Category: Parenting in a Pandemic

30th July 2022
It’s the Summer hols and unless you are happy to dust off and dry clean your Butlin’s Red Coat ready to entertain the kids full...
30th July 2022
As schools break up for the holidays, a children’s charity is urging parents to think carefully before leaving children home alone over the summer. I’m...
24th July 2022
So, families have experienced something unique. Being locked down together all day, all week & all month has created new models of family dynamics and...
5th June 2022
“When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationship building. Opportunities to...
2nd June 2022
  Today I was working in a school doing my Confidence Classes for Kids Workshop and a child told me he had be mauled by...
29th May 2022
A hug is a brill gift – one size fits all ! ( Bit like a smile ! ) ~ Sue Atkins
25th May 2022
  We’re all looking for ways to explain something that’s impossible to explain—because we don’t understand it and talking about terrorism/ shootings is different from...
18th May 2022
  Patting Your Kids On The Back – The Art of Positive Praise   “There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world...
16th May 2022
What do I need to change in order to have no regrets?
30th April 2022
    I bet you’ve had your child ask you many times  to read a book or play a game and I bet you’ve said,...
18th April 2022
There is always a lot of  debate about how much ‘Nature’ versus ‘Nurture’ influences in raising  happy, confident, well-balanced kids with great self esteem and...
7th March 2022
  I’ve recently had two children referred to me who have a fear of being shot by a terrorist after watching the news about the...
22nd January 2022
  Creating a Parenting Plan Sitting down together with your Ex is never easy – but it is important for the sake of your children....
20th January 2022
I was delighted to have been interviewed by Scott Docherty, on how my role as a coach helps families through the challenging time of divorce....
18th January 2022
 The law affecting families in England and Wales is changing. The most important element of no fault divorce is, of course, the removal of fault...