From my Catholic Weekly column. Dr Justin Coulson is a regular contributor to the popular parenting website, Kidspot, and is regularly interviewed on the Sydney Christian radio station 103.2 for his tips on parenting toddlers to teenagers. His latest book, 21 Days to a Happier Family, is for parents who are looking for help with…
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What Are We Really Doing When We Take a Photo of Our Kids?
Children often give us lovely moments. But occasionally there are some which seem so perfect they are un-real, literally breathtaking. Why do they come with such a pang of loss, of saudade? Is this why we so often reach for a camera, to quell the feeling of panic of losing a beautiful way of seeing…
I need one-on-one time with my daughter as much as she needs it with me
One of my recent columns in The Catholic Weekly: My nine year old daughter and I recently spent a weekend away at a mother and daughter camp organised by parents at her school. We met up with girls from her year and their mothers, and spent two days basically having fun together. My daughter loved…
Parenting fails and God’s mercy
My column published last week in The Catholic Weekly. Photo by Schlomit Wolf. I’ve had my fair share of ‘parenting fails’, as all parents probably do. I’ve left children at school until late in the afternoon, only realising I had to pick them up when they rang me from the office to ask where I…
Marilyn Rodrigues 