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
- 1354
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
#236 Sleepovers
Topics discussed in this episode:
- What's the right age for a sleepover?
- Get to know the families & ask the right questions
- Talk to your child & go over the ground rules
- Give them an out
For a happy f…
#235 An Egg-sellent Easter
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Coulson daughter #2 is working with children and getting a sense of what life is like post-school
- Why traditions matter
- Traditions give you a sense of identity
- Tradi…
#234 Are We There Yet?
Topics discussed in this episode:
- I-spy
- Spotto
- I went to the shops and I bought
- The alphabet game
- Car cricket
- Old MacDonald Had A Farm
- Bingo
- This Is The Song That Never Ends
- Peel The Avocado
- The Fart…
#233 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Kylie's struggling with a particularly challenging child
- The negativity bias
- The importance of reflection
- Justin plays Push Dad Off The Bed with his girls
Purchase T…
#232 From the Doctor's Desk
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Problematic Internet Use and Depression
- Fathers' Involvement in Infant Parenting
- Over-responsive parenting
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#231 Ten-agers - an Interview With Madonna King
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Madonna shares about how she wrote her newest book Ten-Ager
- What issues are 10 year old girls facing?
- Friendships & the drive to fit in
- Do our daughters know how to…
#230 Paying Children to Win
Topics discussed in this episode:
- What happens to children whose parents pay them to succeed?
- What are the cons?
- Explore, Explain, Empower
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#229 Fast is Slow & Slow is Fast
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Kylie shares the story of their first daughter learning how to drive. It didn't end well!
- Fast is slow and slow is fast
- Justin shares a story about working for his f…
#228 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Does helping out our kids with forgotten items make us good or bad parents?
- Justin shares how he dealt with a daughter who refused to put on her seat belt
- "Autonomy …
#227 Who Bears the Burden?
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Emotional work, admin work & project work
- Kylie tests Justin on his level of involvement in the cognitive load
- Justin & Kylie discuss what they do to share the load …
#226 More Than Consent Education with Melinda Tankard Reist
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Melinda shares about the story of Chanel Contost
- Sexist culture grooms sexist boys
- The porn industry is corrosive to connection
- Consent education is setting the bar…
#225 Raising Independent Resilient Kids
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Watch Justin's viral Goalcast Video
- Autonomy supported parenting
- Do we trust that our children will make the right decisions?
- Strength based parenting
- Defining stren…
#224 Parenting on the Same Page
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Tonight's Happy Families Member Webinar on Parenting on the Same Page
- John Gottman's research around how you not only take on a set of problems with your spouse or p…
#223 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Kylie went on a road trip with her girls & used some conversation starters with the kids
- Kylie shares a story about something naughty she did as a kid
- Justin has sta…
#222 From the Doctor's Desk
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Justin & Kylie discuss 3 pieces of research
- Teenagers & sleep
- 3 E's of effective discipline
- Boys & reading
- How our children have faired during Covid19
For a happier …
#221 Half-Arsed Parenting with Susie O'Brien
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Susie shares about how she got to this point in her career
- Comparing how our parents parented vs how we parent
- Permission to parent the way you want to
- Learn to say …
#220 No Such Thing as Smart or Dumb
Topics discussed in this episode:
- A sneak peek into what they'll be discussing in Book Club tonight
- Kylie shares about a not-so-nice memorable experience from school
- We are wired for resilience
- Fixed…
#219 Can Friends Drop By?
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Making friends gets trickier the older we get
- Has it become taboo to just show up at a friend's house?
- The positive impacts of sharing intimate relationships with th…
#218 I'll Do Better Tomorrow (Changed Heart)
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Justin took one of his daughters on a Daddy-Daughter date
- Kylie shares about an experience she had with their youngest daughter
#217 The Age of Consent with Rebecca Sparrow
*Mature content warning. This is not an episode suitable for children*
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Justin & Kylie speak with Rebecca Sparrow
- Who is responsible for teaching students about conse…