The Behaviour Blogs Part 7 ~ ‘Tuff Luff’

Ms Tuff Luff believes that it’s her job as a parent to set boundaries. She sees her child’s job is to test those boundaries. She knows that kids will make mistakes because that’s normal and that’s what kids do ! She believes that her kids should be encouraged, nurtured and allowed to make mistakes without […]

The Behaviour Blogs ~ Part 6 ~ Kids Who Argue Back

In my book ‘Parenting Made Easy – How To Raise Happy Children’ in Chapter 9 I write about kids who argue back. One simple technique I teach is to change your language when kids challenge you with a … heavy sigh, eyebrows raised, pouting, moaning, groaning, hair tossing or “It’s not fair…” “They’re (sister/brother) not doing […]

The Behaviour Blogs ~ Part 5 ‘Being A Best Friend’

Now if your parenting style is like ‘Being A Best Friend’ you believe that children like it if you act as if you are their best friend. 1. You believe that being nice and friendly makes your children like you. 2. You believe that your children are equal to you so you negotiate with them, you […]

The Behaviour Blogs Part 2 – Updating Your Toolbox

Successful parents have a wide range of options open to them.  Over the years (through often trial and error) they have collected skills, strategies and techniques that they have stored away for possible use.  A metaphor I use a lot when I’m giving my Lunch & Learn One Hour Talks  is to imagine that you are […]

ADHD and why working mums need to look in the mirror – do you agree?

I read with interest Sarah Vine’s parenting article in The Daily Mail  today about  ADHD. But is she right? “Fascinating stuff in yesterday’s Mail from paediatric neurologist Dr Richard Saul, who argues in a new book that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is wildly over-diagnosed and that thousands of children are being identified as victims and […]

The Sue Atkins Parenting Expert Podcast – Discipline Made Easy Part 1

Podcast Powered By Podbean Need a bit of  practical advice on raising happy, well behaved kids? Listen to Part 1 of my Parenting Expert Podcast and if you need a few more ideas download my “Secrets To Well Behaved Kids” App  now – it’s bursting with all my top tips, fresh ideas and practical solutions to everyday, real life problems. […]

Is your child persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive ?

Children who are persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive by the time they’re in Nursery very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. A new  study suggests that a cycle involving parenting styles and hostility between mothers and toddlers could be the key. The study was done by researchers at the University of Minnesota […]