Happy Families School

We are very excited at Lysterfield Primary School to be subscribed to the Happy Families School Membership which provides whole school access to a variety of resources for our school community. Owned and run by Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia’s leading parenting experts, the membership offers a wealth of parenting education and resources. We will regularly share these resources available through our membership with you, including Insight Articles and Webinars.

INSIGHTS ARTICLES

A new Insights article is released weekly throughout the term. Insights articles are written by Dr Justin Coulson and other leading experts and provide parenting education and support for a wide variety of traditional and contemporary parenting challenges.

Please see below to read one of the most recent Insights articles - 'Back-to-school: What Kids Actually Need for a Strong Start'.

Or you can download the article as a pdf here -

Back-to-School: What Kids Actually Need for a Strong Start

PARENT WEBINARS

You have access to 4 live webinars a year (one per term) and as part of the Membership.

Term 1 Webinar / Live Event with Dr Justin Coulson

Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 7pm AEST

Anti-Fragile: Building Resilient Kids Through Life’s Challenges

In Anti-Fragile, a webinar on building resilience in children, Dr Justin Coulson challenges the idea that childhood should be free from stress and struggle. He argues that challenges are essential for growth and that parents can empower their children by allowing them to experience developmentally appropriate adversity while providing the right kind of support to help them overcome it.

How do we help children build resilience and equip them to handle life’s inevitable volatility, challenges, and setbacks?

In this live webinar, Dr Coulson will explore:

What resilience truly means and why it matters
Why resilience is declining in our screen-focused world
Why risky play and face-to-face connections support life skills and resilience
How the current resilience deficit damages our children’s present wellbeing and future adult life
Practical strategies to reverse this trend by helping your child forge a strong sense of identity, develop genuine competence, and build lasting hope.

Anti-Fragile presents Dr Coulson’s groundbreaking approach to building resilience in children, equipping them to not just cope with life’s challenges but to thrive because of them.

Register here -

You can also view the most recent Webinar from last year here -

Term 4 - 'Entitled: Raising Responsible, Respectful Kids'

Kim Bedford | School Counsellor / Social Worker