The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
I am slow to anger and quick to forgive. My emotions are not in control of me; I am in control of my emotions.
Author: Sue Atkins
Join me here and on Facebook and Twitter to tell me about your ABC Wonderful Kids. Day 15 ~ Letter O
Let’s celebrate children everywhere – but especially YOUR wonderful kids Join me here and on Facebook and Twitter #ABC WonderfulKids to add your ABC of adjectives about your Wonderful Kids. Day 15 ~ Letter O Now off you go AND TELL THEM to build their self esteem! Day 1~ Letter A Day 2 ~ […]
Getting your kids to help around the house – Made Easy !
Today I’m delighted to have been published in the Boots MD online website talking about the importance of getting your kids involved in helping around the house and giving you some simple, quick and easy ideas to make it fun. http://www.webmd.boots.com/children/features/childrens-chores “Dear Sue many thanks for your excellence advice” ~ Siobhan Harris
Why do all the girls have to buy pink stuff and all the boys have to buy blue stuff – The LEGO Debate
In December, LEGO – a brand that previously could do no wrong – came out with a girlified version of their beloved blocks called LEGO Friends, and the marketers behind this switch were greeted with a bellowing, social media frenzy of “Why?” Now, a pair of 22-year-old activists for girls, Bailey Shoemaker Richards […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story To Ponder
Today’s Wednesday Story from my never ending notebook and my ever lasting coloured pencil, is a true story by Kent Nerburn. The Last Cab Ride “Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick up at a building that was dark […]
What we see depends mainly on what we look for ~ John Lubbock
Just for today why not only focus on what your kids get RIGHT and praise them ?
Join me here and on Facebook and Twitter to tell me about your ABC Wonderful Kids. Day 14 ~ Letter N
Let’s celebrate children everywhere – but especially YOUR wonderful kids Join me here and on Facebook and Twitter #ABC WonderfulKids to add your ABC of adjectives about your Wonderful Kids. Day 14 ~ Letter N Now off you go AND TELL THEM to build their self esteem! Day 1~ Letter A Day 2 ~ […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question – The Importance of “Why?”
I was recently coaching a lovely Mum who asked me “What do I do when my daughter incessantly keeps asking me “Why?” all the time? I think that each question a child asks is an attempt to add to their limited knowledge of the world and should be encouraged, as it let’s children know that […]
The Hidden Side of Life – Depression
I was really moved to watch a sporting hero of mine Freddie Flintoff talking about Depression – we need more people to open up and discuss this very real problem so people feel supported, nurtured and understood. Watch it here on BBC i player http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019gbpk/Freddie_Flintoff_Hidden_Side_of_Sport/ Flintoff: Depression is crippling… I cried in front of my […]
The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Saying
The deepest happiness comes when we least expect it. Sometimes, we don’t need to chase it; We need to slow down so it can find us.
Join me here and on Facebook and Twitter to tell me about your ABC Wonderful Kids. Day 13 ~ Letter M
Let’s celebrate children everywhere – but especially YOUR wonderful kids Join me here and on Facebook and Twitter #ABC WonderfulKids to add your ABC of adjectives about your Wonderful Kids. Day 13 ~ Letter M Now off you go AND TELL THEM to build their self esteem! Day 1~ Letter A Day 2 ~ […]
The Art of BRILLIANCE !
Today’s guest is my great friend Andy Cope – who is the founder of The Art of Being Brilliant as well as being the author of the wonderful “Spy Dog” books. ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’ has been described as the ‘Ready Brek Glow’ or as ‘An Upgrade of the Software Between Your Ears’. Andy’s messages […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
It’s not how far you fall – it’s how high you bounce back ! I was coaching a client this week who had a huge disappointment and felt hugely let down, embarrassed and humiliated by what had happened so we talked about the power of an affirmation or an incantation – which is where you walk […]
Did you know that at any given moment half a million children across the UK are unhappy ?
As you know my new book, “Parenting Made Easy – How To Raise Happy Children” comes out in April and I was shocked and really saddened to read that according to the The Children’s Society half a million children across the UK are unhappy. I am speaking on BBC Radio Tees at 7.45 discussing this […]
Are Mud pies and Puddles on your Toddler’s ‘to-do’ List ?
I remember LOVING making mud pies as a child myself so read about how making a mud pie, baking a cake and finger painting have topped a list of activities that parents believe toddlers should have accomplished by the time they are three. The list of 36 “landmark events”, which includes picking fruit, dancing with no […]