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.
I was really distressed to read about the tragic suicide of Molly Russell: The ‘caring soul’ who died after exploring her depression on Instagram. Suicide is now the leading cause of death for young people under 20 and levels of self-harm are rising among teenage girls in particular. I was interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford […]
We all need to play our part in managing screen time. We are the first generation of parents having to juggle being 24/7 connected. We don’t actually know the damage screen time may do to our kids mental or physical health and wellbeing yet – as the repercussions won’t be known for another 20 or […]
“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 parent is jailed for their child’s truancy once a fortnight in every school term in England and Wales! What a shocking statistic. But what can you do as a parent? • Be actively involved in your teen’s life – talk, chat, guide, nudge, nurture, share, laugh and engage. Teenagers need your love, guidance and support at […]
I was recently sent in a question from Aled Davies from Pontypool, South Wales for my ‘Don’t Stew – Ask Sue’ feature on my Sue Atkins Parenting Show podcast. LINK ‘Dear Sue, my son really wants to get a bike as he’s been inspired by Geraint Thomas after he won the Tour de France. Apart […]
Tips for the early days of single parenting When you become a single parent there’s often quite a huge amount of change to cope with. You might be dealing with the reality of single parenting, having to move home, start earning for the first time in many years, or start the juggling challenges of co-parenting […]
It’s not easy to get back up quickly and recover from bullying & I should know as I was bullied in my first year of Secondary School and developed Alopecia (where some of your hair falls out due to stress.) Being a victim of bullying is challenging. But there is life after bullying. Your child […]
I was invited on to the Michael Graham Show on talkRADIO talking about this parenting story in America. It struck a cord with me as I’m locked into a bit of an unpleasant situation with my next door neighbours after I trimmed their overhanging branches in my garden. They’ve suddenly put up a huge Razor Wire […]
I’m discussing Ann Millington, chief executive of Kent Fire & Rescue’s suggestion that the children’s TV character Fireman Sam should be renamed ‘Firefighter Sam’ on BBC Radio Kent It strikes me as a good idea – what do you think? I think all programming should be diversified, for the benefit of all children, whatever their […]
Whilst your school-aged children are back into their new term routines, it’s time to focus on your toddlers & pre-schoolers. If you don’t want to do a big family day out and are looking to save some pennies this time of year, play centres are the best place to start. I have spent many happy […]
As a parent of a child with additional needs you are probably very aware, and focused, on developing their social & verbal skills but one very important aspect to balance is your child’s physical activity too. Lots of parents I work with, or parents who chat in my Parenting Online Club Forum certainly feel frustrated […]
‘Simply put, reading aloud to your children will positively affect them for the rest of their lives ‘ ~ Sue Atkins They say it takes a village & I believe we can ALL make deposits in their lives of our children by reading with and to them. It’s about creating the intention to support, nurture, empower […]
Today is a guest post from Anne Josephson that I came across in The Huffington Post. To compete or not to compete? That really is a question when it comes to youth sports. Why should kids compete? Is competition good for them? Is it necessary to get them prepared for their grown-up lives? I don’t think […]
I am talking on BBC Radio Scotland this week about ‘The Pros and Cons of Siblings Sharing. There are many differing opinions about whether or not it’s a good idea for siblings to share a bedroom. As a former Deputy Head Teacher, I often saw yawning kids in my class tired out due to disturbed […]
I’m speaking with Kelvin MacKenzie on Love Sport Radio about this topic in The Telegraph ‘After #MeToo, how are we now to raise our boys?’ I don’t really think that raising a thoughtful, well-rounded son is any different from raising a thoughtful, well rounded daughter ? I’ve got one of each and I think it […]
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