue Radford shares how she keeps up with her brood while vacationing in Florida
SHE HAS 22 children, so Sue Radford could be forgiven for losing track of them all from time to time.
And in an environment like Disney World in Florida, where the family is currently vacationing, that can be a stressful situation for everyone.
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That’s why the clever matriarch has come up with a way to keep an eye on all her children, wherever they are.
Sue took over Instagram to share more photos from the family vacation and reveal her handy trick.
Sue shared a photo of an Apple AirTag attached to one of her son’s T-shirts, writing: “She wears these with all the kids and still counts the numbers all the time, but I’ve seen so many other kids wearing them.”
Sue explained further in another post on her Instagram Stories: “For those of you asking what these are, they are Apple AirTags.
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“You can buy them from Amazon, and the cases too.
“You can set an alert for how far away you are from them before they alert you.
“So if one of the kids is walking a little bit behind you, you get a warning.”
The labels aren’t cheap, though: on Amazon they cost £94 for four.
That means Sue would have had to buy six packs of tickets, which would have cost the family £594 even if she had bought them for all 22 of her children.
In an interview with Loose Woman earlier this year, Sue explained: “If you walk at the front, the kids walk in the middle and I walk behind so I can make sure they’re all walking in front of us.
“But on vacation we discovered that Apple AirTags are really useful, because you can attach them to your child’s clothes.”
As husband Noel added: “The older ones are on a WhatsApp group or whatever you call it so everyone knows where they are.
“But you’re afraid of losing the little ones in the crowd.”
Sue regularly shares photos from their Florida vacation, the third time they’ve visited the Sunshine State in the past 12 months.
In addition to Disney World, the Radfords also visited Universal Studios. Sue revealed in an Instagram post that the trip was actually a gift from the company.
The Radford Family’s TV History
The very first episode of 22 Kids and Counting aired on Channel 5 on 22 February 2021.
After the success of the first season, which consisted of only four episodes, Channel 5 commissioned a second season of ten episodes, which will air in 2022.
They commissioned a third series, with a Christmas special airing in December 2023.
The fourth season was set to air in January 2024, but fans were disappointed when it ended after six episodes.
Sue and Noel assured viewers that they were only taking a short break and that the next episode will air on July 21.
You can watch all previous episodes of 22 Kids and Counting on My 5, here.
“We had an amazing day last week @universalorlando we absolutely love this place,” she wrote.
“We even went on Hagrid, which is absolutely the best ride ever!”
She concluded the post with the hashtags “#florida #universal #fun #bestday #harrypotter #gifted”.
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