Texting, kids and your dinner’s ready.
Sue Atkins talks about the issue of family texting in their own homes instead of talking face to face. [powerpress]
Year: 2011
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story To Ponder !
The difference that makes the difference. Here’s a story from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil. As she stood in front of her fifth-year primary class on the first day of the school year, Mrs Evans uttered the usual platitude. She told her students that she liked them all equally and would treat […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
I have been working this morning with a lovely Mum going through a divorce and she arrived looking nervous, anxious and very stressed. We talked about where she was at the moment in her situation – she said she felt trapped, overwhelmed and stuck but after an hour with me she felt more hopeful as I helped […]
The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Saying
We all make an impact on the lives around us – which means we all have the ability to change the world. ~Nate St. Pierre. Founder of Love Drop For this week why not just start within your family?
Raising Happy Kids – my interview with Sandi Schwartz
I am interviewed by Sandi Schwartz of Leading Edge Parenting. Listen in to pick up lots of practical tips and some new ideas about raising happy, confident children. Click here If you have found this podcast helpful and thought provoking please pass it forward to your friends, colleagues, schools and nurseries……. because as they […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
Today I want you to do an exercise that I do with the parents I work with 1-2-1. Imagine that you are in a very fast sports car and that you are driving away from challenging, painful or embarrassing things in your life at great speed leaving them behind. As you go further and […]
Discipline Part 2 – Getting your kids to listen to you !
In her latest podcast Sue Atkins The Parenting Expert discusses great tips for practical discipline for kids of all ages. [powerpress]
Discipline Part 3 – How to Control Your Kids!
The third and final part of Parenting Expert Sue Atkins’ discipline podcasts, in which Sue offers helpful, practical tips to help you with your kids! If you have found this article helpful and thought provoking please pass it forward to your friends, colleagues, schools and nurseries……. because as they say … “Alone we […]
Practical tips for sleep problems
In this podcast Sue gives you some practical tips and ideas to help your child fall asleep, stay asleep and not wake so early! [powerpress] If you have found this podcast helpful and thought provoking please pass it forward to your friends, colleagues, schools and nurseries……. because as they say … “Alone […]
Curbing Teenage Drinking – When is it OK for your kids to start drinking?
Sir Liam Donaldson the Medical Chief recently launched five-point guide for parents on how to stop children abusing alcohol. As all my friends know, I like a glass of wine or two, but teenage drinking is a very big problem here in the UK and it needs your support, your confidence and your belief in your […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story To Ponder !
I use stories when I’m giving talks as I think they are a lovely way to teach, motivate and inspire. Every Wednesday I write my Magic of Metaphor – Stories with Themes to Ponder to get you thinking about the bigger picture to your parenting. They are discovered from my travels and reading or from stories […]
Warning Signs Of Drug Use
I try to move parents away from thinking in terms of ‘signs and symptoms’ of drug abuse because trying to spot ‘warning signs’ is really no substitute for good effective communication. The risks of relying on checklists are that you may jump to the wrong conclusions, think the worst, get it completely wrong or more […]
Video of babies ‘talking’ takes the Internet by storm and is viewed TEN MILLION times on YouTube
A home video of two twin babies engaged in an animated conversation in a kitchen has become an Internet phenomenon. The two-minute clip shows twin brothers Sam and Ren McEntee, aged just 17 months and barely able to stand, enjoying a lively exchange in which they laugh, raise their hands emphatically and nod their heads. […]
How to succeed as a single parent.
Where do we go from here? Keeping healthy relationships. I have recently been coaching a lovely Mum over the telephone for a number of weeks now and we’ve been looking at how she gets a break, gets some adult company and keeps her own life moving forward as she gets used to life as a […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
How can I make more “WE ” time this week with my partner or more “ME” time so I feel relaxed and happy and can create this happy atmosphere around our home so the kids feel safe, nurtured and relaxed too? Download your copy of Sue’s Ebook How to give your kids the gift of self-esteem […]