Is cleaning your teenage son's room every day reinforcing outdated gender roles and enabling a future of entitlement? Or is it an act of love, showing care and understanding for a busy, tired teenager?

No matter where you stand, Justin and Kylie delve into what truly matters in a thoughtful discussion about kids, chores, and their role in contributing to the household.

In this episode:
Mom tidies teen's room each morning as a kind act of service, prompting a fascinating debate | Upworthy
Social media - the good, the bad, the ugly
Gratitude
Chores, schedules, jobs
Gendered expectations?
Division of labour, working together
Explore, explain, empower

Related links:
I am Not the Maid – How to get 5 Star Service from the Kids at Home
My 13-Year-Old Doesn’t Pick up a Single Thing
Developmental Milestones [Introduction]

Doors are now open to the Happy Families Membership

NEW weekly kids’ ‘Print & Play’ subscription FELT (Fostering Emotional Learning Together)

Find us on Facebook or TikTok

Subscribe to the Happy Families newsletter

Is cleaning your teenage son's room every day reinforcing outdated gender roles and enabling a future of entitlement? Or is it an act of love, showing care and understanding for a busy, tired teenager?
No matter where you stand, Justin and Kylie delve into what truly matters in a thoughtful discussion about kids, chores, and their role in contributing to the household.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.upworthy.com/mom-tidies-her-teen-s-room-each-morning-as-an-act-of-service-prompting-a-fascinating-debate">Mom tidies teen's room each morning as a kind act of service, prompting a fascinating debate | Upworthy</a></li>
<li>Social media - the good, the bad, the ugly</li>
<li>Gratitude</li>
<li>Chores, schedules, jobs</li>
<li>Gendered expectations?</li>
<li>Division of labour, working together</li>
<li>Explore, explain, empower</li>
</ul>
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/i-am-not-the-maid-how-to-get-5-star-service-from-the-kids-at-home">I am Not the Maid – How to get 5 Star Service from the Kids at Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/my-13-year-old-doesnt-pick-up-a-single-thing">My 13-Year-Old Doesn’t Pick up a Single Thing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/developmental-milestones">Developmental Milestones [Introduction]</a></li>
</ul>
Doors are now open to the <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/membership">Happy Families Membership</a> 
NEW weekly kids’ ‘Print &amp; Play’ subscription <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/felt-subscription">FELT</a> (Fostering Emotional Learning Together)
Find us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfamilies.au/"> Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@happyfamiliesau">TikTok</a>
Subscribe to the Happy Families <a href="https://happyfamiliesfamilyeducation.activehosted.com/f/40">newsletter</a>

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.

The Happy families podcast with Dr. Justin Coulson is designed for the time poor parent who just wants answers now.

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

#1069 - Should You Tidy Your Teen's Room?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa326977-3de5-4283-9b8b-af3500c58607/clips/f2ff23d2-6e57-4ae8-82d1-b1d900cbc3b8/transcript

Justin shares his disappointment in unwittingly missing out on the opportunity to share meaningful, heartfelt words with the people he loves after choosing to clean the kitchen during an extended family get-together rather than participating in a family activity. 

We all have a need to belong. You can help your child to have a sense of who they are and how they belong by creating family traditions and sharing family stories with them. Kylie shares how she included son-in-law Jared in one of their traditions by writing him into their family 'birth" story.

In this episode:
Missed opportunity
Getting priorities right
"If tomorrow never comes..." Ronan Keating
Why vulnerability is hard!
Using technology to check in with people we love
Coulson daughter #2 has returned from Europe
The need to belong
Family traditions and stories
Adoption
Knowing family roots- -> increased resilience
Teaching kids about positive relationships

.

Related links: 
How well do you score in Prof. Duke's 'Do You Know' scale?

Family Traditions Help Kids Make Sense of Life
#589 Mental Fitness With Gus Worland

.

