Sylvia Jeffreys has revealed that an embarrassing moment involving her two children left her terrified of indoor play centres.
The Today Show host, 38, revealed in a column for 9honey that a trip with his sons Oscar, four, and Henry, three, to the local play center left the star with his biggest regret as a parent.
Silvia revealed that the incident occurred almost 12 months ago, just after returning from a holiday with her children and husband Peter Stefanovic, 42.
During the trip, he silently patted himself on the back for his potty training skills after the change of clothes he had packed daily for his brood had been left untouched.
But that confidence was short-lived when Sylvia took the children to the local play center for a day of fun.
Sylvia explained that she had met up with a friend who had children the same age as Oscar and Henry to catch up and play.
But things quickly took a turn for the worse when Henry had an “accident” involving swimming in the ball pit.
But then it happened. In slow motion. After taking my first sip of a hot almond milk latte, I looked up and saw my almost three-year-old son (Henry) frozen on the clear perspex slide,’ Sylvia explained.
Sylvia Jeffreys has revealed that an embarrassing moment involving her sons Oscar, four, and Henry, three, left her terrified of indoor play centres. Also in the photo is Sylvia’s husband, Peter Stefanovic.
He added that he saw a “bunch” of children urging Henry to move so they could use the slide, but little Henry didn’t move, saying the “startled” expression on his son’s face was a “red flag.”
“The constant dripping beneath him in the ball pit was the excruciating confirmation that he was, in fact, not completely potty trained,” Sylvia admitted.
When she realized what was happening, Sylvia remembered that she had not packed an extra set of clothes for the little one due to her sons’ prodigious performance in the bathroom on the recent trip.
She explained that she had met a friend at a local play center who had children the same age as Oscar and Henry to catch up and play.
Henry’s bathroom mishap left Sylvia mortified as it happened in front of a room full of witnesses, including “a TV star, the owner of our local pizzeria, and dozens of families who live within a short radius.”
Meekly approaching the counter of the center’s cafeteria to inform the staff of the incident, Sylvia’s horror subsided as the staff sprang into action.
“When they systematically put black gloves on their wrists, I felt a small dose of comfort, this wasn’t their first rodeo,” Sylvia continued.
“When I emerged from the baths with my son wearing his partner’s spare shorts (thank goodness for my more prepared friend), the boys were once again descending into the well.”
But then it happened. In slow motion. After taking my first sip of a hot almond milk latte, I looked up and saw my almost three-year-old son (Henry) frozen on the clear perspex slide,’ Sylvia explained.
He added that he saw a “bunch” of children urging Henry to move so they could use the slide, but little Henry didn’t move, saying the “startled” expression on his son’s face was a “red flag.”
He added that he saw a “bunch” of children urging Henry to move so they could use the slide, but little Henry didn’t move, saying the “startled” expression on his son’s face was a “red flag.”
He said Henry’s mishap caused the ball pit to be evacuated, the affected balls to be removed and the slide and pool to be sterilized.
Sylvia said she had been forced to confront the horrifying memory, almost 12 months later, after recently returning to the scene of her “greatest shame as a parent”.
writing for nine trips In June, Sylvia explained how revisiting places from her childhood allowed her children to create their own special memories while fostering a sense of tradition.
“The 5K run back to Surfers Paradise was fueled by my excitement that my children were about to start making their own holiday memories in the place where I made mine,” she wrote.
“Sometimes a big dose of the ‘familiar’ is just what the doctor ordered,” he explained.
“The constant dripping beneath him in the ball pit was the excruciating confirmation that he was, in fact, not completely potty trained,” Sylvia admitted.
