Can’t face the thought of the shops with a toddler (or two) in tow? Here are my top tips how to make that trip more of a success published in Families London West Magazine
After appearing on LBC Radio discussing the shocking report out today about teenagers (UK SURVEY DISCOVERS THAT SOME 12-YEAR-OLDS DRINK 28 ALCOHOL UNITS A WEEK.) a wonderful woman called Yvonne McIntosh emailed me. Here is her inspiring email that I just HAVE to pass on to you – please RT and pass on to all […]
I enjoy looking at A Minute with Maxwell video messages each day and in keeping with the theme of teenagers and self discpline here is one on self discipline. Click the image below … expand your world, then pass it along to others and expand their world. Enjoy! Self Discipline
“Children who drink at younger ages are the ones who need help most. We also know that children whose parents misuse alcohol are more likely to develop their own problems later in life” ~Simon Antrobus, chief executive of drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Addaction I am being interviewed today on LBC Radio http://www.lbc.co.uk/ about […]
Today I’m delighted to have the very enthusiastic and wonderful Claire Young as my guest blogger. Some of you may remember Claire from the hit TV show, The Apprentice. She reached the final in 2008. Since then she has been actively working on several projects which are designed to empower and enable young people in enterprise. […]
Staying with the topic of reading. I am delighted to have come across TouchyBooks this week, they have an amazing app for the ipod and ipad, the app is FREE to download, and they are giving away 10 codes for you to claim against a book in their store! To find out how to […]
I was talking on BBC Radio Coventry today about pocket money, the Christmas pressure on parents to buy the latest Christmas toy and the power of marketing on kids. Here are top tips and pointers if you are thinking about giving your children pocket money https://sueatkinsparentingcoach.com/the-pulling-power-of-pocket-money-2/
More than 750,000 children in the UK accidentally wet their beds at night. According to figures published by the British Medical Journal, 20% of five-year-olds have difficulty in controlling their bladders at night-time and it remains a problem for 3% of all 15-year-olds. The actual numbers are likely to be even higher as bedwetting is […]
My point of power is always in the present moment.
When I was younger we used to go to Spain a great deal for our Summer holidays, and we used to enjoy sipping a sangria, or a coffee and just “people watching.” Watching people walk and move about is a lot of fun. I still watch people walk in corridors, in shopping centres and on […]
If you ever watched a child or teenager swig an energy drink and felt as if there was something fundamentally wrong with that picture, you were right, according to new medical research. I was interviewed on BBC Radio Three Counties today discussing children who are constantly wired and on the go. When I run my Beat […]
Here’s today’s story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil In your hands Once upon a time there was a mother. She was a very good and conscientious mother and she did her very best to look after her two little boys and feed them, clothe them, clean them and answer all […]
How can I encourage my kids to read more ?
Today’s guest author Janet Allison offers support and strategies for parents bringing up young boys. I was delighted to have been interviewed by Janet on Friday night for the Boys Alive! On-line Event: Discover HIS World – The Map and to hear more about all aspects of raising boys – from his education, to understanding his temperament, his […]
Just a little reminder ! I see and I forget, I hear and I remember, I do and I understand. ~ Confuscious
A Practical Guide
A calm, practical starter guide from Sue Atkins to help you handle smartphones, social media, gaming, sleep and online pressure — without rows or panic.
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