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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
My son is hurting people
To Dr Justin Can you please offer me advice on how to deal with lying, deliberately antagonistic behaviour and violent outbursts in my 5.5 year old son. I use loss of certain privileges for a ...
