Tag: break up

Children whose parents divorce ‘more likely’ to become binge drinkers

  Children with parents who divorce or separate before they are five are more likely to become binge drinkers when they reach 16 than children with parents who remain together, a major new study has found. Read the article in The Daily Telegraph.   Have you heard of my “Separation – Putting Your Children First” […]

Divorce, Break Up and Separation – How are YOU handling it?

This week I’m giving a talk to a group of Family Mediation and Collaborative Lawyers in London as they want to find out more about my “Separation – Putting your Children First” Coaching Programme for parents and children.  I am very interested in how Mediation and Collaborative Law can ease the stress of divorce, break up, […]

The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question

I have been working this morning with a lovely Mum going through a divorce and she arrived looking nervous, anxious and very stressed. We talked about where she was at the moment in her situation – she said she felt trapped, overwhelmed and stuck but after an hour with me she felt more hopeful as I helped […]

How to succeed as a single parent.

Where do we go from here?  Keeping healthy relationships. I have recently been coaching a lovely Mum over the telephone for a number of weeks now and we’ve been looking at how she gets a break, gets some adult company and keeps her own life moving forward as she gets used to life as a […]