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Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families Dr Justin Coulson
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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.
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#1014 - The Peace Keeper & The People Pleaser
Conflict is a normal, natural part of every healthy relationship, but sometimes our children can become fearful and anxious when parents argue. You can have more productive arguments and model healthy conflict resolution by focusing on the quality of the interaction—the regulation—rather than the resolution itself.
Brittany asks, "How do you teach empathy without creating a people-pleaser?"
We want our children to be helpful, kind, and considerate of others, but not at the expense of their own wellbeing or with unhealthy levels of self-sacrifice. There are three things you can teach your child to prevent them from becoming people-pleasers.
In this episode:
When children become concerned and try to keep the peace between parents
Be attentive to your child's worries
Is it ever ok to argue in front of the kids?
Examples of unhealthy conflict
Respectful, productive conflict
How to focus on regulation over resolution (4 things to model)
John Gottman, Esther Perez
People-pleasing VS empathy, consideration of others
Where does your child get their value or sense of identity from?
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Related links:
#523 Should We Argue In Front Of The Kids?
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#1013 - Are Emotions Too Important?
When we make feelings “King”, our children can become stuck in their emotion, unable to regulate or move forward. Justin shares the right way to respond to feelings, helping them understand, process, and then move through their emotional state.
In this episode:
Revolutionary change in how parents respond to emotions
Impact of TikTok parenting influencers
Validating emotions
Feeling seen, heard, valued
Ways to regulate and tame emotions
Parent or therapist?
#822 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Part 1
#827 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Part 2
#976 Abigail Shrier's Bad Therapy
How to help your child process their emotion and move on from it
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Related links:
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents, by Lisa Damour
The Secret to Regulating Emotions
Emotion Coaching [Webinar]
Little People, Big Feelings [The Summit]
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#1012 - A Mum's Break
Kylie is away on a kid-free adventure with a friend...and loving it! Has Justin been surviving without her? Listen in to hear the challenges, the fun, and the lessons they are both experiencing during this extended time apart.
In this episode:
A girls week away
Friendships
Pressures of family life
Importance of stability and routine
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Related links:
Overwhelm [webinar]
18 Ways to Increase Your Happiness
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#1011 - This Week in Parenting: Smacking & Socials
This Week In Parenting: why Australian parents are more open to smacking children than other countries, and how we can reduce peer pressure for kids and for parents by joining forces and creating community.
In this episode:
Smacking and corporal punishment
Australian parents most open to smacking kids in international study | 9News
The Parenting Revolution
Can Australia make age verification work for social media? | The Guardian
Momentum is building!
36 Months - sign the petition
Let kids be kids - have a play-based childhood
Peer pressure for kids and for parents too
Unplug Childhood - join the village & take the pledge
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Related links:
#454 Online Safety with Julie Inman Grant from the e-Safety Commission
Why It's Not Ok To Smack Your Kids - a great list of resources for what to do instead
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#1010 - The Behaviour Curriculum With Susie O'Brien
Journalist and author Susie O'Brien chats with Justin about the current situation in schools regarding student behaviour and classroom management, with a recent senate inquiry suggesting that it's time to go back to basics and teach children how to behave at school.
In this episode:
A Senate Inquiry is Calling For a New 'Behaviour Curriculum' to Tackle Classroom Disruptions | Monash University
Getting back to basics with classroom behaviour
Explicit Teaching Push in New Behaviour Curriculum | Education Review
What do teachers want?
Lack of support from principals and parents
Regressive or progressive?
Related links:
The Calm Classroom [Webinar]
One-Minute Wellbeing: 50 Quick Tips for Educators [Free Download]
Boys, Girls, Brains, & Behaviour in the Classroom
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#1009 ADHD in Adults & Toddlers
Three-year-olds are exhausting! Energetic, emotionally reactive, and uninhibited—all the things that can make a parent begin to question if their child has ADHD! Today, Dr Justin looks at the developmentally normal behaviours of a three-year-old and shares four things they need in order to learn, grow, and thrive.
Plus, three tips for neurodivergent parents trying to hold it all together while navigating the chaos of family life and struggling with their own ADHD.
In this episode:
ADHD, ODD, or just three?
Developmental Milestones - Preschoolers
Little People, Big Feelings (Webinar)
What Your Child Needs From You
Why saying "use your words" isn't helpful
Theory of mind
Diagnosing ADHD
What 3-year-olds need
Neurodivergent parents
Challenges of ADHD as an adult
Help For the ADHD Parent - from the Happy Families team
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Related links:
Parenting an ADHD Child
Women in Australia with ADHD - FB support group
ADHD Mums - Australian resource and podcast
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