Using smartphones as ‘digital pacifiers’ or ‘dummies’ is an increasing phenomenon in our modern society, where smartphones serve as soothing tools for both toddlers and teens. While the term ‘pacifier’ or ‘dummy’ traditionally refers to a rubber object designed to calm babies by satisfying their innate sucking reflex, the concept has evolved in the digital […]
Giving a child a smartphone without guidance is like giving them the keys to a 4×4 without teaching them how to drive – it can lead to terrible accidents and enormous dangers on their digital journey‼️ 97% of 12 year olds now have access to a smartphone and 45% are online ”almost constantly” So the […]
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness […]
The Phubbing Epidemic I learnt a new word this morning‼️ The word “phubber” is used to describe a person who pays too much attention to their smartphone! Phubbing, a contraction of the words “phone snubbing,” is the act of ignoring a person you’re with in favour of using your mobile phone! Who knew? 🤷♀️ Are […]
In this episode: Can Your Child be Vaccinated If You Disagree? Checklist: 10 Rules of Negotiating with Your Ex-Partner Why Making Magic Memories with Grandparents Matters. Sue Atkins in Conversation with Jo Watkins and Polly Crook – The ‘How People’- Happiness | Opportunities | Wellbeing
In this episode: Need A Weekly Dose of Workplace Wellbeing – Delivered Live to your Desk? NEW Series of Instagram Lives Answering ALL Your Co-Parenting Questions ‘I’m a Grownup and I Really Don’t like My Mum.’ The ‘Don’t Stew- Ask Sue’ Question Preparing Your Older Child for Your New Arrival Sue Atkins in Conversation with […]
In this episode: TEARS BEFORE BEDTIME & BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLUES: Simple Strategies to Get Out the Door Faster, Less Frazzled & Smiling! As Dan Walker embraces the Sequins of ‘Strictly’ because his children begged him to! What have your kids encouraged you to try? Would you spend £2,000 on designer gear for the new academic year? […]
In this episode: Help! When Will My Baby Sleep Through the Night? Babies, Books & Brain Development Advice for Parents and Children Around Bullying Sue Atkins in Conversation with Charlotte Taylor Specialist in Navigating Life After Acute Trauma
In this episode: Advice To Help When Your Child Doesn’t Want to Go to School: Teen Depression and School Refusal 9 Proven Child-Rearing Tips That Can Help You Feel a Better Parent. Sue Atkins in Conversation with Lulu Skantze from ‘Storytime’ one of the UK’s biggest subscription magazines for kids
In this episode: Tips for Helping Your Child Overcome Their Fear of Dogs The Future of Work is Hybrid. Here Are Some GREAT Benefits. The Future of Speech Therapy is Here: Sue Interviews Leanne Sherred from Expressable
In this episode: Night Terrors Explained How To Stop Nail Biters, Thumb Suckers and Nose Pickers! Sue Atkins in Conversation with Amanda Seyderhelm Play Therapist, Author and Grief Specialist.
In this episode: Talking to Kids About Cancer Mastering your TIME once and for all! Sue Atkins in Conversation with Jayne Avery Nutrition Consultant & Children’s Author of ‘The Secret of the Golden Cauldron’
In this episode: Let’s Talk – Control. Most Domestic and Family Abuse is NOT Physical. Join Sue on the Anna Williamson #1 Apple Podcast ‘Breaking Mum & Dad’ as we chat about divorce, children, co-parenting and mental health. PLUS: Sue Atkins in Conversation with H from Steps with psychologist Dr Angharad Rudkin Holidays are changing. […]
In this episode: Hybrid Working – How’s It Going? Working Weekends? Breaking Mum and Dad Podcast – Sue’s Interview with Anna Williamson about Divorce, Mental Health and Kids Wellbeing Tips for Talking: Looking at Speech Delay Sue in Conversation with Joanna Rowland Author the Memory Box: A Book about Grief
In this episode: Tips & Advice for Successful Co-Parenting On the Parentverse: Sue in Conversation with Margaret Rooke author of the best selling books Dyslexia is my Superpower (Most of the Time’) Creative Successful Dyslexic You Can Change the World
