Parenting

Happy Families Podcast: My Daughter Has a Boyfriend

Letting go is one of the hardest and scariest things a parent can do. Kylie Coulson shares her feelings about her daughter who has just begun dating.

Happy Families Podcast: Christmas Conundrums

Gift cards or gifts? Present reveal or letting everyone open their gifts at once? Justin and Kylie Coulson chat Christmas conundrums.

60 Things I Would Tell My 16 Year Old Self

If I could stand face to face with my 16-year-old self I would have a lot to tell her. She probably wouldn’t listen but I’ll say it anyway!

Delaying Sex in the Teen Years – It’s Good But Not For The Reasons You Think

7 tips for parents when having ‘the talk’ to empower their teenagers to make safe, informed and healthy decisions around sex.

Teaching Your Kids About Good Character

Every day, in any number of situations, our children are looking for clues about our character, watching to see if our actions line up with our words.

Christian Sexologist Dr Pat Helps Parents Tackle Tough Sex Talks With Their Kids

Dr Pat’s scientifically-informed and Bible-based approach has been helping parents with some of the most common concerns and questions they face.

Having the ‘Hard’ Conversation With Your Teens about Alcohol

How do you set rules and boundaries about alcohol with your kids? Here are 6 tips for talking about alcohol with your kids.

Am I Not Pretty Enough? When Your Child Has Body Image Insecurities

Body image issues are common in children. Here are three things you can do to help a child who is experiencing concerns about their appearance.

How to Deal With Child to Parent Aggression

Do you know if your teenager’s acting out is in fact aggression that needs to be addressed? Learn 7 tips to help when things turn aggressive or violent.

“Don’t Believe In God? Lie To Your Children”

In the Wall Street Journal, a well known and respected author and Psychoanalyst wrote a piece entitled ‘Don’t believe in God? Lie to your children’.

7 Tips to Tackle Fussy Eating in Toddlers

What should parents do if they’re worried about their children’s fussy eating habits? Try these tips to prevent fussy eater behaviour.

How to Teach Your Children Empathy – and Why It Matters

A world of empathy is one where people feel safe, secure, and connected. Here are 3 ways we can teach kids that other perspectives and other people, matter.

Mental Health Consequences of Hard Border Closures on FIFO Children

FIFO families are finding themselves forcibly separated with workers stuck in rural WA, while their partners and children remain behind in other states.

“Leave Them Alone and They’ll Come Home”

Should we as parents accept the inevitability of losing connection with our kids when they become teens, or can we dare to hope for something better?

Helping Children Face Their Fears

Force creates resistance.There are 5 things we could do instead of forcing children towards their fears in an effort to build resilience.

4 Lessons About Parenting Teens in a Hyper-Sexualised Age

Here’s how parents can maintain healthy conversations with their teens, taken from the book, They’ll Be Okay written by psychologist, Collett Smart.

Why a Teenager’s Brain is Like a Ferrari with Bicycle Brakes

Why are teenagers so impulsive? To understand why some adolescents take risks, we need to look inside their heads – literally.

Sexting: What to Do if It Happens to Your Child

Most unsolicited sexting and requests for nude images follow a typical pattern. Often our children don’t recognise they’re in danger until it is too late.