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Category: Discipline

Getting Your Messy Teenager To Pull Their Weight!

12th January 2026

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at...

The Sue Atkins Camcorder Technique

2nd December 2025

I’ve been coaching a lovely Mum who’s been finding her 13 year old daughter very challenging recently with her attitude and it got me thinking...

‘I was smacked as a child and it didn’t do me any harm’ – is a MYTH. Read WHY!

21st August 2025

There is a “definitive link” between smacking children and behavioural difficulties, a new study has found. Researchers at University College London, who reviewed 20 years of research on the topic, found that physical punishment is...

Why DO children act up, misbehave and get ‘naughty?’

29th March 2025

That word ‘naughty.’ It’s quite laden. So, what does the word mean? It usually means that your child is exhibiting behaviour that you find...

Coping With Christmas Stress

16th December 2024

Christmas, although a time of great joy and celebration, can also be the most stressful of times for even the best of parents, with the...

Co-parenting Advice During Christmas

10th December 2024

Dear Sue I’m worried about Christmas as I’m recently divorced. My kids are still reeling from the changes. What is your advice? Liz Jackson,...

The Sue Atkins Gift Guide: Parenting Made Easy!

4th December 2023

Sue’s Alternative to the ‘Naughty Step’ The ‘Easy Peasy – Lemon Squeezy Button’ is suitable for kids of all ages & allows you...

Siblings Without the Rivalry!

13th August 2023

Sibling rivalry has always had a bad press – think of Cain slaughtering Abel and Joseph being thrown down...

Saying “NO” to your kids with confidence !

30th May 2023

Saying “No” to your kids is such a simple word but so many parents find it difficult to incorporate it into their discipline strategies...

Does your child hear the word, ‘No!’ more than 400 times a day?

27th May 2023

The average toddler hears the word “no” an astonishing 400 times a day, according to experts. You, like me, may, at first, think that this...

Practical Tips on How to RESPOND Rather Than REACT. My Pause Button Technique

10th May 2023

Much of our lives is spent in reaction to others and to events around us. The problem is that these reactions might not always...

Try The CRISPS Approach to Your Parenting !

26th January 2023

Being a positive parent isn’t any harder than being a negative parent! It just takes a quick shift in your thinking and attitude. Here’s the...

Divorce and Your Special Needs Child – Things to Consider.

18th January 2023

Divorce is always difficult for the whole family but if you do find that you are heading for a divorce here are some things to...

There’s a reason your child is an angel at school but turns into little devil at home. It’s called ‘after-school restraint collapse.’

15th January 2023

There’s a reason your child is an angel at school but turns into little devil at home. It’s called ‘after-school restraint collapse.’ After a long...

It’s a fine balance between spying, controlling, teaching and trusting our kids online.

12th January 2023

I remember being rung up on a Bank Holiday Monday by a Polish journalist last year, asking me my opinion on some new tracking...

Category: Discipline

The Top 5 Digital Challenges for Parents - And How to Solve Them