I’m talking about the new survey about Pocket Money on Sky News today. Children are getting an average of £6.55 a week in pocket money but the gap is widening between the earnings of boys and girls. The Halifax survey of nearly 1,800 children aged eight to 15 and their parents found that they now […]
I’m speaking on BBC Radio Kent about the importance of giving your kids chores to do in the house. I believe it makes them feel part of the family team, it teaches them independence and gives them the feeling of competence and capability. If it feels like you are the one bearing the brunt of […]
This research actually came out of a well-known 75-year-long Harvard study, where researchers followed two groups of people. One of the many highlights of the researcher’s findings is that subjects who were given chores, or jobs to do, as kids grew up to be adults who were more independent, better able to work in collaborative […]
Little ones love to help out around the house. But at what age should you start to give them chores? ? How old is your little one and do they help out with the housework? For lots more information about sharing chores, watch the full video of TV star, and mum to two boys, Helen […]
Many women admitted to researchers that they love cleaning because it gives them a sense of ‘pleasure’ and ‘achievement’. It also makes them feel better about receiving surprise visitors who wouldn’t see the house in a mess. Kirstie Allsopp said in her latest interview – that housework can be good for mental health. She […]
There’s never been a more important time to teach our kids about the art of saving, and so MoneySupermarket is launching a challenge with a difference – a kids’ saving challenge aimed at encouraging the next generation of savvy savers and I’m delighted to say I’ve been asked to be a Judge for the best […]
Today I’m delighted to have been published in the Boots MD online website talking about the importance of getting your kids involved in helping around the house and giving you some simple, quick and easy ideas to make it fun. http://www.webmd.boots.com/children/features/childrens-chores “Dear Sue many thanks for your excellence advice” ~ Siobhan Harris
I love coincidences, as you know, and yesterday I was interviewed by a journalist for a national newspaper about my views about getting kids to do their chores and jobs and today I have just discovered a new site that is lots of fun ! It’s called Goal For It and it’s a really fun place to […]
This week I was invited as a guest to attend the Home Renaissance Foundation International Conference on Excellence in the Home in Central London and to read more about my adventures of meeting Aggie MacKenzie -The Dirt Dectective from the highly popular Channel 4 Series go to => https://sueatkinsparentingcoach.com/so-what-do-you-do/ Keeping with the theme of my interview […]
