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
- 1353
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
#95 Incentivising Outside Play
Dr Justin Coulson on how to get your kids self-motivated to play outside and away from their screens.
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#94 Keeping Up With Teens
Dr Justin Coulson gives advice on how you can keep up with your child during the teenage years.
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#93 Unmotivated Teen
Dr Justin Coulson answers the question “When is the right time to tell your kids they need to fend for themselves and move out?”
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#92 How to Not Spoil Kids this Christmas
Dr Justin Coulson on how to break through the cycle of entitlement.
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#91 Teenage Daughters and Their Dads
Dr Justin Coulson on how Dads can navigate a relationship with their teenage daughters through an awkward time.
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#90 Feeling the Mum-Guilt
Dr Justin Coulson answers how mums can resist feeling guilty when they can’t be there.
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#89 Time Poor Families
Just like dollars are the currency of our economy, attention is the currency of our relationships.
Dr Justin Coulson on what Time Poor Families can do to connect effectively.
#88 My Tween Daughter Is Feeling Left Out
Dr Justin Coulson answers the question, If our child is feeling left out, what can we do?
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#87 How to discipline a 7 year old
Dr Justin Coulson discusses how to Explore, Explain and Empower to guide children’s behaviour.
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#86 8yo Not Into Sport
Dr Justin Coulson answers the question, Should I Make My Kid Play A Sport?
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#85 Helping Kids Find Their Tribe
Dr Justin Coulson discusses the 3 things you can do to help your kids find their tribe.
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#84 Bickering Kids
Contrary to what you might think, kids don’t like bickering with each other! They just don’t have the communication skills.
Dr Justin Coulson on how you can guide them.
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#83 Autonomy In Children
Dr Justin Coulson addressing autonomy in children and how to encourage them to live expansively
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#82 Anxiety
Dr Justin Coulson on Anxiety.
How do we recognise it in our children, and what do we do?
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#81 Mobile Phones At School
Dr Justin Coulson discusses the blanket ban for VIC state primary schools on mobile devices and why this is in the best interests of the kids.
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#80 Tech Addicted Teens
Dr Justin Coulson discusses the response to the 60 Minutes story “Won’t Stop, Can’t Stop” (2nd September 2018), about teenagers addicted to computers, and gives practical advice on how to handle your…
#79 Access to Inappropriate Content
Dr Justin Coulson and Julie Inman Grant: E-Safety Commissioner, discussing how to handle your children being exposed to inappropriate content and teaching them to react appropriately.
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#78 Boundaries and the Three E’s
Dr Justin Coulson on setting boundaries, getting teenagers to “do as they are told”, and the 3 E’s of effective discipline.
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#77 Pornography
As parents we have got to be having the conversations with our kids from around the age of 8 or 9, because chances are they are going to come across it in one form or another, on average, by the time…
#76 My Child Isn’t Trying
Dr Justin Coulson discusses why are our kids lacking motivation and what you can do about it.
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