“Not Now, Bernard” – Is this you?
I read this story today with a class of 5/6 year olds during my “Confidence Classes for Kids” Workshop in a school to ask them if this ever happens to them at home, and how they feel about it, as of course I am passionate about building a child’s long term self esteem and feeling […]
Warm, secure families make happy, confident children – new research – old story !
Now call me old fashioned but a new survey out has just revealed something that we all know, and I have been banging on about for years – and is not really rocket science ! ….that if a child receives consistent and warm parenting in a secure family environment, it can prevent them from psychopathic […]
Kid’s To-Do List: The Magic of Childhood is Alive and Well – thank goodness
Here’s a Kid’s To Do List from The Huffington Post – thank goodness the magic of innocence lives on ! Now go and make yourself dizzy ! Have your children drawn or written something with a message that seemed wise beyond their years? Send me a photo of their masterpieces as I’d love to see […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation.
Positive affirmations have become really popular, especially on social media. You’ve probably seen lots of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook posts that use positive affirmations to inspire you. But what are these magic words that claim to transform your confidence? There’s actually a great deal of science to back up exactly how a set of positive words can dramatically […]
What we see depends mainly on what we look for ~ John Lubbock
Just for today why not only focus on what your kids get RIGHT and praise them ?