The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Saying
Glorify who you are today, do not condemn who you were yesterday, and dream of who you can be tomorrow. ~ Neale Donald Walsch Download your copy of Sue’s Ebook How to give your kids the gift of self-esteem by clicking here About the author Sue Atkins is a Parenting Expert who offers […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
I forgive myself for making mistakes Download your copy of Sue’s Ebook How to give your kids the gift of self-esteem by clicking here About the author Sue Atkins is a Parenting Expert who offers practical guidance for bringing up happy, confident, well behaved children. She is also the author of “Raising […]
Outdoor play, mud pies and climbing trees.
I used to love taking my kids to the park when they were young and watching them run off to chase our dogs, jump, hide, shout, whistle, climb and explore the natural world. Wrapped up warm with jumpers and wellies they always arrived back home with rosy cheeks, a healthy glow and a big […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story
I love stories! My Dad used to be a brilliant storyteller making up endless stories for me to fall happily asleep to last thing at night. He also used to tell my children “true lies” as he had run out of true stories about growing up in Balham during the war, learning how to […]
Parenting tips from La La Land
I’m off to be filmed again today for a new pilot programme for Channel 4 and I’m really looking forward to meeting the family. Here is the new parenting craze from the USA that caught my eye yesterday from one of the tabloids “in The Daily Mirror ! What do you make of it ? Meanwhile I’m […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
Is everyone doing the best they can? Download your copy of Sue’s Ebook How to give your kids the gift of self-esteem by clicking here About the author Sue Atkins is a Parenting Expert who offers practical guidance for bringing up happy, confident, well behaved children. She is also the author of […]
The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Saying
CHOOSE TO LOVE. . .rather than hate. CHOOSE TO SMILE. . . rather than frown. CHOOSE TO BUILD . . . rather than destroy. CHOOSE TO PERSEVERE . . . rather than quit. CHOOSE TO PRAISE . . . rather than gossip. CHOOSE TO HEAL . . . rather than wound. CHOOSE TO GIVE . […]
The Importance Of Bridging The Gap Between School And Home
I used to be a Deputy Head Teacher and Class Teacher for 22 years teaching in areas ranging from London’s inner city deprived areas to the private sector, so educating children is also a passion of mine, as it offers children unlimited potential to explore what they are good at, what they love and who […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
You like me, may find that you run a constant stream of chatter inside your head and most of it is quite judgemental and harsh. We get so used to it that it becomes just like a negative pattern of behaviour inside our own heads and is actually like an old friend. It’s like a […]
What’s My Channel 4 Screen Test Got To Do With The Ashes?
I’ve just come back from Soho in London, as I was invited to do a screen test for a possible Channel 4 Show about teenagers starting in the New Year. It went really well and I would LOVE to do it as I could reach, empower and inspire lots of ordinary parents raising their teens […]
“Special Needs” is like an umbrella sheltering and hiding a huge collection of diagnoses underneath.
I have recently been coaching some wonderful parents who have a child with ADHD and as a former Deputy Head teacher of many children with unique and different needs, I have been exploring with them how to handle the painful and often overwhelming feelings associated with dealing with the diagnosis that their child is different. […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
I am writing some new Parenting Made Easy CDs and Workbooks at the moment and one of the Coaching Questions that I always ask when I’m working 1-2-1 with parents at my Surrey farmhouse is: Are your rules realistic and appropriate for the age of your child? So many parents I coach have idealistic rules and […]
The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Saying
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, But of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourself a difficult task, But you will succeed if you persevere; And you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles” ~Helen Keller 1880-1968, Blind and Deaf Educator Download your copy of […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
I forgive myself for making mistakes Download your copy of Sue’s Ebook How to give your kids the gift of self-esteem by clicking here About the author Sue Atkins is a Parenting Expert who offers practical guidance for bringing up happy, confident, well behaved children. She is also the author of “Raising Happy […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTING
Parenting is in the UK news again today highlighting the Importance of Parenting. Naturally I believe parents have a crucial role in raising happy, confident, well behaved kids able to fulfill their true potential. Children raised with positive, confident parents who have high expectations and aspirations, inspire their children to try in Life, expect the […]