Find us on Facebook or TikTok

Subscribe to the Happy Families newsletter

Leave a voice memo here or email your questions/comments to podcasts@happyfamilies.com.au

Find out more about joining THE QUEST at our website

Justin shares his disappointment in unwittingly missing out on the opportunity to share meaningful, heartfelt words with the people he loves after choosing to clean the kitchen during an extended family get-together rather than participating in a family activity. 
We all have a need to belong. You can help your child to have a sense of who they are and how they belong by creating family traditions and sharing family stories with them. Kylie shares how she included son-in-law Jared in one of their traditions by writing him into their family 'birth" story.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Missed opportunity</li>
<li>Getting priorities right</li>
<li>"If tomorrow never comes..." Ronan Keating</li>
<li>Why vulnerability is hard!</li>
<li>Using technology to check in with people we love</li>
<li>Coulson daughter #2 has returned from Europe</li>
<li>The need to belong</li>
<li>Family traditions and stories</li>
<li>Adoption</li>
<li>Knowing family roots- -&gt; increased resilience</li>
<li>Teaching kids about positive relationships</li>
</ul>
.
Related links: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfamiliesau/posts/pfbid0G5sSAgaYbdzVUCWCVGpAjZWxws6qLvCjGMrfQY2v95Q3S3pGZFGL3xnUYfvfGKaQl">How well do you score in Prof. Duke's 'Do You Know' scale?</a> <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/the-little-people-big-feelings-summit"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/family-traditions-help-kids-make-sense-of-life">Family Traditions Help Kids Make Sense of Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast/episode/589-mental-fitness-with-gus-worland">#589 Mental Fitness With Gus Worland</a></li>
</ul>
.
Find us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfamilies.au/"> Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@happyfamiliesau">TikTok</a>
Subscribe to the Happy Families <a href="https://happyfamiliesfamilyeducation.activehosted.com/f/40">newsletter</a>
Leave a <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast">voice memo here</a> or email your questions/comments to podcasts@happyfamilies.com.au
Find out more about joining THE QUEST at <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/the-quest">our website</a>

#1078 - Choose Life Not Dishes

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa326977-3de5-4283-9b8b-af3500c58607/clips/a3d4cc48-e1ac-4108-923e-b1e800c77f57/transcript

A recent study has shown that parents who use humour have better relationships with their kids. But does all humour work in the same way? Are Dad jokes ok? Can sarcasm or roasting your child play a a positive role in parenting? And what are the consequences for our children when humour goes wrong? 

In a large-scale Denmark study, data from 1.1 million people has shown associations between moving house in childhood and increased risk of depression later in life. We look at ways that parents can support their child during big transitions and soften the impact of the uprooting experience of moving house.

In this episode:
Humour in parenting: Does it have a role? | PLOS One
Defining humour
The consequences when humour goes wrong
Funny = reciprocal/consensual
The effects of house moves during early childhood on child mental health at age 9 years | Springer Link
Bluey 'The Sign'
Resilience
Parental guilt regarding moving
Association versus causation
Smoothing transitions for your child

Related links:
#732 This is How You Raise Resilient Kids
Parenting Made Easy(er)
Moving? How to Help your Child Settle Into A New School

.

Doors are now open to the Happy Families Membership

NEW weekly kids’ ‘Print & Play’ subscription FELT (Fostering Emotional Learning Together)

Find us on Facebook or TikTok

Subscribe to the Happy Families newsletter

A recent study has shown that parents who use humour have better relationships with their kids. But does all humour work in the same way? Are Dad jokes ok? Can sarcasm or roasting your child play a a positive role in parenting? And what are the consequences for our children when humour goes wrong? 
In a large-scale Denmark study, data from 1.1 million people has shown associations between moving house in childhood and increased risk of depression later in life. We look at ways that parents can support their child during big transitions and soften the impact of the uprooting experience of moving house.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0306311">Humour in parenting: Does it have a role? | PLOS One</a></li>
<li>Defining humour</li>
<li>The consequences when humour goes wrong</li>
<li>Funny = reciprocal/consensual</li>
<li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1471-2458-12-583">The effects of house moves during early childhood on child mental health at age 9 years | Springer Link</a></li>
<li>Bluey 'The Sign'</li>
<li>Resilience</li>
<li>Parental guilt regarding moving</li>
<li>Association versus causation</li>
<li>Smoothing transitions for your child</li>
</ul>
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast/episode/732-this-is-how-you-raise-resilient-kids">#732 This is How You Raise Resilient Kids</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/parenting-made-easyer">Parenting Made Easy(er)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/moving-how-to-help-your-child-settle-into-a-new-school">Moving? How to Help your Child Settle Into A New School</a></li>
</ul>
.
Doors are now open to the <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/membership">Happy Families Membership</a> 
NEW weekly kids’ ‘Print &amp; Play’ subscription <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/felt-subscription">FELT</a> (Fostering Emotional Learning Together)
Find us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfamilies.au/"> Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@happyfamiliesau">TikTok</a>
Subscribe to the Happy Families <a href="https://happyfamiliesfamilyeducation.activehosted.com/f/40">newsletter</a>

