Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
The Happy Families Podcast with Dr. Justin Coulson is designed for the time poor parent who just wants answers now. Every day Justin and his wife Kylie provide practical tips and a common sense approach to parenting that Mums and Dads all over the world are connecting with. Justin and Kylie have 6 daughters and they regularly share their experiences of managing a busy household filled with lots of challenges and plenty of happiness. For real and practicable advice from people who understand and appreciate the challenges of a time poor parent, listen to Justin and Kylie and help make your family happier.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 1355
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
#830 Feeling Well, Doing Well
Sneak peek into tonight's webinar
- We Need to Talk About Parent Wellbeing
- Mental health vs mental illness
- How screens affect mental health
- Brains aren't designed to optimise our wellbeing
- Doing hard…
#829 The Power of Intention
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time
- Happy birthday to Justin's Dad!
- Kylie's going away
- Justin's spending time with the kids
- The power of intention
- Ky…
#828 Playing Roulette With Online Safety
*Content warning. Topics discussed are not intended for children*
- Online roulette: the popular chat sites that are drawing in children and horrifying parents
- The dark side of Omegle
- Parental Guidan…
#827 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers (Part 2)
- The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr Lisa Damour
- Shame vs guilt
- Criticism
- Social awareness
- Teens & friends
- Cold & hot reasoning
- Perspective
- The ladder of life
- Lisa answers some rapid fire questio…
#826 Name It & Tame It
Justin and Kylie respond to a listener question about emotional volcanoes
- Name it to tame it
- Emotional regulation
- High emotions - low intelligence
- Tunnel vision/rigid thinking
- Seen, heard & valued
…
#825 Going Alcohol Free - Zero or Hero?
Should we be allowing our kids to drink non alcoholic drinks?
- Justin tries his first non-alcoholic beer
- What to know before giving your teen non-alcoholic beer or wine
- Providing Alcohol for Underage…
#824 Cash for Comments
*Content warning. Topics discussed are not intended for children*
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time
- Internet safety
- Unsolicited Instagram messages
- …
#823 The Downside to Gentle Parenting
Discussing criticisms of Gentle Parenting
- Permissiveness
- The emotional toll on parents
- Building emotional intelligence
- Building an expansive emotional vocabulary
- Empathy for the child vs other peop…
#822 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers (Part 1)
Are we taking emotion coaching too far?
- The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr Lisa Damour
- Emotion coaching
- Start with empathy
- Shielding children from emotions
- Internal board of directors
- Trauma
- Reg…
#821 The Gift of Your Presence
Justin and Kylie respond to a listener question about learning to parent after a childhood with a parent who was mentally unwell
- Justin reads some 5 star reviews from their listeners
- Focusing on our…
#820 7 People of Highly Effective Villages
Justin & Kylie speak about the importance of The Village
- Neighbours
- Teachers
- Friends
- Community leaders
- Medical professionals
- Surrogate Aunts & Uncles
- Surrogate Grandparents
Find us on Facebook at D…
#819 Collecting & Connecting
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time
- Discussing the response to the Barbie podcast
- Justin recycles
- Kylie has a moment with each of her 3 youngest daug…
#818 The Most Ken-ergetic Movie Review of the Year
Justin and Kylie give their reviews of the Barbie & Oppenheimer movies
Topics discussed:
- Justin was not keen for the movie
- The recommended age to watch the movie
- The Patriarchy
- Femininity & masculin…
#817 The Secret Sex Lives of Busy Parents (Part 2)
*Content warning - This episode is not intended for children*
Justin speaks with Dr Jennifer Finlayson-Fife about sex & intimacy
- Dr Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
- How parenting impacts your sex life
- Creati…
#816 Tween Relationships: How Young is Too Young?
Justin and Kylie respond to a listener question regarding their daughter having a boyfriend at the age of 10.
Topics discussed:
- Minimising access to smart phones
- Talking to our kids about relationsh…
#815 Boredom Bloggers Busted
Justin & Kylie speak about whether or not children need to be bored
- Providing an environment that encourages learning
- Justin & Kylie confess what they got up to when they were bored as children
- What…
#814 Fine, Fantastic or Flourishing?
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time
- A gender reveal in the Coulson family
- Kylie's listening to all the old podcasts
- The Coulson's need to slow down
- G…
#813 Book Backlashes & Smacking Smackdown
*Content warning - This episode contains topics that are not intended for children*
Justin & Kylie share what's happening this week in parenting
#812 The Secret Sex Lives of Busy Parents (Part 1)
*Content warning - This episode is not intended for children*
Justin speaks with Dr Jennifer Finlayson-Fife about sex & intimacy
- Dr Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
- Shared responsibilities in the home
- Cognit…
#811 Who's Your Favourite?
Justin & Kylie answer a listener's question about favouritism
- Do Justin & Kylie have a favourite child?
- Unconditional love
- Kylie shares an analogy about treating everyone the same
- What the research …