Tag: Parenting
DON’T STEW – ASK SUE. My simple tips to help sort out when your kids play you off against each other !
Don’t Stew – Ask Sue A place to ask your questions & get answers from a Mum who’s been there, done that and got the T- Shirt ! My simple tips to help sort out when your kids play you off against each other ! If you’d like me to answer YOUR niggles, worries or […]
Have young people never had it so bad?
I was recently talking on LBC Radio about young people’s expectations and their hopes for owning their own property as today’s young face, including my own two kids, high unemployment, expensive education, and a lifetime of renting, whereas when I was in my twenties we had rising wages, low house prices & plenty of job opportunities. […]
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. […]
Question: Over to you now!
Question: Over to you now! What are your best, little-known tools, tips and tricks that you like to use every day? I’d love your thoughts on this.
DON’T STEW – ASK SUE. Sibling Rivalry
The disappearance of childhood and what we can all do to get it back
I love this heart felt blog by Jamie Martin “I want my kids to have a childhood. A living, breathing, mud-between-toes, romping-in-woods, staring-at-the-sky childhood. A secure foundation setting the stage for a secure life. The gift of childhood. I allow my kids to slowly unwrap it each day within our home-school. But as I look […]
With Kids’ Bedtimes, Consistency Is Key To Learning And Development
I read with interest, but not surprise this new piece of research on the importance of sleep. Parents have all heard, and personally experienced, how critical a good night’s sleep is for their children. But new research suggests that the consistency of kids’ bedtimes matters just as much for their developing brains as the number […]
I’m not really surprised are you?
Children are losing interest in traditional storytelling as overexposure to games consoles, iPads and 3D films saps their imagination, a leading headmistress has warned and ‘too distracted by technology to listen to stories’ As a former Deputy Head and Mum of two “screenagers” and a bit of a Twitterholic myself, I know first hand how […]
Would your child point at you and say……
Would you like to have the best children’s party in the world?
My great friend Amanda is amazing – she is sooooo full of beans and great fun to be with. She has a fabulous way with kids and her energy is just infectious. Amanda runs the best children’s parties I’ve ever seen. In fact she’s organised parties for The Beckhams, Angelina and Brad as well […]
Have you ever considered Split – Shift Parenting ?
I’ve just been interviewed for a magazine about Split- Shift parenting and I wonder if it’s something you might consider for your family or are currently trying out? For a dual income home, the arrival of a child leads to one unavoidable question: “Who’s going to look after the kids?” Lots of parents of course […]
Why oh why are our children becoming more & more unhappy?
Young teenagers are becoming increasingly unhappy, with growing concerns about school, their appearance and the amount of choice and freedom they have, a report has warned. The study, published by the Children’s Society following interviews with 42,000 children aged between eight and 17, found that after a long period of gradual increase, children’s happiness began […]
Your child’s money habits are formed by the age of 7 !
What was it the Jesuits always said, “Give me a child until the age of 7 and I will show you the man?” Well here’s some research along the same lines as the government-backed Money Advice Service has warned parents “not to underestimate the effect of their own bad money habits” on their kids which […]
Primary school kids in England could be ranked nationally at 11 – is that really a good idea?
There is a four-letter word that seems to dominate primary school policy these days. Data. And there is going to be even more of it if the latest proposals for measuring pupil performance in England are implemented. Parents could be told where their children fit into 10 ability bands, measured against a yardstick of the […]