I’m discussing the extraordinary new survey that UK childcare is the most expensive in the world & that families now spend a third of their income on nurseries and childminders http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3831626/UK-childcare-expensive-world-Families-spend-income-nurseries-childminders.html Choosing whether to be your child’s full-time caregiver can be a complicated emotional and financial decision. But before you weigh the pros and […]
Join me for a LIVE Twitter Chat on Thursday 6th October at 8pm for a car seat & travel Q & A with BRITAX. Check out the hashtag #LifeIsAJourney and follow me under @SueAtkins and @BritaxUK and keep your questions coming 🙂
Think ……… Safety first Think about seating arrangements Pack strategically Plan around your child’s routine Stop at regular intervals Split driving and entertainment duties Pack lots of snacks Take Regular Pit stops Plan Entertainment Prevent backseat meltdowns Before you start out make sure your baby’s car seat is the right size and that it’s […]
With the first term of a fresh, new year just around the corner here are some top tips on how to survive on a student budget and to make the most of your student loan. From tuition fees to taking advantages of income sources, here’s a helpful infographic.
I’m discussing this new initiative to help working mothers on Talk Radio today. Businesses will be told to do more to help mothers breastfeed their babies at work in a drive to stamp out discrimination against pregnant women and new parents. The government is drawing up plans to encourage firms to take “a more […]
I’ve been interviewed by The Daily Mail and appeared on LBC radio discussing the final of ‘Child Genius’ the Channel 4 programme that pits very bright & gifted children in competition with each other. As a former Deputy Head and Class Teacher for 25 years I felt uncomfortable watching some of the parents ambition for […]
I’ve just discovered Eric Pickersgill take a look at his extraordinarily powerful message – simply shown through his black and white photos of the impact of smartphones on our relationships, experiences and missed moments of being present #PauseToPonder http://www.ericpickersgill.com What can you do just for today to be fully present in the moment ? What […]
I’ve just been interviewed about my thoughts on healing and helping families move on from the Brexit Referendum as some families are really split over the decision to leave Europe. I have likened it to the grieving process during a Divorce. For some it was a shock, for others it was […]
According to a new survey conducted by The Fatherhood Institute, British men will spend 24 minutes caring for children, for every hour done by women. This makes UK parents officially the worst in the developed world at sharing their childcare responsibilities, according to the Fatherhood Institute’s Fairness In Families Index (FIFI), published today. However before […]
A new action-oriented movement idea for Ariel that aims to discuss a latent but simmering tension point in society: Is laundry only a woman’s job? Wouldn’t it be great to build a society where husbands and wives share the load? Because where there is equality there is true happiness. Just for this week ponder the […]
I’m here to help, support & to ask you great questions to help you find better answers to your problems – I don’t judge, finger point or tut tut about what you tell me. My passion is to help you find new solutions and new ways of doing things that make you and your family […]
Are your ‘Boomerang Kids’ driving you mad? I read in The Evening Standard about a Conservative MP who has admitted that he has had to move back in with his mother and father because he cannot afford the deposit to buy a house. William Wragg, aged 28, is among tens of thousands of Britons who have […]
To help you navigate the journey through Divorce, if that is what you have decided is best for your family, I’ve recently launched a new series of free Divorce videos called -> Divorce Step by Step. Divorce Step By Step has been set up specifically to help you address the range of issues and matters […]
I was interviewed on BBC Radio Kent today about Elton John speaking to students at The Oxford Union. Like many doting fathers, Sir Elton John tells his sons he loves them every day. But the gesture is more important for him than for most. The singer says he has been spurred on to shower […]
