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. 

There are a number of Insight articles from Term 1 that we would like to share with you here so please see below to read them - 

'What Schools and Families Need to Know About the Social Media Age Ban'

'Whose Cup Are You Filling?'

'Resilience is Relational'

'The Ultimate Parenting Hack: Get Enough Sleep'.

PARENT WEBINARS

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

Term 2 Live Event - Boys: Building Strong Young Men From The Inside Out

Wednesday 17 June — 7pm 

He’s disappearing. Behind the closed door, lost in screens, making choices that keep you up at night. He’s navigating a world designed to confuse him – algorithms designed to addict him – a world parents don’t understand and can’t break into. The headlines scream crisis. They warn us that boys are in deep trouble… and it’s getting worse.

But it doesn’t have to be like this.

Dr Justin Coulson has a different story to tell. In the webinar Boys, Justin reveals what decades of research suggests: when boys get what they actually need, they thrive. Not through force or fixing, but through connection, meaningful challenge, and someone who refuses to give up on them.

This presentation hands you the ‘Playbook’. It cuts through the noise with practical, research-backed strategies for the battles you’re fighting right now. Gaming. Pornography. Self-control. Friendships. School motivation. How to discipline without destroying trust. How to stay close when he’s pushing away.

But beneath the tactics lies something more powerful: a vision of masculinity worth fighting for. Boys who help others feel safer and stronger. Who create surplus value. Who become not just good men, but the best version of themselves. Your son already has everything he needs to get there.

Sign up below to join the live event and receive reminder emails:

(Please fill in our school name when prompted so that we can record how many from our school community have used this resource)

Term 1 Event Recording

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 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.

To watch the recording, register with our school name here - 

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

Term 4, 2025 - 'Entitled: Raising Responsible, Respectful Kids'

Kim Bedford | School Counsellor / Social Worker