A savvy mum has been hailed a 'genius' after installing doorbells inside her home - so she can call her children down from the kitchen or even boot her teen son out of the shower if he's taking too long. Kelly Smith installed doorbells inside her kitchen cupboard that are connected to each of her children's bedroom doors to save her voice competing with loud films and music.
The handy hack means the support worker can get the attention of Xavier, 13, Isla, eight, and six-year-old Cohen, six, simply by pressing a button instead of yelling up the stairs. The savvy 39-year-old said it's proved the perfect tool to get everyone round the dinner table - and Xavier even takes the bell in with him when he showers so his mum can warn him when he's been too long.
Kelly said: "They don't ignore me if I shout and they are pretty good but my eldest has just discovered Green Day. He was being really polite at first and playing it quietly but I told him it's Green Day and he needs to play it with a bit of volume. Then my other two watch films so it saves me from standing at the bottom of the stairs fighting with music and films - I can just press the bell."
