Happy Families

Insights Articles

The Insights articles for this term for our school community:

• Resilience is relational
• What schools and families need to know about the social media age ban
• The Learning Zone
• When should kids get a smartphone? The research, the risks, and a better way forward
• Back-to-School: What kids actually need for a strong start

Articles for this term are accessible in your Compass Newsfeed, or a printed copy can be collected from the School Office. 

Term 1 Webinar:  Anti-Fragile – Building Resilient Kids Through Life’s Challenges

Held on Wednesday 25 February 2026 | Recording accessible until 11 March 

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. 

The webinar was recorded and is accessible for 14 days from the webinar date if you couldn't join live and want to catch up whenever works for you. Registration link to access recording in your Compass Newsfeed.

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.