Having a new baby is very exciting but your older child may worry about what all the changes may mean to them as for the last year or two they have probably been the centre of your universe so it’s a good idea to prepare them for this exciting new arrival. Pregnancy Preparations Tip 3. At […]
Having a new baby is very exciting but your older child may worry about what all the changes may mean to them as for the last year or two they have probably been the centre of your universe so it’s a good idea to prepare them for this exciting new arrival. Pregnancy Preparations Tip 2. […]
Here are a selection of baby books that boost your child’s brain & teach them to love reading. With every page you turn, you’re stimulating your baby’s cognitive development and helping to establish a love of reading that will last long past their baby & toddler years. Baby books stimulate your child’s brain, bond & […]
Feeling isolated when you first have children is very common, as you’ve probably left a job where there was always people around to chat to, so plan ahead and talk to your friends and other parents about what they do to get out and about. One simple way to combat loneliness is to get […]
I am doing an Instagram Live on Saturday 25th April at 3pm with Bloom Classes. Join us for an Instagram live by following @bloomclasses this Saturday at 3pm with me @sueatkins18 Being a new parent is difficult enough add in a lockdown and the result is a staggering hundreds of thousands of new parents feeling […]
I was speaking about why babies like white noise to Malcolm on BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester. Happy babies love white noise, because it helps them calm down & relax quickly. White noise resembles sounds the baby heard in the womb, which has a calming effect. It also masks other distracting noises so that your […]
I was invited on to BBC Radio Kent today discussing Rod Stewart trolling his daughters with dog poo if they don’t clean up after their pups. It was a discussion about teaching children right from wrong. Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development. He concluded that for the first four […]
“When Jessica’s mum, Sandy, tries to take away the iPad, there’s a tantrum that threatens to go nuclear: wobbly lip, tears, hands balled into fists and a high-pitched wail. “She does this a lot,” says Sandy. “She seems to prefer the iPad to everything else. Sometimes it’s the only thing that will keep her quiet,” […]
I am asked a great deal by anxious parents and on BBC radio about whether it matters which way a child’s pushchair faces. To give your baby the best possible social start in life it does matter which way their pushchair faces, as by facing you, you to are helping your baby to be stimulated, communicated with, engaged & bonded naturally and easily […]
What do you do when both babies are crying? Don’t you feel terrible having to divide your attention between two children? Aren’t you in a constant state of feeling overextended, overstressed, and underequipped? Do you ever get out? Just you and your partner? Why don’t you dress them alike? (Or: Why do you dress them […]
Hi I’m Sue Atkins I teach families how to be happier. I was at a social event at Farleigh Court Golf Club the other day and someone asked me, ‘So, Sue, what do you do?’ I always find this a tricky question to answer as I do so many things but I just spontaneously […]
I was interested to read the research by Britax that reveals the trials and tribulations for new parents travelling with young babies and I was delighted to be asked for my advice on travelling with babies. Having a baby is one of the most exciting life events, but expecting parents will inevitably be forever late […]
Millions of Mums are calling this the most beautiful song they have ever heard. This is truly beautiful and watching it made me cry for all the right reasons ! Hope you enjoy it too !
I love the way Twitter can initiate debate. My lovely friend Laura Henry, a highly experienced Early Years Consultant, sent me this fascinating article discussing the proposals by the Government to instigate parenting classes. In my experience I gave up trying to run formal parenting classes as it proved so difficult to get people to […]
Today I’m delighted to have Mark Williams as my guest writer raising awareness of depression in fathers. It follows on from his article in today’s Daily Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/dads-can-suffer-postnatal-depression-6248796#ICID=sharebar_facebook Here is Mark’s story. ‘The birth of a couple’s first child is billed as one of the happiest moments in their life. But, for thousands of women […]
