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Speaker 1: It's the Happy Family's podcast. It's the podcast for the

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Speaker 1: time poor parent who just wants answers.

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Speaker 2: Now, Gooday, this is doctor Justin Coulson. It's a holiday

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Speaker 2: in Queensland today, so we're keeping it really short, really simple,

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Speaker 2: so we can focus on time with our family and

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Speaker 2: you can focus on time with yours. Today's podcast just

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Speaker 2: a sixty second tip for making your family happy. Some

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Speaker 2: of the most fascinating research being done right now to

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Speaker 2: help kids be positive and resilient deals with the idea

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Speaker 2: of strengths. Do you know what your child's strengths are?

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Speaker 2: Can you actually name those strengths today? Take a minute

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Speaker 2: and think about that. Do you ever talk with your

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Speaker 2: children about their strengths. Children who know their strengths and

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Speaker 2: use them regularly more resilient, They're less likely to experience

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Speaker 2: depression or anxiety, and they're more confident than those who

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Speaker 2: don't recognize or use their strengths. Maybe they're a communicator

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Speaker 2: or an empathizer. Perhaps they're great with their hands or

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Speaker 2: their musical Maybe their strength is their creativity, their leadership,

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Speaker 2: their compassion, or their kindness. To help your children to

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Speaker 2: learn about their strengths, you can actually do a Strengths

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Speaker 2: survey at viame dot org. It's a freebie or you

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Speaker 2: can pay for one at Gallop Strengths. Just google it

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Speaker 2: and you'll find it. They can take a test you

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Speaker 2: can too. Once you know what your children's strengths are,

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Speaker 2: you can help them to use those strengths every day

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Speaker 2: and you might find that if you use your strengths

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Speaker 2: every day, you'll like them be more confident and happier

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Speaker 2: as well.

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Speaker 1: It's their Happy Families podcast.

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Speaker 3: Our Screens Creating Tension at Home, Tweens, teens and Screens

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Speaker 3: is a webinar to guide families to healthy, safe superscreen solutions.

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Speaker 2: Thanks so much for listening to the Happy Families podcast.

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Speaker 2: Really appreciate that, even on a holiday day, at least

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Speaker 2: here in Queensland, that you're taking some time out to

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Speaker 2: make your family happier. The podcast is produced by Justin

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Speaker 2: Ruland from Bridge Media. Craig Bruce is our executive producer.

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Speaker 2: We love making family is happier. If you'd like to

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Speaker 2: find new ways that you can make your family happier,

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Speaker 2: or even join up with the Happy Families membership, you

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Speaker 2: can find all the info you need either at our

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Speaker 2: Facebook page, doctor Justin Corson's Happy Families, or at happyfamilies

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