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Parenting on Female First
The Radford's are the UK's biggest family and Dad, Noel and Mum, Sue have a challenge on their hands each morning.
Appearing on Channel 4's 16 Kids and Counting, it showed what a day in the life was really like for the family- and with 16 kids, there isn’t a dull moment in The Radford household.
Day-to-day acitvities aren't what you would usually accept - the school run is done in a mini bus- and they can consume up to eighteen pints of milk in less than 24 hours and the washing machine can do up to eleven washes every single day!
Not to mention the number of arguments that families occur each day - and having that many people under one roof will see more than the average disagreement.
Talk Talk Superfast Fibre Broadband has shown that an average family experiences more than 700 tiffs or arguments each year.
From tackling chores like whose turn it is to wash up, to leaving the toilet seat up or so-called 'Wi-Fi wars' caused by family members slowing down the internet by downloading films and gaming, the average British families exchange cross words around the home 14 times a week - 728 times a year.
Other bones of contention included panics around keys going missing, kids not sharing the family tablet and people hogging the bathroom in the morning. The most likely area for disputes proved to be tidiness in the home, followed by money and tiffs arising over technology use.
Noel and Sue talk exclusively to Female First and share their tips on making meals go further and saving money.
Noel and Sue, from Lancaster, have known each other since they were kids as their families lived on the same road. Sue found out she was pregnant with their first child at just 14 years old. Noel and Sue have been together ever since, getting married when Sue was just 17. Since then their family has continued to grow, supported by their family bakery.