Author: Sue Atkins
The amazing power of a mother’s love.
This story made me cry from https://www.facebook.com/Womenem – the remarkable story of a mother’s love. When Carolyn Isbister put her 20 oz baby on her chest for a cuddle, she thought that it would be the only chance she would ever have to hold her. Doctors had told the parents that baby Rachel only had only […]
Kids won’t sleep, can’t sleep? Try this.
Sometimes the reason for your child finding it difficult to sleep is that their room is too colourful, too stimulating and just too plain overwhelming. One tip is to strip back your child’s brightly coloured bedroom and reduce the stimulating toys in an effort to help them sleep. What do you think ? A good idea? Let me […]
One in three teenagers have felt so depressed that they needed help, a Daybreak survey has revealed. For help and advice contact Young Minds.
One in three teenagers have felt so depressed that they needed help, a Daybreak survey has revealed. More than one in six of the 11 to 18-year-olds who admitted to feeling this kind of depression said it lasted a few months, with 15% of young people having to take time off school as a result. […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
What must you accomplish in the next 12 months as a family?
Scandal of Britain’s lazy parents.
As my regular readers will know I used to be a Deputy Head teacher and I also taught Reception Class children starting school. So I was surprised to read about the rising number of children still in nappies when they start primary school. Staff say they are increasingly forced to disrupt classes to change pupils or […]
Watch Yuk ! Adorable kids tasting foods for the first time.
Here’s a lovely video that Saatchi and Saatchi created watching children tasting new foods like onion, anchovy and marmite for the TEDxSydney conference.
We are Not Meant To Do It All By Ourselves
Making meaningful changes in our lives can be tough when we try to do it all by ourselves. We have all had dreams, intentions and resolutions that never seem to amount to anything. Without consistent, independent support even our best intentions get overtaken by the stress and circumstances of our daily lives. We all […]
My Tug of War Technique
I’ve been recently working with a group of parents going through the turbulent times of a divorce and I asked them to remember participating in or watching a tug-of-war competition. You like me can probably remember both sides sweating, tugging, pulling, wrestling and expending huge amounts of energy but not really getting very far […]
Could your family survive a Digital Detox?
How would your kids feel if you decided to do a Digital Detox Week ? With the news that toddlers are becoming obsessed with gadgets, I’m asking – do we need to really limit our child’s tech play time: Read more at UKMumstv
Just brilliant – dancing Evian Babies !
Why your child NEEDS to make a mud pie !
“A chain of happy children trail each other joyfully around the garden dodging in and out of wigwams, wooden structures and plants. Others work intently, like a team of chefs, making an imaginary cake out of shaving foam, mud, leaves and whatever else they can find in the garden of the Limelight Family Learning Centre […]
GOOD TOY GUIDE: Boys toys
This month, Dr Amanda Gummer weighs up the different skills boys and girls develop using toys, and highlights three Good Toy Guide reviews. Whether you believe that gender-based play is biologically or socially constructed, there’s no denying some toys appeal to boys more than girls. Does it matter? We’d argue not really. As long as […]
Will YOUR toddler need treatment for iPad addiction?
I love my iPad but are you using them as electric babysitters? It seems that some toddlers play with iPads nearly half of their waking day and this is leading to withdrawal tantrums of an extreme kind! As a former Deputy Head I also worry about their ability to concentrate on any one task – […]
What messages are you teaching YOUR daughter ?
As women we are very hard on ourselves – but what impact does that have on our daughters and sons? What do we pass on and what are we teaching them? Women are their own worst beauty critics. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. I’d like to see a world where […]