The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying
“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” ~ David Allen
Tag: Parenting
Books with positive messages for girls
I have had a query from a mum about books for girls that have positive, confident and empowering messages for girls in them. Here is a list: http://astore.amazon.com/empowgirls-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=8 http://astore.amazon.com/empowgirls-20/detail/0345450213 I am delighted to introduce you to Wonderlicious who believe that every child is placed on this earth to accomplish something remarkable, something that only […]
The Sue Atkins QUICK TIP !
SAY “FOR A MINUTE” INSTEAD OF “IN A MINUTE” Many times your children will ask you to read a book, play a game , build some Lego or bake a cake and you may say, “In a minute.” This usually means that you put it off and may even totally forget about your child’s request and […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parenting Affirmation
All my experiences are part of the richness and fullness of my life.
Your Wish For The World – what would it be ? Join in and let’s be the change in the world we want to see. Honouring 911
I was invited to write for Inspire Me Today awhile back about my wish for humanity. Today on Twitter I discovered Your Wish For The World on Facebook – come along and join in – “Alone we can do so little – together we can do so much” as Helen Keller once said. http://www.facebook.com/YourWishfortheWorld?sk=wall […]
Lunchboxes, semolina and keeping your kids healthy !
I was just coming back from walking the dogs in the fields when I turned on Steve Wright in the afternoon and they were talking about a new report about unhealthy lunchboxes and semolina ! It made me smile and brought back memories of being on Lunch Duty as a teacher – I really could […]
My interview with the wonderful Talking Tots
I highly recommend the wonderful Talking Tots as they offer fun interactive pre-school sessions that develop speech and language skills which are SO crucial to a young child’s development. Here is my interview with them: “Talking Tots spoke to the marvellous Sue Atkins, parenting coach and author of Raising Happy Children, to see what advice […]
STOP beating yourself up – try patting yourself on the back with my little exercise !
I usually save this questionnaire for my personal 1-2-1 clients and it’ll only stay up for a couple of days, so grab this opportunity and a pen and take advantage of my unique pat on the back ! Pass it on to your friends before it returns to my exclusive coaching programmes 🙂 What I do really well. […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Story To Ponder
Making up your own mind and being happy with it Here is your Wednesday story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil. “On a certain day in 1456 a farmer entered the great city of Norwich with his son and a donkey. The man was riding the donkey, and his son was leading […]
Fat Britain: Tackling the obesity epidemic – what’s the solution?
I am speaking on LBC Radio tomorrow at 9.10 am on obesity in children in the UK. We are discussing this article and report in The Daily Mail Obesity rates in Britain are soaring with nearly a quarter of adults now classed as clinically obese. Despite Government warnings that we are turning into a nation […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Sayings
“Setbacks and stressors are bridges to be crossed to our goals… not barricades to keep us from them.” ~ Stephen Pierce Speaker and Author
The Sue Atkins Parenting Expert Podcast – The Positive Parenting MINDSET interview with Dr Rosina McAlpine!
Listen in as I’m interviewed by the very lovely Dr Rosina McAlpine from the “Win Win Parenting” website all about how having a positive mindset can make such a difference to your parenting. We discuss practical tips for giving children self esteem, to ways to help children reach their true potential, and feel good about […]
Does Granny knows best ?
Many grandparents think their grandchildren are being raised incorrectly. In the study I read recently, published by the Mature Times, two-thirds of grandparents said they felt modern children are ill-disciplined, disrespectful and bad mannered, with a quarter blaming the parents for treating their children too leniently Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2032858/Granny-knows-best-dont-argue-bed-tea.html#ixzz1Wq8hHAnl What do YOU think?
Healthy, Wise & Amazing Women my latest book ……
I’m really proud to say that a book I contributed to called “Healthy, Wise & Amazing Women” is now one of Amazon’s best selling titles. Read the “powerful and inspiring conversations with women living the life they dreamed of” which includes me ! Grab your copy now here 🙂 Here’s the description of it : “A powerful […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.