The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Question
What do I need to be happy?
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‘The Alternative To Smacking’ Checklist.
As France bans parents from hitting their children & England discusses it. The debate rages on…. If you have just entered into a disciplinary arms race with your kids, then smacking is NOT the answer. Parenting doesn’t have to be a battle. Using positive discipline, you CAN teach your kids to behave without threats, bribes, […]
The Sue Atkins Weekly Parent Question
If I could wave a magic wand what would you like me to change?
How to Handle Anger More Positively With Your Kids.
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! It helps to accept that anger is an honest emotion, but it’s what you choose to do with your anger that’s important. Don’t be afraid to let […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better? – Jane Nelson
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. – Albert Einstein
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
You don’t need to attend every argument you’re invited to. – Unknown
Thrilled to have filmed with Billie Faiers and Greg Shepherd from The Mummy Diaries – my advice about Temper Tantrums
? ? Well the cat can come out of the bag ! ? I’ve been filming ? with Billie Faiers & Greg Shepherd from The Mummy Diaries for Disney Junior UK in a parenting series covering temper tantrums, morning routines, self esteem to bedtime routines all BURSTING with my practical & simple parenting tips. ? Don’t forget to join […]
So are your kids being seduced by too much advertising?
Advertising is a multi-million pound business and our kids are surrounded by adverts all the time on websites, on TV, on billboards, in magazines as well as in films as product placements, on buses, buildings, and scoreboards. The power of a celebrity endorsement is very potent to young people. Just think of Dua Lia’s pulling […]
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. – L.R. Knost
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
No matter the problem, kindness is always the right response. – L.R. Knost
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
It’s not failure. It’s a detour in the road to success. Keep driving !
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
The way we treat our children directly impacts what they believe about themselves. Ariadne Brill
The Sue Atkins Sunday Saying – a cup of positivi-tea
There is no need to be perfect to inspire others… Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections. Robert Tew
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 […]