Signs you're a super mum - according to York kids

Ahead of Mother’s Day, a York jeweller has revealed a list of 'dos and don'ts', with giving cuddles when kids are sad topping the list for four to 11-year-olds.

Another super mum trait includes being able to fix anything around the house.

The research by Beaverbrooks in Browns also showed that York children also valued cake baking, knowing what to say when they are upset, and doing good voices for bedtime stories.

And it seems the way to a child’s heart is still through their stomach, with making their favourite food, setting up midnight feasts and always having snacks in her handbag also making the cut.

Lisa Tynas, store manager at York, said: “For 100 years, Beaverbrooks has been privileged to play a role in our customers’ most special occasions, and with Mother’s Day fast approaching, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to find out what the younger generation really think of the most important women in their lives.

"It’s great to see what our kids really think, with our research revealing 94 per cent of children say they have a Super Mum!"

The study found that making them laugh and spending a lot of time with them are also Super Mum traits, along with never picking them up late for school, being good at dancing, and smelling really nice.

The research also revealed a list of the most embarrassing things York mums can do according to their kids.

Kissing them in front of their friends is the most cringe-worthy thing, according to 25 percent of children, while 23 percent roll their eyes at their mum’s terrible singing.

More than a fifth (21 percent) loathe getting their face wiped in front of people and 22 per cent are embarrassed when their mum tells them off in public.

According to the survey, 17 per cent hate it when she tries to floss and can’t, and 14 per cent blush because of their mum’s road rage.

14 per cent said they can’t stand it when their mum treats them like a baby and the same amount said being asked if they need the loo in front of other people is the height of embarrassment.

Despite causing a lot of humiliation, mums must be doing something right as more than nine out of 10 (94 per cent) believed their mum to be a Super Mum.

In fact, some 77 per cent think their mum is cooler than their dad, 60 per cent think she gives better hugs than him and almost three quarters (73 per cent) would prefer mum to look after them when they are sick.

The study also explored what kids wish their mums would let them do, with 41 per cent wanting to be allowed to eat more sweets, 35 percent craving more screen time, and 39 percent longing for a later bedtime.

32 per cent wanted mum to let them stay off school, 29 percent wished they were allowed to sleep in her bed, and 23 percent would love her to give them their own mobile phone.

The number one thing children and mums argue about is bedtime, according to the study, with 40 per cent saying it causes the most tension.

On top of this, 36 per cent of kids say they argue when their mum wants them to do something they don’t want to, while 34 per cent disagree over how much screen time they are allowed.

In fact, 60 per cent said mum is the parent who tells them off the most.

Despite the clashes, 90 per cent of children said they will take the time to make a card for Mother’s Day, while 72 percent are going to get dad to help them choose the perfect present.

When asked what they’d give their mum for Mother’s Day if they could choose anything in the world, most kids said a massive box of chocolates (17 percent), closely followed by a big holiday (15 percent) and a new house (14 percent). 13 percent would love to give her a puppy, 5 percent a diamond ring, and 4 percent a necklace.

Signs you’re a Super Mum, according to kids

1. Always giving me cuddles when I’m sad 67%

2. Making me laugh 62%

3. Making me feel safe 61%

4. Spending lots of time with me 61%

5. Always making my favourite food 51%

6. Baking cakes and biscuits 47%

7. Knowing what to say when I’m upset 45%

8. Never being late to pick me up from school 41%

9. Letting me cook with her 40%

10. Always looking pretty 33%

11. Smelling really nice 31%

12. Doing good voices for bedtime stories 31%

13. Always having snacks in her handbag 30% 14. Showing me funny videos on YouTube 29%

15. Playing computer games with me 28%

16. Knowing all my friends’ names 26%

17. Making pancakes for breakfast at weekends 26%

18. Being able to fix anything round the house 25%

19. Knowing all the words to my favourite song 22%

20. Combing my hair gently 22%

21. Being cool in front of my friends 20%

22. Wearing cool clothes 19%

23. Letting me have midnight feasts 19%

24. Being good at dancing 18%

25. Knowing how to floss 18%

26. Playing football with me 18%

27. Making nice costumes for school plays 17%

28. Being able to run really fast 16%

29. Doing makeovers with me 16%

30. Having a cool car 14%

31. Being able to skateboard 6%

32. Understanding the off-side rule 5%

33. Other 3%

The most embarrassing things a mum can do – according to kids

1. Sings badly 23%

2. Wipes my face in front of other people 22%

3. Tells me off in front of other people 21%

4. Doesn’t let me play computer games as much as my friends 17%

5. Tries to floss but can’t 17%

6. Asks me if I need the toilet in front of other people 14%

7. Shouts at other drivers when she’s driving 14%

8. Calls me an embarrassing nickname in front of other people 13%

9. Dances very badly 12%

10. Listens to bad music loudly in the car 11%

11. Doesn’t know who modern pop stars/YouTubers are 10%

12. Thinks she is a cool mum 10%

13. Doesn’t let me have an Instagram account 10%

14. Knows nothing about football 8%

15. Doesn’t let me go to my friends’ houses 7% 16. Makes my friends eat their veg when they are over 6%

17. Tells people my secrets 6%

18. Has a messy house 6%

19. Brags about me 6%

20. Tells my friends off 4%

21. Is bad at helping with my school work 4%

22. Drives badly 4%

23. Knows nothing about my favourite music or TV shows 4%

24. Doesn’t know my friends’ parents’ names 3%

25. Makes me wear bad clothes 3%

26. Knows nothing about make-up 3%

27. Doesn’t know my friends’ names 2%

28. Wears horrible clothes 2%