Petition Drives Grand Theft Auto 5 Out of Stores
Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTAV) is an R18+ ‘game’ for Playstation, Xbox and a multitude of other game consoles. The game’s (heavily simplified) central focus is to commit heists and a range of other ...
Custody kerfuffles
Dear Dr Justin, I have 3 children, aged 8, 6, and 4. My ex- hands them over to me every second weekend from Friday afternoon at swimming lessons. I have them until Sunday late afternoon. My ...
Sexting, Celebrities, and Our Daughters
The sext-hacking scandal involving celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence remained in the news weeks after it occurred. Their photographs had been stored in “the cloud”, and were illegally ...
Discipline is NOT about hurting – or hitting – your kids
Some months ago I wrote a blog for kidspot highlighting seven reasons Australia is wrong about smacking kids. The blog attracted an enormous amount of commentary, with some parents agreeing with my ...
Children do what we do, not what we say
Oli was excited. He had just collected the junk mail from the letterbox and was browsing it with his sister, Isabella. They found something that Oli wanted to show his mum, and they began to ...
Should we force our children to say “sorry”
My neighbour is a psychologist who disagrees with me about whether we should make our children say sorry.
Her side
Elizabeth (not her real name) thinks apologies need to be taught like manners. When...
My child’s favourite word is “No”
Dear Dr Justin, What the hell am I meant to do with a six year old whose answer to any and every request is no? Sincerely, Desperate Parent
Dr Justin says: Hi Desperate Parent, I’m ...
The Four Things Your Children Need From You to Be Successful in School
Malala Yousafzai is a girl who has profoundly affected millions of people around the world. You may have heard of her. Last year Malala was shot in the head in a failed assassination attempt by the ...
Talking to Children About Tragic Events in the News
The world can be a scary place. Tragedies occur that affect us all, and these awful things can undermine confidence and lead to anxieties and fears that are potentially unhealthy, for both adults and ...
How to ‘Fix’ a Problem Child
Children are challenging. It’s a fact of life for 99% of the population.
We find ourselves simmering, or even boiling over, because of the way our children back chat, and hit us with attitude, ...