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Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
Deciding which parenting advice to follow? Join the thousands of mums and dads who turn to Australia’s most downloaded parenting podcast.
Dr Justin Coulson and his wife Kylie bring real parenting solutions every day, cutting through the noise of modern advice with clear, practical guidance for every step of parenting.
From early childhood challenges to the complexities of the teenage years, each daily episode offers simple, evidence-based strategies to help you feel more confident in your…
Episodes
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#549 Making Cents of Money With Yish Koh
The best ways to teach your kids about money Topics discussed in today's podcast: Learn more about the KIT app Where is the best place for kids to learn about…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#548 Teaching Kids Values & Respecting Differences
Justin & Kylie answer a listener's question about teaching values & respecting differences Topics discussed in today's podcast: All families are different…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#547 The Anxiety Epidemic
Is your anxiety having an impact on how you raise your kids? Topics discussed in today's podcast: We're seeing an increase in anxiety What is anxiety? Anxiety…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#546 Holiday Highlight - Todd Rose
Highlights from episode - #191 Dark Horses With Todd Rose Purchase Pixel Perfect or find it in your Happy Families Membership - because a happy family doesn't…
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#545 Holiday Highlight - Susan Engel
Highlights from episode - #211 We Don't Need To Know Everything with Susan Engel Purchase A Parent's Guide to Autism or find it in your Happy Families…
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#544 Holiday Highlight - Jessica Leahy
Highlights from episode - #264 The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey Part 2 Purchase the webinar Better Together Find out more about our Happy Families…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#543 Holiday Highlight - Lenore Skenazy
Highlights from episode - #237 Lenore Skenazy - Meet the World's Worst Mum Purchase Pixel Perfect or find it in your Happy Families Membership - because a…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#542 Holiday Highlight - Alfie Kohn
Highlights from episode - #249 Best of - Discipline, Punishment & Rewards with Dr Alfie Kohn Purchase A Parent's Guide to Autism or find it in your Happy…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#541 Holiday Highlight - Mark McCrindle
Highlights from episode - #294 Generation Alpha with Mark McCrindle Purchase the webinar Better Together Find out more about our Happy Families Memberships -…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#540 Holiday Highlight - Steve Biddulph
Highlights from episode - #324 Fully Human with Steve Biddulph Purchase Pixel Perfect or find it in your Happy Families Membership - because a happy family…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#539 Holiday Highlight - Andrew Fuller
Highlights from episode - #329 Tricky Behaviours with Andrew Fuller Purchase A Parent's Guide to Autism or find it in your Happy Families Membership - Because…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#538 Holiday Highlight - Wally Goddard
Highlights from episode - #344 Introducing Wally Goddard Purchase Anxiety in your Child the webinar. Find out more about Happy Families Memberships - Because a…
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#537 Holiday Highlight - Dr Amantha Imber
Highlights from episode - #379 How I Work with Amantha Imber Purchase Tweens, Teens & Screens or find it in your Happy Families Membership - Because a happy…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#536 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time Topics discussed in today's podcast: We hear some listener responses from…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#535 June Book Club & Book Reviews
*Mature themes included in this podcast* Topics discussed in today's podcast: Justin & Kylie share their list of favourite books they're reading at the moment…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#534 Parental Burnout With Dr Kate Gawlik
How parents are coping post Covid Topics discussed in today's podcast: Study finds burnout among working parents resulted in more mental health concerns and…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#533 Emotion Based School Avoidance aka School Refusal
Why do kids refuse to go to school and how can we help them? Why do children refuse to go to school? Emotion based school avoidance Problematic absenteeism…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#532 Australia, We Have a Smacking Problem
Susie O'Brien has just written an explosive article for the Herald Sun in Victoria about smacking and corporal punishment, and how it should be outlawed. Its…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#531 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Every Friday Justin and Kylie look back at their week and discuss how they'll do better tomorrow with their parenting journey. Pre-order Justin's new book…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#530 From the Doctor's Desk
Dr Justin shares the latest academic studies related to parenting Topics discussed in today's podcast: Diet plays key role in ADHD symptoms in children Eating…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#529 The Growth Mindset with James Anderson
Justin & Kylie discuss helping our children develop resilience Topics discussed in today's podcast: Justin and James discuss being a 'natural' vs. putting in…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#528 Raising Twins Without Comparison
Justin & Kylie answer a listener's question about how to parent twins Topics discussed in today's podcast: We hear from Justin's Mum, who raised two sets of…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#527 The Moment That Matters is Now
If you want to make the most of most moments... Topics discussed in today's podcast: How we can be present & in the moment Leo Tolstoy Quote: “There is only…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#526 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time Topics discussed in today's podcast: Monotask not multitask We hear from 2…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#525 Kids Activities: What, Why and How Many?
How do you decide which extra curricular activities to put the kids into? Topics discussed in today's podcast: Take their age into account Experience vs…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#524 Baby & Toddler Nutrition With Dr Anthea Rhodes
"Ready-made baby and toddler foods are a common choice for Australian families, as one in three young children eat these foods at least once a week, and one in…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#523 Should We Argue in Front of the Kids?
