Sue Atkins is an internationally recognised Parenting Expert, Broadcaster, Speaker and Author of the Amazon best-selling books “Parenting Made Easy – How to Raise Happy Children” & “Raising Happy Children for Dummies" one in the famous black and yellow series as well as author of the highly acclaimed Parenting Made Easy CDs, Apps and resources. Her highly acclaimed ‘Can Do Kid Journal for Super Heroes’ gives children the gift of self-esteem and empowers them to become creative, innovative, independent, resourceful, resilient & confident in their own abilities to try new things & able to bounce back after setbacks. She has just launched her new Parenting Club bursting with Quick Win Videos, monthly Webinars & Facebook Lives, exclusive monthly eCourses from toddler to teen and ‘Sue In Conversation With ….’ her exclusive interviews with Experts from around the world. Sue produces ‘The Sue Atkins Parenting Show’ a free weekly podcast which is bursting with Sue’s practical ideas, techniques and down to earth strategies for raising happy, confident, resilient children with strong self esteem. Sue offers practical guidance for bringing up happy, confident, resilient children from toddler to teen. Sue also specialises in supporting families through divorce & created the ‘Divorce Journal for Children’ to help children express, explore and understand some of the strong emotions that they may be feeling and to help them process the divorce for themselves. She has also created a series of Divorce Cards for parents to help start the difficult conversations about the changes that families face when they are going through divorce. She regularly appears on the award-winning flagship ITV show “This Morning,” Sky News, Good Morning Britain and has a weekly ‘Parenting Round Up’ on Eamonn Holmes Drive Time Show on talkRADIO every Tuesday. She also appears on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 and is the parenting expert for many BBC Radio Stations around the UK. Sue’s parenting articles are published all over the world & to receive her free eBooks bursting with practical tips and helpful advice from toddler to teen log on to www.theSueAtkins.com and download them instantly today.
As some schools reopen to more children today you maybe worried & concerned about how your children are coping & adapting to the changes brought about because of the virus. As a former Deputy Head and Class Teacher for over 22 years it’s a time of uncharted waters for us all – parents, teachers & […]
A good question is worth it’s weight in gold – as it shifts you from a sense of helplessness into a far more resourceful state. Here are 6 questions to get you out of feeling trapped, stuck or helpless. What are 3 positive things about this problem? What’s not yet the way […]
The importance of play in your children’s development There’s a great deal happening during playtime. Little ones are lifting, dropping, looking, pouring, bouncing, hiding, building, knocking down, discovering, exploring, and gaining dexterity and kinaesthetic experiences. They are learning key scientific concepts, such as what sinks and floats; mathematical concepts, including how to balance blocks to […]
Many of us find ourselves in quarantine in our homes coping with enormous uncertainty. There was an interesting article I read from Brooke Anderson in the ‘Greater Good Magazine’ who wrote about 6 daily questions to ask ourselves each day to help us cope with the sudden departure from our usual routines and lifestyle. […]
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I have been working with a family this week around what ‘family’ means to each family member – because it means different things to each of us. Every family is unique, special & different and every family member perceives their place within the family differently – there’s no one size that fits all & that’s […]
As a former Deputy Headteacher I read with dismay a rather unhelpful tweet from Lord Andrew Adonis to say he’d written to Ofsted chief, Amanda Spielman, concerned that schools are not providing enough online learning. Teachers who were just recovering from Sir Michael Wilshaw’s Newsnight suggestion that schools should work evenings and weekends to […]
Life after lock ? down what will it look & feel like for families? I’ve been reading the fascinating book by Christine Gross- Loh called ‘Parenting Without Borders’ as the book takes me across the globe examining how parents successfully foster resilience, creativity, independence, and academic excellence in their children. It is intriguing & thought […]
? A bed time story of how it started, and why hindsight’s 2020. ? ? #stayhome #withme
I saw a really interesting post on LinkedIn. Mattel have launched a new ‘Thank You Heroes’ line of collectible action figures for children to play with called #ThankYouHeroes, a special edition of 16 collectible action figures. This lovely collection of action figures and Little People Community Champions honours frontline workers with proceeds going to communities […]
It goes without saying that these are very challenging times for pregnant and new born mums. I am doing a Instagram Live with Bloom Classes to offer some practical tips during this lock down but for advice and support that is designed to help you find the latest information and answers to any questions you […]
Activities for teens during lock down So it’s another 3 weeks at least. There’s lots of ideas & tips for keeping young kids busy but what about teenagers ? Here’s a few ideas to get you started. Join in with @noel_fielding’s art challenge on Instagram or Twitter. He sets a theme and kids produce art […]
I am doing an Instagram Live on Saturday 25th April at 3pm with Bloom Classes. Join us for an Instagram live by following @bloomclasses this Saturday at 3pm with me @sueatkins18 Being a new parent is difficult enough add in a lockdown and the result is a staggering hundreds of thousands of new parents feeling […]
The pioneering biologist Bruce Lipton found that the cells in your body are always in one or two modes: protection or growth. Basically, in fear–mode or in love-mode. Whenever we feel threatened or judged we immediately go into fear –mode and close down, defend and shut ourselves off. Whenever we feel safe, we reach out, […]
“Many streets in urban Britain are thick with warm flowers and cold blood” ~ Mary Riddell from “The Daily Telegraph” Research suggests that infants in loveless, violent and abusive homes will have had their emotions hard-wired and damaged by the time they are only 18 months old. George Hosking, a clinical criminologist whose charity, the […]
A Practical Guide
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