Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the tradition of harmless pranks turns into despicable and illegal acts. How did we get here?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your next family holiday CAN be great. Here's some tips from Kylie & I. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big changes are happening on the Happy Families podcast. Please welcome our brand new co-host, Mrs Happy Families!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents have been struggling with their teenager's mood swings since the dawn of time. There is a better way!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Doctor Ethan Kross about teaching our children (and ourselves) how to learn to harness self control.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In response to the suicide that has been circulating on social media this week, Dr Justin spoke with the ABC about how to talk with our children about it.In this special podcast, Justin guides us through:* the different reactions our children could be having to being exposed* how to respond to those who are trying to exploit the footage for social capital* the questions to ask your kids that will help them express their own thoughts and feelings* how to counteract the dehumanisation that often occurs when violence is portrayed through screens* how to empower your kids to utilise their own moral compass when it comes to online contentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Dr Renee Engeln about how our cultural obsession with appearance hurts our daughters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Professer Sarah Coyne about her 20 years of study on the impact of media on children & families.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Mem Fox about her childhood growing up in Africa and how those experiences shaped who she would eventually become as not only an author, but a mother.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Dr Justin Patchin, a global expert on teens & technology, about adolescent online behaviour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Jessica Rowe about the difficulties she’s faced as a mother and why she calls herself a ‘crap housewife’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Dr Kathryn Modecki about the true impact of mobile phones on our families.To learn more about the study mentioned or to participate in the next one, please click here – http://www.modernlifestudy.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Professor Wendy Grolnick about her work in the psychology of parental control. They discuss the 3 things that parents can do to make their families happier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Season One, Episode One of Parenting in Perspective.This week Dr Justin Coulson speaks with Ant Williams about his career in sports psychology, his accomplishments in free diving and how doing so has taught him life lessons that helped him become a better parent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Justin Coulson discusses the purpose of parenting experts and why it’s a good thing that modern day parents are so engaged.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.