Anne Hollonds was the opening speaker at the Breaking Point Digital Conference. On the podcast today you will hear an excerpt from Anne's presentation, discussing the mental health of young people around the country and what we can do to help them.

In this episode:
Anne Hollonds - National Children’s Commissioner.
Young people and mental health


Residual effects of Covid pandemic


Barriers to accessing mental health support for young people


Strong therapeutic alliance = better outcomes


Breaking Point Digital Conference: Unpacking the Crisis in Youth Mental Health

Related links:
Enough: Overcoming Anxiety, Perfectionism, & Self Loathing - Happy Families
We Need to Talk About Parent Wellbeing
Screen Time and Our Teens’ Mental Health Crisis - Happy Families

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Anne Hollonds was the opening speaker at the <a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/breaking-point-digital-conference">Breaking Point Digital Conference</a>. On the podcast today you will hear an excerpt from Anne's presentation, discussing the mental health of young people around the country and what we can do to help them.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/childrens-rights">Anne Hollonds - National Children’s Commissioner.</a></li>
<li>Young people and mental health</li>
<li>
Residual effects of Covid pandemic
</li>
<li>
Barriers to accessing mental health support for young people
</li>
<li>
Strong therapeutic alliance = better outcomes
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/breaking-point-digital-conference">Breaking Point Digital Conference: Unpacking the Crisis in Youth Mental Health </a>
</li>
</ul>
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/enough-overcoming-anxiety-perfectionism-self-loathing">Enough: Overcoming Anxiety, Perfectionism, &amp; Self Loathing - Happy Families</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/we-need-to-talk-about-parent-wellbeing">We Need to Talk About Parent Wellbeing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/screen-time-and-our-teens-mental-health-crisis">Screen Time and Our Teens’ Mental Health Crisis - Happy Families</a></li>
</ul>
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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

#990 Mental Health Challenges with Anne Hollonds

When we make feelings “King”, our children can become stuck in their emotion, unable to regulate or move forward. Justin shares the right way to respond to feelings, helping them understand, process, and then move through their emotional state. 

In this episode:
Revolutionary change in how parents respond to emotions
Impact of TikTok parenting influencers
Validating emotions
Feeling seen, heard, valued
Ways to regulate and tame emotions
Parent or therapist?
#822 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Part 1
#827 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Part 2
#976 Abigail Shrier's Bad Therapy
How to help your child process their emotion and move on from it

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Related links: 
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents, by Lisa Damour
The Secret to Regulating Emotions
Emotion Coaching [Webinar]
Little People, Big Feelings [The Summit]

.

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When we make feelings “King”, our children can become stuck in their emotion, unable to regulate or move forward. Justin shares the right way to respond to feelings, helping them understand, process, and then move through their emotional state. 
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Revolutionary change in how parents respond to emotions</li>
<li>Impact of TikTok parenting influencers</li>
<li>Validating emotions</li>
<li>Feeling seen, heard, valued</li>
<li>Ways to regulate and tame emotions</li>
<li>Parent or therapist?</li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast/episode/822-the-emotional-lives-of-teenagers-part-1">#822 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Part 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast/episode/827-the-emotional-lives-of-teenagers-part-2">#827 The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Part 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast/episode/976-abigail-shriers-bad-therapy">#976 Abigail Shrier's Bad Therapy</a></li>
<li>How to help your child process their emotion and move on from it</li>
</ul>
.
Related links: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/WqVOEZ">The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents, by Lisa Damour</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/the-secret-to-regulating-emotions">The Secret to Regulating Emotions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/emotion-coaching">Emotion Coaching [Webinar]</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/the-little-people-big-feelings-summit">Little People, Big Feelings [The Summit]</a></li>
</ul>
.
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#1013 - Are Emotions Too Important?

Kylie is away on a kid-free adventure with a friend...and loving it! Has Justin been surviving without her? Listen in to hear the challenges, the fun, and the lessons they are both experiencing during this extended time apart.

In this episode:
A girls week away
Friendships
Pressures of family life
Importance of stability and routine

.

Related links:
Overwhelm [webinar]
18 Ways to Increase Your Happiness

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Kylie is away on a kid-free adventure with a friend...and loving it! Has Justin been surviving without her? Listen in to hear the challenges, the fun, and the lessons they are both experiencing during this extended time apart.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>A girls week away</li>
<li>Friendships</li>
<li>Pressures of family life</li>
<li>Importance of stability and routine</li>
</ul>
.
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/shop/product/overwhelm">Overwhelm [webinar]</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/18-ways-to-increase-your-happiness">18 Ways to Increase Your Happiness</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>
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#1012 - A Mum's Break

This Week In Parenting: why Australian parents are more open to smacking children than other countries, and how we can reduce peer pressure for kids and for parents by joining forces and creating community.

In this episode:
Smacking and corporal punishment
Australian parents most open to smacking kids in international study | 9News
The Parenting Revolution
Can Australia make age verification work for social media? | The Guardian
Momentum is building!
36 Months - sign the petition
Let kids be kids - have a play-based childhood
Peer pressure for kids and for parents too
Unplug Childhood - join the village & take the pledge

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Related links:
#454 Online Safety with Julie Inman Grant from the e-Safety Commission
Why It's Not Ok To Smack Your Kids - a great list of resources for what to do instead

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This Week In Parenting: why Australian parents are more open to smacking children than other countries, and how we can reduce peer pressure for kids and for parents by joining forces and creating community.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Smacking and corporal punishment</li>
<li><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/corporal-punishment-study-australian-parents-more-open-to-smacking-their-kids/ef1e4dfc-b63f-4c43-9c44-3a8116043313#">Australian parents most open to smacking kids in international study | 9News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/the-parenting-revolution">The Parenting Revolution</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/23/australia-social-media-ban-under-16-age-verification-technolog">Can Australia make age verification work for social media? | The Guardian</a></li>
<li>Momentum is building!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.36months.com.au/">36 Months - sign the petition</a></li>
<li>Let kids be kids - have a play-based childhood</li>
<li>Peer pressure for kids and for parents too</li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/unplugchildhood-org">Unplug Childhood - join the village &amp; take the pledge</a></li>
</ul>
.
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast/episode/454-online-safety-with-julie-inman-grant-from-the-esafety-commission">#454 Online Safety with Julie Inman Grant from the e-Safety Commission</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/why-its-not-ok-to-smack-your-kids">Why It's Not Ok To Smack Your Kids - a great list of resources for what to do instead</a></li>
</ul>
.
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