The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
How do I teach my children about good manners?
Author: Sue Atkins
So what ARE the really important things in Life ?
Love to hear your thoughts 🙂
The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Saying
The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world. ~ Marianne Williamson Please read Children In Need – Coping with the death of your Mum or Dad.
BBC Children In Need – Coping with the death of your Mum or Dad.
I was very honoured to have been asked by the BBC to visit Sam Beare Hospice for Children In Need and to find out where the money raised goes. Imagine you are 8 years old and your Mum comes and sits on the end of your bed and tells you that she has terminal cancer […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
If there be peace in the heart, there will be peace in the home. If there be peace in the home, there will be peace in the community. If there be peace in the community, there will be peace in the nation. If there be peace in the nation, there will be peace in the […]
Smile and other ways to change the world. Great ideas for kids – Action 3
This week I’m reading a brill book called Teach Your Granny To Text and Other Ways to Change the World by Nick Stanhope and Tanis Taylor which is great fun and a super way to build confidence, self esteem and self belief in your kids by helping them to take some small actions that over […]
Talk Rubbish To Your Parents – and other great ideas for kids – Action 2
This week I’m reading a brill book called Teach Your Granny To Text and Other Ways to Change the World by Nick Stanhope and Tanis Taylor which is great fun and a super way to build confidence, self esteem and self belief in your kids by helping them to take some small actions that over time […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story – The Quarryman
The Quarryman My Wednesday Story is a magic metaphor for life – it helps us ponder , reflect and connect to what’s important in our lives and I hope that you enjoy reading them each Wednesday. Here is a story from my never ending note book and ever lasting pencil about a Quarryman today. A quarryman’s work […]
Looking for footy mad children aged 11
The Football League and are really excited about their competition to design the official Football League Christmas card. They are looking for footy mad children aged 11 and under to design the hand drawn official card, depicting a festive football scene, with the winning design being sent to all 72 Football League clubs and our […]
Teach Your Granny to Text – and other great ideas for kids – Action 1
Well as a former Deputy Head who loves empowering kids with self esteem, self confidence and a belief in themselves I thought I run a series of blogs just for them ! So check in for the next few days to print off some fun ideas to get your kids changing the world, making a difference and […]
The Marble Jar Technique which is great for autistic children.
When I go into schools now running my Beat Bullying -Confidence Classes for Kids Workshop I have seen this technique used in quite a few schools to encourage and reward good behaviour. Here’s a blog written by a Mum who has found it to be very useful with her autistic son. Marble Jar – Great for My Son’s Therapy […]
Childrens blocked nose linked to ADHD and other ailments
I love reading around my subject and exploring new techniques, research, or ideas to pass on to you, so imagine my surprise when I read in the Irish online magazine Roller Coaster about research linking children’s blocked noses linked to ADHD ! For over ten years, Dr Buteyko and orthodontist Professor John Mew have observed the negative effects […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
What is out of harmony and how do I restore it?
Is your child persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive ?
Children who are persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive by the time they’re in Nursery very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. A new study suggests that a cycle involving parenting styles and hostility between mothers and toddlers could be the key. The study was done by researchers at the University of Minnesota […]
What’s Raising Happy Children for Dummies and Platform 9 of Victoria Station got in common?
Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by my great friend and experienced publisher and author, Ed Peppitt, about being the best selling author of “Raising Happy Children for Dummies” one in the famous black and yellow series. We talk about how I was invited by Wiley to write the book on […]