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Tim Hanlon

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shows how she keeps her children quiet on long car trips

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford has revealed how she keeps her enormous family happy on long car journeys as they headed off on holiday.

For parents with just one or two kids, car trips can be a difficult task to keep restless youngsters entertained.

For Sue, who has the biggest family in the UK with 22 kids, she has given an insight into how she tackles the issue.

She shared a picture Instagram of several of her kids sitting comfortably in their car watching iPads that were stuck to the back of seats and playing on consoles.

The dedicated mum wrote: “Trying to keep the kids entertained on a long journey.”

She shared an image on social media of her kids sitting in a car quietly watching iPads and consoles (theradfordfamily/Instagram)

Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 32, Sophie, 27, Chloe, 26, Jack, 24, Daniel, 22, Luke, 21, Millie, 20, Katie, 19, James, 18, Ellie, 16, Aimee, 15, Josh, 14, Max, 12, Tillie, 11, Oscar, 10, Casper, nine, Hallie, six, Phoebe, five, Archie, four, Bonnie, three, and Heidie, one.

Tragically the couple's 17th child Alfie was still born in 2014.

In a later post she said the family had arrived at an airport hotel ahead of a holiday flight.

She said she was able to relax but that the “stress of airports had suddenly come flooding back”.

Sue and Noel recently claimed that they have spent more than £1 million raising their 22 children (@theradfordfamily/Instagram)

The 46-year-old, who is the main star of Channel 5 documentary 22 Kids & Counting where she shows how they manage to cope with being such a big family.

Proud parents Sue and Noel recently claimed that they have spent more than £1 million raising their 22 children.

The Radfords say they don't claim benefits from the government and live on the income from Noel's bakery business and their show.

Every day, Sue spends hours tidying their house, a 10-bed former care home in Morecambe which has been newly renovated.

Earlier this month she revealed that she had started her Christmas shopping already to ensure all her kids have a present to remember.

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