#14: Discipline
For episode 14 of the Happy Families podcast we’re looking into discipline. What is it? How is it working for you? What makes for the…
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#13: Innocence Lost
In today’s podcast: Innocence lost. We’re talking about the public health crisis that is pornography and the way that it’s affecting our children. Note –…
#12: 5 Ways to Know Your Relationship is in Trouble
Show Notes I speak to people almost every day who are struggling with their family relationships. Parents are tired of their children’s challenging behaviour. Children…
#11: Can you admit you were wrong?
In this week’s podcast – Do you know someone who is always right? They can’t be convinced otherwise, even when they’re absolutely wrong. Show notes…
#10: Pathways to Happiness
Is there a way to be happy that feels best for you? Do you seek happiness in the same predictable patterns? Over recent decades, researchers…
#9 Five steps to forgiveness
Forgiveness is a challenge. Someone does something you don’t like. Forgiving them is not a typical reaction. Whether it’s as simple as having someone cut…
#8: The bizarrely unexpected secret to lasting happiness
We usually think that we’ll be ‘happy’ when we get that thing. It might be a job, a degree, a child, a child at school, a…
#7: Optimising Optimism
In this positivity podcast, I’m talking ‘optimism’ – not so much the glass is half full kind of optimism – although that’s important. Rather, I’m…
#6: Is praise really a problem?
In my last few podcasts I’ve talked about the problems with praise – and promised I would address the issue in full in a podcast. Now…
#5: Turning your children into “Savers”
In this week’s podcast we’re taking a look at the remarkably controversial topic of pocket money for kids. It seems like there’s no shortage of opinions…
#4: The 5 Things No Child Should Hear From Their Parents
In last week’s podcast, we were reminded of the wonderful things we can say to our children to build them up, make them feel amazing,…
#3: 5 Things Every Child Should Hear Every Day
The words we say have enormous impact on our children. All too often we get preoccupied and distracted, and struggle to talk with our children…
#2: How Gratitude Can Make Your Family Happier
Gratitude is a virtue that has received a LOT of attention from researchers in the past decade or thereabouts. It seems as though the most…
#1: Habits to Make Your Family Happier
Welcome to this first episode of the Happy Families Podcast. In this episode, I’ll be chatting about habits around our routine that can make our…