The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Sayings
“Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realise it! Life is a game, play it! Life is Love, enjoy it!” ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Tag: Parenting
Sing and Sign with Tricia Cummings
I was really thrilled to hear from Tricia Cummings from Sing and Sign in Lambeth about how my article ” Saying “NO” to your kids with confidence !” helped her feel more connected to her little ones ! “Sue – just picked up this via Twitter. I managed a “No” in the face of tired […]
Beat Bullying – Confidence Classes for Kids
Today I have just finished my Beat Bullying – Confidence Classes for Kids Workshop and I always feel so inspired by the children’s happy smiling faces after the day we spend together. I really love teaching them my One Point Technique, My Circle Of Confidence Technique and my Success Diary ideas and love seeing their confidence […]
Mumsnet sex education survey
As a former Head of PSHE Department I was interested in this new survey by Mumsnet. When Mumsnet heard that the government was conducting an internal review into Personal, Social, Health and Economics (PSHE) education, they thought it would be useful to conduct a Mumsnet sex education survey to gather your views on the thorny matter of […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
Affirmations out loud When I was on the truly inspiring “Date With Destiny ” Seminar with Tony Robbins a couple of Decembers ago in Orlando he made us focus on turning our affirmations into incantations – we had to go outside walking and talking our sayings out loud. That certainly took walking my talk to the next level !! […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story To Ponder
The Echo Here is today’s story from my never ending note book and everlasting pencil. A man and his fine young son were walking in the forest. Suddenly the young boy trips and feels a very sharp pain and he screams out, “Ahhhhh.” Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain, “Ahhhhh.” Filled with curiosity, […]
The 8 Habits of Highly Productive People
I’ve been working with a wondertful group of teachers who are really lovely but their time management skills leave them stressed out, burnt out and running on empty. I wrote my Teacher’s Bouncing Back Tookit especially for busy, stressed out teachers as I know 1st hand about managing time effectively as I used to be […]
Banish The Bickering !
Today I am delighted to say that I am being interviewed by Jacqueline Green – the host of The Great Parenting Show about Banish The Bickering – the problems of sibling rivalry. Click here to join us
Have A Stiff Drink And Get Over It: Why Parents Should Drink More Wine
I was amused to read Jemina Lewis’ recent piece in The Telegraph citing Australian parenting psychologist Steve Biddulph the author of numerous best-sellers, including “Raising Boys: Why Boys are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men” offering a fundamental piece of advice: A glass of wine a day can make you […]
12 Most Important Lessons We Can Learn from Children
Today’s guest post is from Ted Rubin. A native New Yorker, Ted holds a Bachelor of Science in business and economics from Cornell University. He is divorced, has two teenage daughters, and lives in Long Island. Personal philosophy: “Live is not about waiting for the storm to pass… it’s about learning to dance in the […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation.
Positive affirmations have become really popular, especially on social media. You’ve probably seen lots of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook posts that use positive affirmations to inspire you. But what are these magic words that claim to transform your confidence? There’s actually a great deal of science to back up exactly how a set of positive words can dramatically […]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Having Your Family Round The Table – The Simple Act Of Eating Together
At this special family time of Thanksgiving here’s an article I wrote about the importance of families creating memories through simply sitting down regularly and eating together. Have a wonderful time 🙂 I am a real advocate of families sitting down and eating together as it creates a bond, a connection and makes life fun. […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story
Here’s another weekly story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil. If you have a story please send it into me so I can pass it on 🙂 A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and […]
I am very honoured to have been invited to join the panel for this debate about The Riots at The House of Commons in December.
I am very honoured to have been invited to join the panel for this debate about The Riots at The House of Commons in December. The riots in the UK in 2011, which started on August 6th and continued on until 9th August were a bolt from the blue but they exposed some fascinating home […]
How to change your thinking.
Suppose today you changed your thinking from “We’ve got a problem” to ” We face a challenge” Now how does that sound? Now how does that look? Now how does that feel ? OK – job done ! 🙂