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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#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…
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#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…
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#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…
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#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…
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#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…
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#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…
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#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…
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#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…