#1077 - From the Doctor's Desk: Funny Families & Relocation Repercussions

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa326977-3de5-4283-9b8b-af3500c58607/clips/515be0ee-5a29-4fee-82a2-b1e6001fef31/transcript

Have you ever wondered if becoming a foster carer is something you could do?

Our guest today, Belinda Baxter, has 13 children (6 biological, 7 foster) and joins us for an important conversation about foster care: what it looks like for her family, the challenges and the rewards, and what you can do to get the process started.

This week, communities across Australia come together to celebrate Foster Care Week, an annual event dedicated to recognising the invaluable contributions of foster and kinship carers.

In this episode:
Foster Care Week
Types of foster care (full-time, kinship, respite, emergency)
Family dynamics
Boundaries and foundations
Independent living skills
The process of becoming a carer
Challenges and difficulties of caring for other people's children

Related links:
Fostering Connections (Victoria)
DCJ Foster, relative and kinship care (NSW)
Queensland Foster and Kinship Care
Become a foster carer (SA)
Become a foster carer (WA)
Foster and Kinship Carers Association (NT)
Foster care - Department for Education, Children and Young People (TAS)

.

Doors are now open to the Happy Families Membership

NEW weekly kids’ ‘Print & Play’ subscription FELT (Fostering Emotional Learning Together)

Find us on Facebook or TikTok

Subscribe to the Happy Families newsletter

Have you ever wondered if becoming a foster carer is something you could do?
Our guest today, Belinda Baxter, has 13 children (6 biological, 7 foster) and joins us for an important conversation about foster care: what it looks like for her family, the challenges and the rewards, and what you can do to get the process started.
This week, communities across Australia come together to celebrate Foster Care Week, an annual event dedicated to recognising the invaluable contributions of foster and kinship carers.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Foster Care Week</li>
<li>Types of foster care (full-time, kinship, respite, emergency)</li>
<li>Family dynamics</li>
<li>Boundaries and foundations</li>
<li>Independent living skills</li>
<li>The process of becoming a carer</li>
<li>Challenges and difficulties of caring for other people's children</li>
</ul>
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fosteringconnections.com.au/">Fostering Connections (Victoria)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nsw.gov.au/community-services/foster-relative-and-kinship-care/become-a-foster-carer">DCJ Foster, relative and kinship care (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.qfkc.com.au/become-a-carer">Queensland Foster and Kinship Care</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/make-a-difference/become-a-foster-carer">Become a foster carer (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fostercare.wa.gov.au/">Become a foster carer (WA)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fkca.org.au">Foster and Kinship Carers Association (NT)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/safe-children/out-of-home-care-in-tasmania/family-based-care/foster-care/">Foster care - Department for Education, Children and Young People (TAS)</a></li>
</ul>
.
Doors are now open to the <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/membership">Happy Families Membership</a> 
NEW weekly kids’ ‘Print &amp; Play’ subscription <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/felt-subscription">FELT</a> (Fostering Emotional Learning Together)
Find us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfamilies.au/"> Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@happyfamiliesau">TikTok</a>
Subscribe to the Happy Families <a href="https://happyfamiliesfamilyeducation.activehosted.com/f/40">newsletter</a>

#1076 - 13's a Lucky Number For Foster Care Week

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa326977-3de5-4283-9b8b-af3500c58607/clips/bba4b802-1ef5-49bf-82fc-b1e6001122fa/transcript

#1069 - Should You Tidy Your Teen's Room?

In 1 playlist(s)

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips