Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

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• Is Australia’s Social Media Ban Working? Anika Wells on What Comes Next

  October 6, 2026 · 16 min

  Australia made global headlines when it introduced a minimum age of 16 for social media. But months on, more than eight in 10 kids are still using age-restricted platforms. Justin Coulson sits down with Federal Communications Minister…

• When School Isn’t Working, Find a Better Path [a Listener Q&A]

  October 5, 2026 · 17 min

  What do you do when your 17-year-old refuses to go to school, skips classes and has no idea what he wants to do instead? Justin and Kylie tackle a tricky question from a parent whose son is struggling with Year 11. They explore vocational…

• The Real Mrs Happy Families (Happy Birthday Kylie!)

  October 4, 2026 · 16 min

  It’s Mrs Happy Families’ birthday week, so Justin puts Kylie on the spot with questions she hasn’t seen before. There are childhood confessions, a $2 garage sale bargain, a surprising celebrity crush, competitive board games, laundry…

• The Digital Duty of Care Is Coming [with Anika Wells]

  October 1, 2026 · 21 min

  More than eight in ten Australian kids were still using age-restricted social media platforms months after the under-16 law came into effect. So is the legislation working? Justin speaks with Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells…

• Just Do Something - The Ultimate Wellness Hack

  September 30, 2026 · 11 min

  What if improving your wellbeing was far simpler than you thought? In this Doctor’s Desk episode, Justin and Kylie unpack a huge new scientific review published in Nature that analysed 183 wellbeing studies involving nearly 23,000 people…

• Raising Kids Who Can Handle Hard Things [with Ant Williams]

  September 29, 2026 · 15 min

  What if protecting our kids too much is actually holding them back? In this powerful conversation, Dr Justin Coulson sits down with extreme athlete, sports psychologist, and author Ant Williams to unpack why so many kids struggle with…

• The Hidden Cost of Fighting the Wrong Battles (a Q&A)

  September 28, 2026 · 14 min

  You’re worried. They don’t care. And somehow, headphones have become the hill your relationship might die on. When one mum fears Bluetooth is harming her teen’s brain—and he flatly refuses to listen—this episode unpacks what’s really…

• Why Your Kids Only Listen When There’s a Reward

  September 27, 2026 · 21 min

  Your child can spend hours on screens without being asked… but getting them to empty the dishwasher feels impossible. So what’s really going on with motivation? In this episode, Justin and Kylie unpack the psychology of motivation and…