The Psychology of Peaceful Parenting with Dr. Justin Coulson: Episode 226

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Justin Coulson discusses the psychology behind peaceful parenting and shares insights on discipline and child behavior.

You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or check out the fully edited transcript of our interview at the bottom of this post. In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, my guest is Dr. Justin Coulson, an Australian parenting expert and father of 6 who has his PhD in psychology and is the author of 10 books on parenting and the co-host of the Happy Families podcast with his wife, Kylie. We discuss the psychology behind peaceful parenting, including how self-determination theory explains kids’ challenging behavior. Dr. Justin also shared his three E’s of discipline. Know someone who might appreciate this episode? Share it with them! And if you love the podcast , FREE ways to help us out:1- Rate and review the podcast in your podcast player app 2- “Like” this post by tapping the heart icon ♥️ 3- Share this with a friend. THANK YOU! We talk about: * 1:45 – Introduction to Dr. Justin Coulson and his personal parenting turning point How struggles with anger and discipline led him to rethink everything and study psychology. * 08:20 – Learning to regulate ourselves, practicing repair, and growing over time. * 15:50 – Why peaceful parenting starts with the parent’s…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Rosensweet

Guest: Dr. Justin Coulson

Topics covered

• peaceful parenting
• psychology
• self-awareness
• discipline
• child behavior

Keywords

• peaceful parenting
• psychology
• self-determination theory
• discipline
• child behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Happy Families

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