Happy Families
Essex Heights Primary School
Webinars in 2026
Term 1: Anti-Fragile – Building Resilient Kids Through Life’s Challenges
Wednesday 25 February | 7pm AEST / 8pm AEDT (Victoria)
In Anti-Fragile, a presentation 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 presentation, 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.
Details to register for this webinar will be published soon in your Compass News Feed.
Our school is subscribed to the Happy Families School Membership (replacing the Parenting Ideas membership)! Owned and run by Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia’s leading parenting experts, the membership offers a wealth of parenting education and resources. Resources will be shared regularly including Insights Articles and Live Webinars, Q&As with Dr Justin, and other resources.