I’ve my lastest book called Parenting Made Easy which came out on 5th April I have been pondering After School Activities so here are just some of my thoughts and questions to help you strike that balance between too many and too few ! Statistics show that children nowadays play outside 50 percent less than they used to in […]
Morning Routines: Simple Strategies To Get Out The Door Faster, Less Frazzled And Smiling First Thing In The Morning Children thrive when they know what to expect and what they have to do. Implementing a morning routine will make them feel secure and prepared for the day ahead. Even more importantly, it will make your […]
Four years ago I read the UNICEF report on why children in the UK were so unhappy, so un-cherished and so un -nurtured. I was so incensed by the Report the last time, that I stayed up until 2.30 am to record a video called “A Nation Of Bad Parents” trying to be part of […]
Are you often exhausted as a parent? Do you regularly feel drained, overwhelmed and off-balance when it comes to raising your kids? It’s difficult and challenging raising children and even more challenging when you have a child with behavioural problems, like ADHD or Autism or a child who is frequently defiant or even just […]
Following on from my blog the other day on positive messages for parenting girls Here are 10 really terrific resources for tips and advice on parenting boys from http://www.dotcomsformoms.com/10-top-mom-resources-for-raising-boys
Pick up your copy of the Tesco magazine and read my advice this month about back to school tips, revision and study ideas and healthy lunchboxes http://yfrog.com/keh9dcij http://yfrog.com/mm9annj
Every week I ponder and focus on one word that will give meaning and focus to my life. I don’t just randomly pick a word, but rather through reflection, pondering and walking my dogs the always word comes to me. We live in a busy stressed-filled world with tons of distractions that cause us to […]
“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” ~ David Allen
I have had a query from a mum about books for girls that have positive, confident and empowering messages for girls in them. Here is a list: http://astore.amazon.com/empowgirls-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=8 http://astore.amazon.com/empowgirls-20/detail/0345450213 I am delighted to introduce you to Wonderlicious who believe that every child is placed on this earth to accomplish something remarkable, something that only […]
SAY “FOR A MINUTE” INSTEAD OF “IN A MINUTE” Many times your children will ask you to read a book, play a game , build some Lego or bake a cake and you may say, “In a minute.” This usually means that you put it off and may even totally forget about your child’s request and […]
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I was invited to write for Inspire Me Today awhile back about my wish for humanity. Today on Twitter I discovered Your Wish For The World on Facebook – come along and join in – “Alone we can do so little – together we can do so much” as Helen Keller once said. http://www.facebook.com/YourWishfortheWorld?sk=wall […]
I was just coming back from walking the dogs in the fields when I turned on Steve Wright in the afternoon and they were talking about a new report about unhealthy lunchboxes and semolina ! It made me smile and brought back memories of being on Lunch Duty as a teacher – I really could […]
I highly recommend the wonderful Talking Tots as they offer fun interactive pre-school sessions that develop speech and language skills which are SO crucial to a young child’s development. Here is my interview with them: “Talking Tots spoke to the marvellous Sue Atkins, parenting coach and author of Raising Happy Children, to see what advice […]
Here’s some of my media coverage this week. As divorce becomes more and more frequent we ask just how much of an effect it can have on our children. Some research last week claimed that whilst children of divorced parents are more likely to become binge drinkers as adults, it’s not the actual divorce, but […]
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