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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#958 Are You Over Sleepovers?
Is it just me...or are sleepovers a really bad idea?
In this episode:
Pros and cons of sleepovers
Social development
Memories
Safety concerns
Peer pressure/exclusion
Screens
Prearming your kids
#926 Who Tops the List of Child Sexual Abusers? – Happy Families
Being on the Outer – Happy Families
Are Sleepovers OK? – Happy Families
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#957 Diet-Free Families
Dietician Meg McClintock on eating disorder prevention and the impact of poor body image on eating. Meg shares how parents can nurture positive relationship with food and body for your kids.
In this episode:
Meg McClintock from Choose Nutrition
Meg's Podcast Life's Too Short to Count Almonds
Eating disorders or disordered eating?
The dangers of diet culture and chronic dieting
Natural eating/intuitive eating
Being compassionate with yourself
Red flags to watch for in children/teenagers
Body trust and hunger/fullness cues
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#956 Dysregulated & Dangerous
Teenage tantrums, defiance, and selfish behaviour can lead to chaos in families. 3 ways parents can help their troubled boys to “man up” as they edge closer to adulthood.
In this episode:
Limits and authority
Step-parents
Discipline
Minimising tension
Inside the Brain of Your Teenage Boy – Happy Families
Autonomy
Doing the inner work
Explain, explore, empower
Education
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#955 Holiday Hacks
Not sure how to entertain your child in the holidays? Helpful tips for tired parents just wanting to survive the school break.
In this episode:
Only children
Holiday boredom
Clear expectations
Creating engaging environments
#944 Raising Kids, Not Grass – Happy Families
Screen-based childhood
Playdates
936 weekends with our kids
Plans and predictability
ChatGPT
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#954 White Line Fever
Parent behaviour at children's sporting events can directly impact the child's experience. Thankfully the majority of parents do seem to encourage having fun over putting the pressure on their child to be the best.
Journalist Shona Hendley unpacks why sports parents get a bad rap - but are in fact the angels of society.
Topics in this episode -
Competitive parents coaching from the side
Shona Hedley's article - Taking kids to sport all the time
Dedication - time, money, energy
Training, competitions, camps, social events, volunteering & more!
Why do children drop out of sports early?
"Doing your best" vs winning vs simply loving the experience
Competence & connection
Report cards: grades vs effort
The current mental health crisis with young people
Government policies and decisions re sport
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#953 From the Dr's Desk - Screens, Schools, & Social Connection
Screens are crippling our kids; three things we need to do to stem the relentless push towards screens. Plus, how to help your child feel like they belong at school.
In this episode:
Screen Time and Parent-Child Talk When Children Are Aged 12 to 36 Months | Media and Youth | JAMA Pediatrics | JAMA Network
Screens - impacting engagement, language, social interactions
Technoference
Screens as babysitters?
Adolescent School Belonging and Mental Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood: Findings from a Multi-wave Prospective Cohort Study | School Mental Health (springer.com)
School belonging
Competence, connectedness, confidence at school
Parent and school partnerships
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Customer Reviews
The best way to spend 15 mins!
Brilliant advice, ideas and often just reassurance.
Wanted this to help, just made me fell worse about my parenting failures.
Maybe I haven’t given this podcast long enough, but I tried to get through 2 podcasts before I had to turn it off because it just emphasised how I was failing as a parent and made me feel worse. I would suggest that this podcast isn’t hosted by a person who has an idea how boys operate. All good I’m sure with girls who are very willing to sit and write in a diary everyday but boys are very different. No amount of coxing to write gratitude lists would be beneficial, I can’t even suggest he writes his name in a greetings card before a meltdown would shortly follow as a result never mind trying to get him to sit every day and write what he’s grateful for on top of homework that is a battle in itself etc. Talking about it is much the same. Where do I go from here? I tried to persevere but it just constantly goes on about gratitude and was making me feel like a total failure so I had to stop listening. Not helpful.
Excellent advice!
Dr Justin gives excellent advice.these podcasts are well worth a listen, and free! Amazing help, will change your family’s life!