Winning Your Kids' Hearts Starts At Home
No matter how many degrees I’ve earned, sermons I’ve preached, or seminars I’ve taught, nothing matters more to me than winning the hearts of my children.
Parenting
How Do I Get My Daughter to Drop Social Media and Study for Exams
Forcing a 17 year-old to do something only leads to bitter statements like “You can’t make me!”. One of Australia's leading parenting experts Dr Justin Coulson, gives six steps to a more helpful approach.
Ask Dr Justin — Screens in Bedrooms?
When it comes to technology, having screens in bedrooms is one of the most well-established risk factors for our children’s positive development. This is for two central reasons.
Raising Sons to be Honourable Men
As a dad, you have a powerful influence over your son. Dr. Robert Lewis shares a vision of biblical manhood for father and son, in terms of knighthood.
7 Steps to Stressing Less in Parenting
Of all the jobs in the world, parenting must be one of the toughest and most confronting things we can do. These 7 tips can help you manage stress.
It’s Time to Stop Smacking
Depending on which research you read, about 70-80% of Aussie parents admit to smacking their kids. Some do so quite proudly. Are those who champion smacking onto something or is it doing more harm than good?
How To Help Teenagers Navigate Our Secular Culture
This book review of The Frog and The Fish, written for late high schoolers, helps them explore the issues teenagers have always had to deal with: sex, happiness, identity and most recently, technology.
Playing It Safe May Be the Biggest Risk of All
Our sanitised, “keep them safe at all costs” approach to outdoor play is affecting our children’s natural desire for exploration, and impacting their ability to manage risk and all that goes with it.
7 Ways to Teach Your Child Self-Control
Most people, regardless of their baseline level of self-control, can be taught to exercise greater control.
Wise Investments
To make the world a better place, I just have to be a better dad. My greatest investment is the one I make into my children.