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

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Speaker 1: time poor parent who just wants answers Now.

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Speaker 2: Hello, this is doctor Justin Coulson. I'm the founder of

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Speaker 2: Happy Families dot com dot U and the host of

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Speaker 2: that Happy Families podcast. Hey, it's a public holiday pretty

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Speaker 2: much everywhere in Australia except Queensland. I think if I've

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Speaker 2: got my dates and my calendar right, So we've decided

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Speaker 2: that we're going to do our best to not take

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Speaker 2: away from your family time, make it really easy and

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Speaker 2: just share a short, simple idea for how you can

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Speaker 2: make your family happier today. Do your children know where

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Speaker 2: you grew up, or how you met their other parent,

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Speaker 2: or where you were married. Do they know about the

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Speaker 2: dreams you had, the successes and difficulties that you've faced,

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Speaker 2: and what do they know about their grandparents' lives. Researchers

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Speaker 2: have discovered that children who know about their family's stories

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Speaker 2: are more likely to experience positive, resilient outcomes in their

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Speaker 2: lives than those who don't know their family stories. They

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Speaker 2: have higher self esteem, they have less anxiety, and even

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Speaker 2: fewer behavior problems. When parents and grandparents take the time

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Speaker 2: to talk about family stories, children develop a sense of identity.

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Speaker 2: They learn about the ups and downs of life and

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Speaker 2: how to overcome obstacles. They figure out who they really are.

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Speaker 2: It's spontaneous conversations about family stories that are at the

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Speaker 2: heart of building resilient children who know who they are

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Speaker 2: and how they fit into something that's bigger than just me.

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Speaker 2: Take time today to share family stories with your kids.

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Speaker 2: They love knowing about how you grew up and what

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Speaker 2: your life was. It helps them to decide who they'll

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Speaker 2: be and what their life will look like. It's their

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Speaker 2: Happy Families podcast.

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Speaker 1: Are Screens Creating Tension at home? Tweens, teens and Screens

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Speaker 1: is a webinar to guide families to healthy, safe superscreen

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Speaker 2: Well for those of you who are in any state

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Speaker 2: except Queensland, I hope you have a wonderful public holiday

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Speaker 2: long weekend. Just to quick heads up, tomorrow we've got

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Speaker 2: a fun and funny and also really important podcast episode

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Speaker 2: about what to do when the parenting experts strategies don't work.

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Speaker 2: In addition to that, on Wednesday, we catch up again

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Speaker 2: with Jessica Lay, who has been so generous in chatting

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Speaker 2: with us about her book, The Gift of Failure. Well,

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Speaker 2: she's got a brand new book out that we're going

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Speaker 2: to talk about, and I think you're going to be fascinated,

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Speaker 2: especially if you don't mind a bit of a tipple

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Speaker 2: now and then. And on Thursday, we look at the

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Speaker 2: evidence that shows that the COVID lockdowns, particularly in Victoria,

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Speaker 2: are having a devastating impact on those who are at

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Speaker 2: most at risk, especially our children who suffer from anxiety

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Speaker 2: or depression. Some really important conversations this week. Please join

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Speaker 2: us for the Happy Families Podcast again tomorrow as we

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Speaker 2: find out what to do when the strategies don't work.

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Speaker 2: As always, the Happy Families Podcast is produced by Justin

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Speaker 2: Ruhlan from Bridge Media, with Craig Bruce as our executive producer.

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Speaker 2: If you'd like more info about making your family happier,

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Speaker 2: you can find it at happy families dot com dot

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