The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Coaching Question
How do I teach my children about good manners?
Tag: Parenting
So what ARE the really important things in Life ?
Love to hear your thoughts 🙂
The Sue Atkins Inspiring Sunday Saying
The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world. ~ Marianne Williamson Please read Children In Need – Coping with the death of your Mum or Dad.
BBC Children In Need – Coping with the death of your Mum or Dad.
I was very honoured to have been asked by the BBC to visit Sam Beare Hospice for Children In Need and to find out where the money raised goes. Imagine you are 8 years old and your Mum comes and sits on the end of your bed and tells you that she has terminal cancer […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
If there be peace in the heart, there will be peace in the home. If there be peace in the home, there will be peace in the community. If there be peace in the community, there will be peace in the nation. If there be peace in the nation, there will be peace in the […]
Teach Your Granny to Text – and other great ideas for kids – Action 1
Well as a former Deputy Head who loves empowering kids with self esteem, self confidence and a belief in themselves I thought I run a series of blogs just for them ! So check in for the next few days to print off some fun ideas to get your kids changing the world, making a difference and […]
The Marble Jar Technique which is great for autistic children.
When I go into schools now running my Beat Bullying -Confidence Classes for Kids Workshop I have seen this technique used in quite a few schools to encourage and reward good behaviour. Here’s a blog written by a Mum who has found it to be very useful with her autistic son. Marble Jar – Great for My Son’s Therapy […]
Is your child persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive ?
Children who are persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive by the time they’re in Nursery very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. A new study suggests that a cycle involving parenting styles and hostility between mothers and toddlers could be the key. The study was done by researchers at the University of Minnesota […]
What’s Raising Happy Children for Dummies and Platform 9 of Victoria Station got in common?
Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by my great friend and experienced publisher and author, Ed Peppitt, about being the best selling author of “Raising Happy Children for Dummies” one in the famous black and yellow series. We talk about how I was invited by Wiley to write the book on […]
The Bank Of Life Technique – this is a really inspiring read and a really simple idea to try
After appearing on LBC Radio discussing the shocking report out today about teenagers (UK SURVEY DISCOVERS THAT SOME 12-YEAR-OLDS DRINK 28 ALCOHOL UNITS A WEEK.) a wonderful woman called Yvonne McIntosh emailed me. Here is her inspiring email that I just HAVE to pass on to you – please RT and pass on to all […]
The Sue Atkins Inspired Sunday Saying – Self Discipline
I enjoy looking at A Minute with Maxwell video messages each day and in keeping with the theme of teenagers and self discpline here is one on self discipline. Click the image below … expand your world, then pass it along to others and expand their world. Enjoy! Self Discipline
UK SURVEY DISCOVERS THAT SOME 12-YEAR-OLDS DRINK 28 ALCOHOL UNITS A WEEK.
“Children who drink at younger ages are the ones who need help most. We also know that children whose parents misuse alcohol are more likely to develop their own problems later in life” ~Simon Antrobus, chief executive of drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Addaction I am being interviewed today on LBC Radio http://www.lbc.co.uk/ about […]
Why Enterprise and Entrepreneurial skills are important for young people.
Today I’m delighted to have the very enthusiastic and wonderful Claire Young as my guest blogger. Some of you may remember Claire from the hit TV show, The Apprentice. She reached the final in 2008. Since then she has been actively working on several projects which are designed to empower and enable young people in enterprise. […]
Fancy winning a free app from Touchy Books – the new way to get your kids reading !
Staying with the topic of reading. I am delighted to have come across TouchyBooks this week, they have an amazing app for the ipod and ipad, the app is FREE to download, and they are giving away 10 codes for you to claim against a book in their store! To find out how to […]
Pocket money – how much is OK ?
I was talking on BBC Radio Coventry today about pocket money, the Christmas pressure on parents to buy the latest Christmas toy and the power of marketing on kids. Here are top tips and pointers if you are thinking about giving your children pocket money https://sueatkinsparentingcoach.com/the-pulling-power-of-pocket-money-2/