Arguments are inevitable, but what's the best way to have them? Topics discussed in today's podcast: Fighting in inevitable High conflict is linked to higher…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#522 10 Fights Worth Having With Your Kids
How to have a conversation that doesn't lead to conflict Topics discussed in today's podcast: Fights that parents have to have with their kids Sleeping &…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#521 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time. Topics discussed in today's podcast: The Coulson's have a family meeting…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#520 Habits of Healthy Relationships Part 2
*Mature themes included - not appropriate for children* Topics discussed in today's podcast: Justin's writing a new book - Dad's Guide to Pregnancy for Dummies…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#519 Sadness & Depression With Rachel Tomlinson
How to support a child with depression Topics discussed in today's podcast: Rachel speaks about her new book - A Blue Kind of Day How do we respond when our…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#518 Habits of Healthy Relationships Part 1
Habits of healthy relationships Topics discussed in today's podcast: Make time Laughter Honour the other Encourage positive illusions Purchase Teaching Kids…
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#517 6 Phrases to Transform Your Relationship With The Kids
Things that we can say to our kids when things are looking a bit rough I am sorry How can I help? Can't means don't want to You matter to me much more than…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#516 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time. Topics discussed in today's podcast: The Coulson's have had a WEEK Kylie…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#515 The Pursuit of Happiness
How to be happier as a parent Topics discussed in today's podcast: Justin shares some terrible Dad jokes Can we be happier as parents? Kylie tries faking a…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#514 Speech & Language Development With Caitlin O'Meara
Speech & language milestones & what to do if your child isn't quite reaching them Topics discussed in today's podcast: How are speech and language different?…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#513 Keeping Control and Letting It Go
Justin & Kylie answer a listener's question about screen time limits Topics discussed in today's podcast: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#512 Finding More Time In Your Day
When you're time poor and just need more hours in the day! Topics discussed in today's podcast: Kylie's top 3 tips to find more time in your day Work out when…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#511 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time Topics included in this episode: Intentional reflection Justin struggles…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#510 Calling Time on Tik Tok?
Rebecca Sparrow and Michelle Mitchell have both spoken out recently on just how bad Tik Tok can be for our kids and teens. Is Tik Tok that bad? And is it any…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#509 Talking Budgets With Victoria Devine
The cost of raising a family and what you can do about it Topics discussed in today's podcast: What does it cost to raise a child? Why do we hate budgets? Why…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#508 Toddlers and Divorce
Justin answers a listener's question about toddlers sharing time between two homes Topics included in this episode: The research suggests that kids do well…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#507 Rewards in Reverse
Justin shares a sneak peek into tonight's webinar Carrots & Sticks Topics discussed in this episode: Punishment, reward, timeout, praise The lowest form of…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#506 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time Topics discussed in today's podcast: Good parent vs bad parent Teaching…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#505 Can Mindfulness Help?
Justin discusses some recent studies about mindfulness Topics included in this episode: Dr's Desk episode on mindfulness Mindfulness training experiment Is…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#504 The Devious Device - A Conversation With Kirra Pendergast
*Content warning - this episode discusses topics that may not be appropriate for children* Topics discussed in this episode: Airdropping & cyber flashing Check…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#503 Home Schooling 101
The positives & negatives of homeschooling vs the traditional schooling system Topics discussed in today's podcast: Justin & Kylie answer a listener's question…
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#502 Raising a Mini Me
What to do when we start to notice our worst traits coming out in our kids Topics included in this episode: Which Coulson daughter is most like their Dad? Are…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#501 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time Topics discussed in this episode: Justin speaks about the time he spent…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#500 Life Skills for Teens - The Essential List
Have you taught your teens enough to go out into life and succeed? Topics discussed in today's podcast: 100 Essential Life Skills Teens Needs to Learn at Home…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#499 Holy Smoke! A Conversation on Vaping With Lexi Frydenberg
What science has told us about the risks and dangers of vaping Topics discussed in today's podcast: Lexi Frydenberg Vaping in Australia Regulations and how…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#498 Children and Vaping with Dr Lisa Damour
Vaping… why are our kids doing it and what we can do about it. Dr Lisa Damour introduces herself E-cigarette usage among teenagers has more than double in…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#497 Assertiveness for Kids
Answering a listener question - "How do you support kids to be more assertive with their peers?" Topics discussed in today's podcast: Identitiy & development…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#496 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Navigating the sagas, challenges, and adversities of life. Topics discussed in today's podcast: Meltdown in the shops Smart parenting Inspiration from Hamish…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#495 From the Doctor's Desk
Topics discussed in this episode: Kylie's naming process with their daughters Taylor A. Humphrey, the professional baby namer #460 What’s in a Name? Predictors…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#494 Generation Sleepless With Heather Turgeon & Julie Wright
How much sleep do our teenagers really need to be getting? Topics discussed in today's podcast: Teenage sleep is worse than ever Teenager's sleep clock is…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#493 Triggered by Gun Play
Topics discussed in this episode: What the research says about playing with guns If you do let your kids play with toy/nerf guns some tips for safe play Red…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#492 An ANZAC Day Reflection
A special Anzac day episode with Dr Justin Coulson. Lest we forget. Purchase The Miss-Connection Summit or find it in your Happy Families Membership. Because a…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#491 I'll Do Better Tomorrow
Justin & Kylie reflect on their week and determine what they can do better next time. Topics discussed in today's podcast: Kids finish some well known sayings…
- Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
#490 When is Old Enough, Actually Old Enough?
What parents can do to encourage their children to manage their own risks Topics included in this episode: Watch Old Enough on Netlfix Justin & Kylie discuss…