Rachel Riley has revealed the phrase she’s not eager on mentioning at dwelling in entrance of her two daughters, Maven and Noa, and encourages different mother and father to do the identical. The Countdown presenter, who shares her daughters with former Strictly Come Dancing skilled dancer Pasha Kovalev, was beforehand chatting on an episode of the Spinning Plates podcast alongside host Sophie Ellis-Bextor when she revealed the phrase mother and father ought to keep away from – and for good cause!
The arithmetic whizz was discussing how, when kids are discovering maths tough, she encourages a distinct phrasing to strengthen positivity.
© Getty Pictures“I believe it is actually vital to be optimistic about it in the identical manner you would not proudly say, ‘I can not learn,'” she mentioned, including: “Do not say, ‘I can not do maths,’ it is simply, ‘I can not do it but’.”
Rachel added: “Even for those who’re stepping into and attempting to assist your youngsters, over the pandemic extra individuals have been having to do extra maths to a better degree than they did earlier than, as they have been serving to their youngsters for apparent causes, you possibly can return and study it collectively and for those who’re asking questions, nice, it is a studying alternative.”
The husband and spouse welcomed their eldest, Maven, in December 2019, shortly after they tied the knot in a gorgeously intimate ceremony in Las Vegas. Virtually two years later, in November 2021, they welcomed their second daughter, Noa.
Rachel, 38, typically shares updates on her life away from her busy profession together with her attractive household, together with enjoyable days out together with her daughters.
© ShutterstockThe TV star shared a heartwarming video of her daughters having the time of their lives at a ‘Bluey’ exhibition on the South Financial institution Centre in London simply earlier than Christmas, writing within the caption: “This present full with people-sized Mum, Dad, Bingo and Bluey was excellent for small sized Bluey followers, thanks for having us – the ladies beloved it!” Little Noa appeared proper at dwelling with the enormous Bluey mascot.
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In the meantime, the mother-of-two has additionally been open about her well being journey in current instances, and obtained an abundance of reward from her following on social media after sharing that she had given blood for the twentieth time – and for the primary time since welcoming her youngest Noa in 2021.
© GettySmiling for the digital camera, the tv presenter appeared completely relaxed within the medic’s chair with a needle in her arm as she wrote: “Simply managed my twentieth blood donation @givebloodnhs the primary profitable try since infants, woohoo!” she celebrated.
Rachel continued: “Final time into my third yr of breastfeeding my iron was too low, however @wildnutritionltd will likely be happy to listen to that their iron and nutritional vitamins dietary supplements are working as this time that they had to make use of their machine to test my ranges weren’t too excessive to donate! (They have been excellent).”
