About the author
Dr Justin Coulson is an author, speaker, blogger, columnist, and media commentator. He writes and speaks about parenting. He is the founder of happyfamilies.com.au and The Real Men Project. He is also an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong, and a Senior Associate at the Positive Psychology Institute.
After a successful decade-long career in radio, he quit his career to study psychology. He earned a first class honours degree in Psychological Science from the University of QLD (2007), before completing a PhD in psychology at the University of Wollongong (2012).
Dr Coulson has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He the author of a number of popular books and ebooks about parenting.
In addition, Dr Coulson writes a weekly column for Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, appears regularly on Channel 9’s Mornings, and the TODAY show, as well as The Project, and he is the parenting expert at kidspot.com.au.
Justin has worked as a reviewer for the Australian Government’s Raising Children Network, and also provides advice to the Alannah and Madeline Foundation’s e-smart cyber-safety program. He has served as an advisor to the Life Education bcyberwise cyber-safety program.
Most importantly, Justin is an expert in wrestling children, reading Dr Suess, sliding down steep hills on cardboard boxes, and teaching his children to ride bikes. He and his wife Kylie are the parents of six children and live on the South Coast of NSW.