Looking after and managing kids can be a challenge! One moment they’re snuggling up for stories, the next moment, they’re hitting their siblings, jumping on the sofa and whining to play on their iPad all afternoon! There’s no doubt that babysitting requires skills in creativity, adventure, play, negotiation, discipline & confidence. But those skills are […]
I was on my way to work in a school yesterday when I heard the debate on The Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2 Show about a Mum who had been given an official police caution for leaving her 14-year-old son in charge of his three-year-old brother. I rang in to leave my thoughts but I […]
BABYSITTERS aren’t usually encouraged to care for kids with lots of sugar and screen time, but that’s what one young girl was told to do. Most mums and dads leave a short list of instructions for anyone looking after their children, but this couple left a very detailed, and unconventional ten-point list for their babysitter. […]
I was talking on Talk Radio yesterday about a 15 year old school girl who has been banned from school as she had her tongue pierced! You can listen to the full interview on my Extras and Experts section of my Sue Atkins Parenting Show. It was funny because I did the interview standing underground […]
