The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
Tag: Positive parenting
Helping Your Shy Child
People find it really funny when I tell them that as a child I used to be shy. Because I am confident and chatty and have a go at most things from walking over burning hot coals, to skydiving, driving a Formula 3 racing car or love appearing on the telly. People presume […]
The Sue Atkins Wednesday Parenting Story: Integrity
Integrity: The triple filter test Here’s your Wednesday story from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil! The Philosopher had just spent another hard day at the university asking lots of pertinent and challenging questions. On the way to his favourite cafe for dinner, he was greeted by an acquaintance. “Hi, do you know what […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. What have they got you thinking, saying, doing and becoming as this really affects the course of your life. If you don’t like what you see – make some changes.
Teenage Parents ….. it’s NOT all doom and gloom !
I was invited to give a talk at One Support – a teenage parent support scheme in Camden by the wonderful Beverley Smith. Lithos Road provides accommodation based support for vulnerable teenage parents. They support young teenage parents aged between 16-19 who are pregnant or who are the parent of a child under 4 years […]
The Sue Atkins Parent Question
Every week, on a Monday, I post a Parent Coaching Question for you to ponder. Save it on your phone to see each morning to get you thinking, or pop it up on the fridge in the kitchen to pause to ponder throughout the week. No beating yourself […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
This week how about asking yourself; ‘What did I learn, not who can I blame?
Is it OK to smack your child?
Smacking is back in the news again. Bringing up happy, healthy, polite and caring children has never been easy. Everyone gets angry with their kids at some time or another – it’s normal – it’s healthy. Kids know just what buttons to push and they push them! I know mine do! But what sort of […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
Here’s a favourite quote of mine by Brian Dyson the Chairman of Coca Cola from 1959-1994 “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, friends, and spirit – and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
If you have never been hated by your child you have never been a parent. ~ Bette Davis It’s tough being a parent – but we are there to be our children’s guiding hand. We need to step up and be their parent NOT their friend so this little quote makes me smile……. Keep […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad. ~Author Unknown
The ultimate gift a parent can give their children is CONFIDENCE.
Nurturing Your Child’s Self Esteem In recent years the words “self confidence” and “self esteem” and “self belief” seem to have become very fashionable and “buzz” words and as parents we are forever being told about how we must nurture and not harm our child’s self esteem but how do we go about it? Self-esteem […]
Heroes, Role Models and Captain Tom Moore – being a super hero to your kids.
Super heroes I’ve been pondering what being a role model really means as the country shifts it’s values and focus about what really matters, and what really counts, during this Coronavirus Pandemic. We’ve just seen the remarkable achievement of Captain ‘Tom’s 100th Birthday Walk For The NHS’ – JustGiving and we all go outside on […]
The Importance Of Play
Play is in danger of becoming a lost ‘art’ for families across the UK, as 21% of time-starved parents admit that they have forgotten how to play and struggle to engage their children in creative and imaginative activities that will help their development according to a new report. Lots of research has shown that brain […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
If you look for what’s right – in others, in relationships, in yourself, and in life – you’ll always find it. ~ Mike Dooley