Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

Latest Episodes:

#973 Hooray for Holidays! Apr 18, 2024

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After years of family holiday flops, ChatGPT planned a successful Coulson holiday. Plus, Kylie saves the day with a big dose of compassion.

In this episode:

#952- A Rippin Good Read – Happy Families
ChatGPT itinerary planning
Large family dynamics
Farewelling children
Gap years
#968 The Secret to Regulating Emotions – Happy Families
The power of compassion

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#972 This Week in Parenting: Bluey, BuzzFeed & Bad Impersonations Apr 17, 2024

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Content warning: violence, CSA + a spoiler alert for Bluey fans.

This week in parenting: how a family of dogs is teaching resilience, a sober warning to parents regarding children's online activity, and a fun look at celebrity parenting rules.

In this episode:

Bluey is back with a lesson about preparing kids for change - ABC News
Resilience
Guy Sebastian's bad parenting advice
Responding to Toddler Tantrums – Happy Families
Violent Online Groups Extort Minors to Self-Harm and Produce Child Sexual Abuse Material (ic3.gov)
#454 Online Safety with Julie Inman Grant from the eSafety Commission – Happy Families
Extortion/blackmail tactics
Monitoring social media use and online activity
21 Celebrities With Parenting Rules (buzzfeed.com)

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#971 Pregnancy and Infant Loss with Lellie Lopter Apr 16, 2024

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Warning: sensitive content

Pregnancy and infant loss are such important yet rarely discussed topics. Author Lellie Lopter emphasises the importance of creating a safe environment for these conversations to take place, as well as the need to include children in the healing journey.

In this episode:

My Brother Born Sleeping by Lellie Lopter
Supporting families
Coping with different beliefs about infant loss
Curiosity from children and how to answer their questions
Pink Elephant Foundation
Rainbow babies
Making room for conversation
Processing trauma, grief, and loss
Red Nose Day

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#970 Talking About Tragedies Apr 15, 2024

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Following the tragic attack in Bondi, our children need help processing such difficult news. There are things you can do and say to ensure your child feels safe and secure as they come to terms with what has happened.

Also, a mum of three asks "What should we do when our kids don't show us the respect that we would like?"

In this episode:

Having hard conversations
Honesty
Limiting exposure to news
Age-appropriate information
Holding boundaries
Weekly family meetings
What To Do When Kids Won’t Listen – Happy Families
Talking to Children About Tragic Events in the News – Happy Families

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#969 The Generation Gap Apr 14, 2024

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Digital influences, demographic shifts, and information overload: we explore the evolution of parenting from GenX through to Millennial parents.

In this episode:

Digital infusion
Information overload
Parents under pressure
Changing dynamics of family life
Screen-based childhoods
Present and engaged parents

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#968 The Secret to Regulating Emotions Apr 11, 2024

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The meltdown out of nowhere, an angry and aggressive child, the emotionally flooded teen - kids of all ages have BIG emotions, and experience emotional dysregulation!

Discover the tools and skills that will help you respond to your child with compassion and kindness - and build emotional awareness and regulation for you both.

Topics in this episode:

No Matter What
Emotion regulation
The magic of Nature
Moving forward, finding solutions
Responding with compassion and gentleness
Emotion Coaching- a Happy Families article
Little People, Big Feelings - a Happy Families webinar
The Secret to Regulating Emotions - a Happy Families article

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#967 Becoming a Hope Builder Apr 10, 2024

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Is your child stressed out, apprehensive or just feeling like life is too hard? Does anxiety or perfectionism cause them to feel they are not enough?

All hope is not lost! Three ways you can BUILD HOPE in your child's life - helping them to do well and feel well as they experience the power of hope.

Research by Rick Snyder, Shane Lopez
Science of Hope TikTok video series by @insearchofbobcat
Failure, anxiety, resilience
Our children need to feel hopeful before they can feel they are enough
What does the research say about hopeful people?
What is hope, and why are our youth feeling hopeless?
How to be a hope-builder
Enough: Overcoming Anxiety, Perfectionism, & Self Loathing - a Happy Families article

Register for the Happy Families October Webinar - "Enough: Helping our children overcome anxiety, perfectionism & self-loathing"

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#966 Gaming Info You Need to Know with Katie Davis Apr 09, 2024

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Part 2 of Justin speaking with author & associate Professor Katie Davis about her new book

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