Well I don’t know about you but I wasn’t surprised by an article that I read in Parent Dish about parents driving the equivalent of a trip to Mars each week ferrying children about ! Have you ever thought just how many miles you drive your children around each week? Most parents have moments of […]
Circle of Moms is looking for the Top 25 Tech Moms – 2012 I am on the list and you can vote for me here by Apr 10, 2012 at 4pm PST You can vote EVERY 24 hours – which would be FAB !
Today I appeared live on ITV This Morning and brought my daughter with me as it’s the Easter Hols – and guess what …… Olly Murs was appearing on the show too and he popped in for a coffee into the Green Room so we were able to get some photos and a chat – […]
Take a Stand Against Bullying be a STAR is an anti-bullying alliance co-founded by The Creative Coalition and WWE. Its mission is to ensure a positive and equitable social environment for everyone regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation through grassroots efforts beginning with education and awareness. If you’re a student, teacher or parent, […]
Today I’m delighted to have been interviewed by the very lovely Natasha Phillips who organises Researching Reform who also kindly invited me to the House Of Commons debate after the riots in London to speak about the role parenting had to play in that event. Natasha is also a consultant for the All Party […]
I have just discovered Pinterest ! It is absolutely fantastic and very addictive ! Check out my page here http://pinterest.com/TheSueAtkins/ But I also came across a lovely post of 75 wonderfully simple activities to do with your kids over the holidays or over a lifetime which range from Glow sticks in the bathtub. (I had […]
I know when I was a Deputy Head and class teacher that the kids in my class loved it when I bought smelly stickers as rewards so I read with great interest that children’s books are set for a reinvigoration with the launch of a new series that are filled with touch-activated scents ! Bonnier […]
Today I’m delighted to have as my guest blogger Karen Le Billon who was born in Montreal and is based in Vancouver. Karen is an author and teacher. Married to a Frenchman, she has two daughters, and her family divides its time between Vancouver and France. French Kids Eat Everything (HarperCollins) is Karen’s newest book, […]
I have to admit I have a soft spot for George Clooney – who doesn’t ? But this article from Salon caught my eye today as Nick Clooney, George’s Dad explains how he raised Hollywood’s socially aware icon. When George Clooney was arrested on Friday while protesting outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington, he […]
BABIES who are fed on demand are more likely to have a higher IQ and perform better at school, according to new research. The study suggests that eight-year-olds who were demand-fed as infants had IQs that were four or five points higher than those who were fed to a schedule. Researchers from Essex and […]
God couldn’t be everywhere so he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
Many parents I work with are concerned about competition and its effect on their children. Others feel that competition is nothing to worry about. In fact, I believe that moderate competition is good for children, but extreme competition can devastate a child. Research tells us that temperament, culture, talent and the age of your child […]
My chapter on the early sexualisation of girls was cut and saved for my next year’s new Parenting Made Easy Book out in April 2013 so was my chapter on the scary porn culture around teenage boys. But I am passionate about protecting our kids from the inviduous and dangerous new and oh so easy access […]
I had a distraught Mum on the phone last week from hospital as she had a mini heart attack as her 14 year old daughter had posted a naked photo of herself on Facebook without pubic hair and was receiving vile, crude and vitriolic messages understandably from all sorts of people. Sexy Baby is the first […]
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