Stepping In With Other People’s Kids
Dear Dr Justin, “My 15-year-old son was hanging out in his bedroom with one of his friends. When I walked by, I saw my son’s…
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Changing the Time-out Perspective
Time-out is still the most often recommended form of discipline. Paediatricians, parenting experts and child development experts continue to recommend it above all other disciplinary…
Ask Dr Justin: What is the Best Way to Say ‘No!’ To Your Kids?
 Hi Dr Justin, “I hate saying no to my kids. I keep softening up, getting talked around, giving in. I’m getting walked all over. How…
Should We Be Tracking Our Kids?
Hi Dr Justin, “I worry – consistently – about my kids’ safety when they’re not at home. I’m thinking about getting them to us e…
Raising Responsible Kids
Teaching our kids responsibility is one of our jobs as parents. And it’s an important one. We all know adults today who don’t handle responsibility…
Family Traditions Help Kids Make Sense of Life
“Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world.” –…
Ask Dr Justin: Has My Daughter got Anxiety?
Dear Dr Justin, “My 10-year-old (nearly 11) daughter gets very anxious. Yesterday she dropped something and said: “I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry. I’m really…
How to Find the Joy in School Holidays
School holidays are fast approaching. For the kids, there have been 10 or so weeks of sport, music, schoolwork, sitting still and navigating friendships. For…
My Internet Filter Failed My Kids
Parenting with or without Parental Controls  Dear Dr Justin, “A few weeks ago we found our ten-year-old son looking at an explicit website on his…
18 Ways to Increase Your Happiness
Behavioural scientists have spent a lot of time studying ‘happiness’. They’ve discovered that being happy elevates our wellbeing, increases our life satisfaction and gives us…
Technoference, the Digital World and Our Kids
You know what it’s like. It’s dinnertime. You’re trying to get kids off devices, serve up food, and be available to your family. Then your…
Something Better than Punishment
“A farmer was out the front of his farmhouse doing chores one morning when a big four-wheel drive pulled up in the driveway. A man…
Helping our Children Through Dark, Difficult Days
Dear Dr Justin, “My husband has tried to take his own life twice in the past six weeks. He is now in hospital receiving care…
Raising Resilient Kids with Kerwin Rae
Many of you will know Kerwin Rae. He’s a successful businessman, entrepreneur, investor and international speaker. He’s also a single dad to his son, Noah.…
Should We be Giving our Teens Alcohol?
Many parents believe they are doing the right thing by giving their teenagers alcohol. And it does make some sense. Serving alcohol to our children…
Can Easy Parenting Be Good Parenting?
After crashing my motorbike three times in the space of 12 months, my wife made me sell it. ‘Too dangerous,’ was her logic, and it…