Is My Mother-in-Law Ruining my Child with Screens?
Hi Dr Justin
My husband’s mum watches our twelve-month-old daughter three days a week so I can work. I’m really grateful she helps us because grandparent care is free and if we paid childcare I...
Parenting sucks. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Some days being a parent sucks.
As I sat down to write this blog post I was interrupted immediately by two children fighting over a pair of Cookie Monster slippers. The slippers clearly belonged to...
Say No to Naplan
NAPLAN is the $100 000 000+ test that divides the nation. At this time every year for the past five or six years, I have made public statements in opposition to the mainstream view that NAPLAN is good...
7 Ways to Teach Your Child Self-Control
Self-control isn't something we're born with - its something we hone as we grow. Children especially struggle with control and delayed gratification, but there are ways in which we can guide them to ...
It’s time to stop smacking
Smacking does for your relationship with your child what hitting your spouse/partner might do for your marriage.
There. I’ve said it.
No. I’m not talking about the kind of hitting we might ...
What your kids need when they don’t do what they’re asked
Dear Dr Justin,
My children don’t do anything they’re told. I’ve tried everything. I withdraw privileges and use time out and even smacking them won’t work with them. I’m tired of ...
Why Our Kids Need Us to Set Limits
Have you noticed that children seem to always want to push the boundaries? It's almost as though they are wired to poke and prod us to see how much they can get away with.
Power struggles are an ...
Keeping our Children Safe from Child Abuse
In Australia in 2014/15 there were just under 320,000 reports of suspected child abuse and neglect.
Can I say that one more time for emphasis? Close to a third of ONE MILLION reports were made ...
Raising confident kids: help them be competent first
One of my daughters was struggling at her school. In Grade 3, her schoolwork was average despite us being told she was an exceptionally deep thinking student. Her social skills were below ...
How to discipline children effectively without using consequences or punishment
Hi Dr Justin,
I’ve been reading your books and trying my hardest to follow what you say we should do. But I’m struggling with one thing. You say we should remember to discipline our children by...
