The Spanking Debate: Changing Minds Takes a Generation
Smacking is one of those topics in parenting that never really goes away. It’s always in the headlines or creating some kind of provocation on social media.
The reason? There’s a disconnect.
A ...
How to Stop Telling and Yelling, and How to Connect With Your Teen
‘Get up!’ ‘Hurry up! It’s time to go.’ ‘Do your homework now. You should have done it already!’ ‘You will study tonight.’ Nobody likes to be told what to do. It gets ...
How to Deal With Child to Parent Aggression
Aggressive behaviour by a child towards a parent is one of the least studied areas of domestic violence. This is due in large part because parents are reluctant to admit that it happens. Many ...
How do I stop the cycle of abuse?
Hi Justin, I am a mother of five - ages 19, 17, 12, seven and four - and I’m struggling with the younger two who are from my second partner. I am a single mum. I don’t get much family help and ...
My child is beating up Nanna!
Hi Dr Justin, My 2.5yr old son is treating my mother awfully! He tells me he loves his nanny, and gets along well with her, but when she visits his first reaction is to push her away, kick or ...
Teaching our sons to respect women
I wish I didn’t have to write articles like this. Let’s start with the stats: One in three women over the age of 15 have experienced physical violence.
One in five have experienced sexual...
How do I control my child’s outbursts?
Hi Dr Justin, My son, Josh, is six. We are clashing a LOT. Tonight it was brushing his teeth which ended up with Josh completely exhausted and worn out by screaming and crying for about 30mins. ...
How do I stop my toddler being so aggressive?
Dear Dr Coulson Over the last 5 month’s my son who is 3 has been spending time with his father and his partner as part of interim court visitation orders. For the last 2 months my son has become ...
5 signs your relationship with your child is in trouble
No parent wakes up in the morning asking, “What can I do today to make my child’s life hell?” However, some days we do wonder whether our children have woken up asking themselves, “What can I ...
My husband’s ex is a bad mum
Hi Dr Justin I have a 3 1/2 year-old step-daughter we get every weekend. For the past 2 years she has been very fussy with food. At the moment she will only eat toast with peanut butter, dry bread ...