Category: Psychology

2023 Welcome To The Year of ‘Jellyfish Parenting’

7th January 2023

There are a few things we already know about 2023: the cost of living crisis is going to affect almost everything we do, particularly for...

How to Get Your Adult Kids to Pay Their Share Of Household Bills

13th August 2022

I’m on BBC Radio Tees discussing the 3.3 million adults who have returned home to live with their parents....

Stranger Things: What Parents Need to Know

9th July 2022

I’m discussing ‘Stranger Things’ on BBC Radio Suffolk this week and I will be asked: Do you have teenage children or grandchildren and do you...

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

15th June 2022

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 frustrating,...

A hug is a brill gift – one size fits all ! ( Bit like a smile ! ) ~ Sue Atkins

29th May 2022

A hug is a brill gift – one size fits all ! ( Bit like a smile ! ) ~ Sue Atkins

Try This Simple Technique – A Smile Is A Curve That Puts A Lot Of Things Straight !

29th May 2022

I was reading an article on LinkedIn by Jonathan Phelan a Wellbeing & Resilience author & speaker who was listening...

5 Year Olds Are Having Panic Attacks About Meeting Friends for Playdates After Repeated Covid Lockdowns.

9th February 2022

I have been invited to speak on the Andrew Pierce podcast for The Daily Mail about this really distressing report. 5 Year Olds Are Having...

“Me” time could be the best hours you give not only yourself but also your children!

15th December 2021

”Me” time could be the best hours you give not only yourself but also your children! ~ Sue Atkins Being a mum is...

Parenting Sunshine Using Your Head, Your Heart & Your Gut ☀️

12th October 2021

Did you know you have three brains? Bet that surprised you! You might have read that Neuroscience now tells us that we each have three brains....

Feel like it’s Groundhog Day? Try The Point of Control Strategy

9th October 2021

It’s October we’re into the new Autumn season of darker days colder evenings & more of the same. Digging deep, juggling & surviving the...

Why R.A.I.N Can Help.

6th October 2021

A couple of years ago, I discovered a 4-step mindfulness process that offers support for difficult days. It’s called RAIN (which is an acronym for...

What Happened To Sarah Everard Could Have So Easily Have Happened To My Daughter

29th September 2021

My daughter lives in Clapham Common. She walks, runs, socialises & loves the buzz of living in the area where I was born &...

Do Emma Raducanu’s parents hold the secret to bringing up a strong and successful child?

15th September 2021

How many of us over these past few days have looked at British tennis star Emma Raducanu and wondered what on earth her parents...

Depression is the most common new issue affecting young people.

1st September 2021

I was interviewed on LBC Radio http://www.lbc.co.uk/ discussing the latest survey by the charity Relate revealing that mental health issues are bringing increasingly more young...

Your Friendship Has Gone Wrong. What To Do Next.

25th August 2021

Is it you? Is it them? Or is it both of you? Children are always falling in & out of friendships as they navigate the...

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