Jeff Brazier shares advice on how to be more fun around the kids!

by Lauren Abbott

It's official... mums are cooler than dads!

According to a recent survey of youngsters, mums have been declared 'more fun' than their other halves by three quarters of children polled.

However when parents were asked to rate their own 'fun factor' 71% of confident dads thought they would be seen as the 'fun' parent compared to a more modest 48% of mums.

Can one parent be more 'fun' than the other?
Can one parent be more 'fun' than the other?

When asked why mums were considered more fun, four in 10 children who responded to the Beko poll, said mothers not only hang-out with them more but they also tend to share more laughs together.

And mums also won on the 'coolness factor' as they are more likely to let their children watch their favourite television programmes, make their favourite food and play cool music.

Over half the children surveyed described their dad as the breadwinner, while others identified him as the mischievous one or the most tired out of both their parents.

And while the life of a dad, outside the home, is a busy one, well known dad-of-two Jeff Brazier says there are things fathers can do to help their kids see them in a new light.

The presenter-turned-lifecoach has been sharing with us his tops tips on how to get the most from time with your children and how best to enhance relationships and family life.

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