Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

Latest Episodes:

#137 Punishment & Rewards with Alfie Kohn Oct 14, 2020

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You can get mindless obedience in the short term if the reward is juicy enough or the punishment is awful enough. What you can never get is a child who is happy, more ethical, more compassionate, caring or more of an independent thinker.

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#136 Year 12 Muck Up Days Get Foul Oct 13, 2020

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When the tradition of harmless pranks turns into despicable and illegal acts. How did we get here?

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#135 Family Holidays Suck - But Do They Have To? Oct 12, 2020

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Your next family holiday CAN be great. Here's some tips from Kylie & I.

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#134 Introducing Our New Co-Host Oct 12, 2020

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Big changes are happening on the Happy Families podcast. Please welcome our brand new co-host, Mrs Happy Families!

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#133 Meet The 'World's Worst Mom' (Featuring Lenore Skenazy) Oct 07, 2020

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Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Lenore Skenazy - president of Let Grow, a non-profit promoting childhood independence and resilience, and founder of the Free-Range Kids movement. Lenore is a mother who lives in Queens and her controversial decision to let her then-9-year-old son take the New York City Subway home alone became a national story and prompted massive media attention. She was dubbed, "America's Worst Mom."

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#132 Battling Teenager Mood Swings Oct 05, 2020

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Parents have been struggling with their teenager's mood swings since the dawn of time. There is a better way!

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#131 Overcoming Some of Life's Biggest Obstacles (Featuring John & Amanda Maclean) Sep 30, 2020

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Dr Justin Coulson speaks with John Maclean - an Australian triathlete, rower, and motivational speaker. John had a promising rugby career in his youth but he became a paraplegic after being knocked from his bicycle by a truck in 1988. It was what he did next that changed his life.

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#130 We're Topping The Charts And In The Worst Way Sep 28, 2020

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Australia has recently been listed as the second in the world for bullying. How did we let this happen and what can we do about it?

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#129 How Long Can We Bubble Wrap Our Kids? Sep 16, 2020

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Whether it be Facebook, TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat, if your kids are on social media they ARE going to exposed to things you don’t want them to see. So what’s the appropriate age for social media? How long can we keep our kids wrapped safely in bubble wrap? And when do we start to remove some of those layers?

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#128 Self Control Can Be A Learned Behaviour (Featuring Ethan Kross) Sep 15, 2020

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Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Doctor Ethan Kross about teaching our children (and ourselves) how to learn to harness self control.

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