From starting school to starting university – being a parent is all about handling CHANGE.
Handling change is one of life’s greatest challenges and is a major element in my work with parents. My passion is to help parents handle change positively and with clarity, direction and confidence. Change is inevitable and although it’s perfectly natural to resist the changes in your life and feel overwhelmed and anxious about them, […]
New Year Resolutions – is being a better parent on your list?
As the clock ticked down the old year and we all awaited the arrival of a brand new one, I begun to wonder what all the people around me truly wished for deep down in that very quiet place where dreams, hopes and wishes really live. You know the place where we don’t always […]
Chasing your dreams in 2023
As we approach another year one of the toughest things about chasing our dreams is managing the disciplines of persistent action and hopeful patience. Here is my mentor Tony Robbins practical and inspiring take on keeping the dream alive in all areas of your life. http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121126174536-101706366-how-to-create-a-breakthrough-in-any-area-of-your-life-manage-your-strategies-your-story-and-your-state What’s the story you tell yourself that holds you back? […]
A More Forgiving Way For Goal Setting In A Pandemic
I usually power up the music, get into a positive state, dig out my Tony Robbins Goal Setting Template & plan my new year. But I don’t this old approach will serve me this year and whilst I don’t think goal -setting is cancelled in 2020— I think it needs to look & feel different. […]
My ‘Can Do Kid Journal for Super Heroes’ has been endorsed by Dr. Amanda Gummer of Fundamentally Children
I’m delighted to tell you that my The Can-Do Kids’ Journal for Superheroes: Discover Your Confidence Superpower! has had fab reviews from Fundamentally Children – by Dr. Amanda Gummer a research psychologist specialising in child development. What is it The ‘Can Do Kid Journal for Superheroes’ is all about helping children feel more confident, […]
Setting off for Edinburgh without a Sat Nav, compass or flight plan
How many parents do you know that have actually pondered the bigger picture to their parenting? Most parents I meet and work with have got a bit stuck in the “socks and pants” of life going round in circles stuck in the undone homework and untidy bedroom scenarios and don’t look up to ponder the […]
So what would you like to achieve in your family relationships in 2019? Your very own Date with Destiny.
I’ve been writing my goals for this new year and I really enjoy taking my time – reviewing my past year, celebrating my big and small successes, analysing my disappointments and my limiting beliefs about myself and analysing things that keep me stuck, swirling or feeling a failure. I really enjoy writing down my new dreams, my […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
Success in parenting, which for me means bringing up happy, confident, well rounded adults who are independent, resilient and fulfilled, is really no different from being successful in any other aspect of life. It’s about mindset, commitment, and confidence and all about taking small steps of action every day, every week and every month […]
Sleeping Walking or Day Dreaming? 7 Successful Stategies for a Happier Family Life in 2012
Did you know that 95% of the people who set New Year’s resolutions never follow through? The reason is that most people don’t understand the process of how to produce lasting results- and they never take the first steps. They start full of good intentions but through their own negative voices in their heads they […]
Finish 2011 Strong
I’ve been writing and pondering my own goals for 2012 as well as working with lots of people just recently naturally thinking about the New Year and what it will hold. This got me thinking about giving, and contributing, to family and to Life in general, so grab a cup of coffee and a […]