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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 decisions and more connected to your kids.

Latest Episodes:

#506 I'll Do Better Tomorrow May 12, 2022

Show notes

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 our kids a lesson vs doing something kind for them
Justin takes the girls to music lessons & Miss 8 does not want to go
Celebrate the wins
Kylie's read 4 of Justin's 6 books
Autonomy supported parenting is HARD work
It's hard to get everything right consistently
Just because it's hard, that doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong

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#505 Can Mindfulness Help? May 11, 2022

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Justin discusses some recent studies about mindfulness

Topics included in this episode:

Dr's Desk episode on mindfulness
Mindfulness training experiment
Is mindfulness the be-all and end-all?
Calm Mum = calm baby
Breathing exercises
Pay attention to your senses
Count down to calm

Articles mentioned -

Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distress, Weight Gain, and Glucose Control for Pregnant Low-Income Women: A Quasi-Experimental Trial Using the ORBIT Model

Prenatal mindfulness program improves stress response in infants

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#504 The Devious Device - A Conversation With Kirra Pendergast May 10, 2022

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*Content warning - this episode discusses topics that may not be appropriate for children*

Topics discussed in this episode:

Airdropping & cyber flashing
Check your privacy settings
What not to do when a child reports an incident
Talk to your kids proactively
Turn it off, move away & talk to someone
Sextortion (combination of sexual & extortion)
Check in regularly with your kids & their social accounts

Kirra's first episode - #464 Teens and TikTok with Kirra Pendergast

Find Kirra Pendergast on Safe on Social

Episode with Kristen Jenson - #458 Porn Proofing Your Kids - An Interview With Kristen Jenson

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#503 Home Schooling 101 May 09, 2022

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The positives & negatives of homeschooling vs the traditional schooling system

Topics discussed in today's podcast:

Justin & Kylie answer a listener's question about homeschooling
Issues with the school system -
Competition
Classes learn at the rate of the lowest child
Expectations
Cultural views
Bullying
Joy for children in chool
Reasons why the Coulson's never went down the homeschooling path -
Feelings of inadequacy
Lack of knowledge
Shift in lifestyle
Justin & Kylie call a friend who has just started homeschooling

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#502 Raising a Mini Me May 08, 2022

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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 we being triggered?
Personal acceptance
Your child is their own person
Show your child compassion
Hold space for your children
Allow your children to have a voice
Standards

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#501 I'll Do Better Tomorrow May 05, 2022

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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 with Dr Shefali at her event last week
Why do we make our kids do things they don't want to do?
Justin takes his daughters surfing, involuntarily
The Coulson's have a Super Saturday that didn't go to plan

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#500 Life Skills for Teens - The Essential List May 04, 2022

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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
Saying 'no'
Setting goals
Communicating with & getting to know teachers
Read bank statements
Using ride share apps
Mail a package
Address an envelope
Turn off an overflowing toilet
What to do in a power outage
Laundry
Walk away from anything
Finding a doctor/accountant
Eating healthy
Manage subscription services
Basic first aid
Understand medical coverage
Complete a LinkedIn profile
Write a resume
Dress for an interview
Drink safely
Obtaining birth control
When to seek medical attention
Turn off a smoke alarm
Fire extinguisher

Grown & Flown

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#499 Holy Smoke! A Conversation on Vaping With Lexi Frydenberg May 03, 2022

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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 kids are getting around them
What science has told us about the risks and dangers
RCH poll
Parents are not aware of the health risks
Parents are asking for more regulation
EVALI disease
Exploding vapes
Nic-sick

Find Dr Lexi Frydenberg on the Kids Health Info podcast

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#498 Children and Vaping with Dr Lisa Damour May 02, 2022

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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 recent times
Why are kids doing it?
Our kids are victims of a sophisticated marketing scheme
Designers have made vapes incredibly attractive
Adolescent brains aren't fully developed until mid 20's
Vaping is socially rewarding
How should we talk to our kids about this?
Get curious, not furious
Understand, don't reprimand
Explore, don't explode
Open a discussion with questions, not lectures

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#497 Assertiveness for Kids May 01, 2022

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Answering a listener question - "How do you support kids to be more assertive with their peers?"

Topics discussed in today's podcast:

Identitiy & development
What does 'being your own person' really mean?
Positives & negatives of personal qualities
Assertiveness training
The I-message
Allowing children to have a voice and be heard
Actively and expressly encourage your children to have an opinion at home
Children need to know that you won't dismiss or disapprove of their emotions

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