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
- 1352
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
#12: 5 Ways to Know Your Relationship is in Trouble
Show Notes
I speak to people almost every day who are struggling with their family relationships.
Parents are tired of their children’s challenging behaviour. Children are stressed and struggling to …
#11: Can you admit you were wrong?
In this week’s podcast – Do you know someone who is always right? They can’t be convinced otherwise, even when they’re absolutely wrong.
Show notes
To start off this podcast, we’re going to get a lit…
#10: Pathways to Happiness
Is there a way to be happy that feels best for you? Do you seek happiness in the same predictable patterns?
Over recent decades, researchers have considered the different ways we might be oriented to…
#9 Five steps to forgiveness
Forgiveness is a challenge. Someone does something you don’t like. Forgiving them is not a typical reaction.
Whether it’s as simple as having someone cut you off while you’re driving, or something as…
#8: The bizarrely unexpected secret to lasting happiness
We usually think that we’ll be ‘happy’ when we get that thing. It might be a job, a degree, a child, a child at school, a car, the house, the holiday, or something else we’re pining for.
In this week…
#7: Optimising Optimism
In this positivity podcast, I’m talking ‘optimism’ – not so much the glass is half full kind of optimism – although that’s important. Rather, I’m talking about looking for good things to come. And I’…
#6: Is praise really a problem?
In my last few podcasts I’ve talked about the problems with praise – and promised I would address the issue in full in a podcast.
Now a warning – this one is a little sciencey, and I do talk about a …
#5: Turning your children into “Savers”
In this week’s podcast we’re taking a look at the remarkably controversial topic of pocket money for kids. It seems like there’s no shortage of opinions about what age, how much, whether there shoul…
#4: The 5 Things No Child Should Hear From Their Parents
In last week’s podcast, we were reminded of the wonderful things we can say to our children to build them up, make them feel amazing, grow their resilience, and improve family life.
This week, we’re …
#3: 5 Things Every Child Should Hear Every Day
The words we say have enormous impact on our children. All too often we get preoccupied and distracted, and struggle to talk with our children in the loving way they need. It’s one thing to eliminate…
#2: How Gratitude Can Make Your Family Happier
Gratitude is a virtue that has received a LOT of attention from researchers in the past decade or thereabouts. It seems as though the most sure-fire way for many people to become happier is to be gra…
#1: Habits to Make Your Family Happier
Welcome to this first episode of the Happy Families Podcast. In this episode, I’ll be chatting about habits around our routine that can make our family stronger and happier.
Strong, happy families do…