Parenting
Attention: the Currency of Relationships
“Just as dollars are the currency of our economy, attention is the currency of our relationships.” -Dr Justin Coulson For more, check out: Emotional…
What Dads Do
Father’s Day is nearly here! In Australia it is anyway. For many children – and lots of dads – this is a day of celebration.…
On a Mission from God
A vocation is not ‘a job’. it is a life commitment to a person (in marriage) or a people (in priesthood or religious life). It…
Grandparents
As a child is born – so are grandparents The rise of Grandparenthood There was a time when grey hair was relatively rare. Many people…
Overscheduled Kids
In a fast-paced culture driven by the need to have it all, many kids are growing up without the joy of authentic leisure. In a…
Too Controlling
Being too controlling of our kids is bad for their development. They don’t become responsible. They simply want to be controlled. – Dr Justin Coulson.…
Being Needed is Not Love
“When we mistake being needed with love, we make people dependent on us”. Fr Emmerich Vogt was speaking in his series, The Spirituality of the…
Teaching Self-Control
Teaching children self-control requires a delicate balance, an ability to guide rather than direct and lots of encouragement. – Dr Justin Coulson. More from…
Quality Time & Quantity Time
It’s just not possible to jump into a ‘quality’ conversation without first having lots of leisurely ‘quantity’ time.
Boredom & Creativity
“Boredom is the crucible of the imagination. It creates space in a busy mind for creativity to be explored and expressed.” – Francine Pirola
Fire
There is a primal comfort that comes with fire and candlelight. There is also something truly mesmerising about fire, the flickering flames form intricate, beautiful…
Tough Love
A parenting special by Dr Justin Coulson. Self-control is the ability to say “no” when you really want to say “yes”, or to say “yes” when…