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.
Oh my – how fab is this for potty training toddlers? This nightlight illuminates the bowl in any colour you choose, making it more fun for children at night. An added bonus is that you don’t need to turn the main light on waking everyone fully up in the middle of the night. Type in […]
I’m having a busy day in the media discussing the latest survey about children’s habits around pocket money. I was on BBC Radio London, Oxford and Talk Radio with Eamonn Holmes talking about children spending more cash on soft drinks than they are on games and toys, according to new figures. If your worried about […]
‘Slugs & snails & puppy dog tails that’s what little boys are made of …..’ Just like the Nursery Rhyme, boys are different & prefer to learn in different ways. Scientists have found differences in the structures of male & female brains & that means that boys and girls seem to see things differently, behave […]
I was interviewed today on LBC Radio and BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester about a new study that showed that more than 600,000 travellers are ‘parent shamed’, criticised or made to feel inadequate when flying with their children each year, according to a study. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5355705/How-600-000-parents-flying-kids.html#ixzz56KyNhfTA Here are my simple tips for travelling on […]
I’ve been asked to say a few words at The Nursery World Show the leading, most-established show for everyone in the early years community. The Nursery World Show is dedicated to the early years focusing & combining professional seminars, expert-led masterclasses, a free live theatre talks. Here are my thoughts about why parent partnerships build […]
At over 32 million views, this TED Talk is currently the most viewed of all TED talks from around the world. “My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.” ~ Sir Ken Robinson I have recently been interviewed by BBC […]
Helicopter parenting, coupled with the belief that we should never let our children fail, have given rise to kids who are ill-prepared to cope with life’s challenges. With more research showing that ‘over involved’ parenting leads to more anxious and entitled kids, it’s clear that grit and resilience will benefit children in school and once […]
In a special edition of Inside Out London, Tarah Welsh investigated the shocking truth behind an anti-epilepsy drug which has harmed thousands of children. She uncovers new medical evidence suggesting that birth defects caused by the drug could be passed down through generations of the same family. I am an Ambassador of the Charity FACSA […]
I was invited on to BBC Radio Kent today discussing Rod Stewart trolling his daughters with dog poo if they don’t clean up after their pups. It was a discussion about teaching children right from wrong. Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development. He concluded that for the first four […]
I’m delighted to be published today in The Huffington Post with a readership in excess of 6 MILLION monthly readers. ‘Generation Game: We Cannot Afford To Burden Our Children With Hideous Plastic Legacy’ As a former Deputy Head Teacher, I’ve spent many an hour grappling with the challenge of igniting the passion of children who would […]
Plastic is found EVERYWHERE these days. Our use of plastic is huge and it eventually gets thrown into the ocean which is not good for our planet now, or in the future for our children, or for our children’s children. Of course plastic is a fantastic material it’s just that we need to think about how […]
Last Friday I joined the wonderfully inspiring Sian Sutherland from A Plastic Planet at Fox School’s Friday Assembly. Fox is the first school to pledge to go plastic free & they have signed up to be Plastic Pioneers. We’ve all seen the devastating Blue Planet II footage of the inconsolable Blue Whale carrying her dead […]
I’m discussing the new report out today by Public Health England. Half of the sugar young children in England consume comes from unhealthy snacks and sweet drinks, figures show. On average, primary school children have at least three sugary snacks a day, Public Health England found. This means they can easily consume three times more […]
I am on LBC Radio with Andrew Castle discussing the new CBI campaign calling for reformed careers advice in schools to ensure every young person gets quality guidance and at least four interactions with working life by the age of 16. My daughter started her ‘proper’ job two weeks ago after leaving University so I have a […]
“When Jessica’s mum, Sandy, tries to take away the iPad, there’s a tantrum that threatens to go nuclear: wobbly lip, tears, hands balled into fists and a high-pitched wail. “She does this a lot,” says Sandy. “She seems to prefer the iPad to everything else. Sometimes it’s the only thing that will keep her quiet,” […]
A Practical Guide
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