Sylvia Jeffreys has revealed her secrets to successfully conquering the ‘marathon’ of putting her two young sons to bed every night.
The Today Extra presenter, 38, revealed in a piece for Nine honey that she keeps to a strict routine to get her sons Oscar, four, and Henry, three, to sleep.
“For the past few years, I have ritualistically completed a marathon every night, bedtime with two kids,” she began.
Sylvia revealed that her secret was to juggle her two sons’ demanding requests while putting them to bed, until they managed to tire themselves out.
‘So begins the back and forth between two bedrooms; like a game of whack-a-mole, one goes down and the other gets up.
Sylvia Jeffreys, 38, (pictured) has revealed her secrets to successfully conquering the ‘marathon’ of putting her two young sons to bed every night
‘Then they soften their approach with kisses and hugs. My three-year-old puts his arm around my neck and pulls me tight as I tuck his big brother in for the 36th time.”
She added that when she finally put her children to bed, she felt a “runner’s high,” similar to the joy she gets from competing in marathons across the country.
Jeffreys shares her two sons with her Sky News Australia journalist husband Peter, the younger brother of Today presenter Karl Stefanovic.
The Today Extra presenter revealed in a piece for Nine Honey that she keeps to a strict routine to get her sons Oscar, four, and Henry, three, to sleep. (Pictured with husband Peter Stefanovic and their two children)
The couple married on April 1, 2017 at the Ooralba Estate in Kangaroo Valley.
In February 2020Sylvia and Peter, 42, welcomed their first son, Oscar.
Just eight months later, the TV presenter revealed she was pregnant with her second child, son Henry.
Sylvia revealed that she would skillfully handle her two sons’ demanding requests while putting them to bed, until they managed to tire themselves out
In August, Sylvia revealed that despite her booming career, family remains her number one priority.
The TV presenter told it The Daily Telegraph that she always makes time for the two toddler sons she shares with her husband.
“It is not a given for me that I can find quite a bit of balance in my life in that area,” she says.
“Because more than anything I just want to be with my kids, especially now that they’re this age. I know this is the most important thing in life,” she continued.