Boys: A guide to raising boys to be confident, resilient and caring, from expert star on Channel 9's Parental...

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Justin Coulson

Boys

Name: Boys
Price: 36.99 AUD
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ISBN: 9780733342523

A guide to raising boys to be confident, resilient and caring, from expert star on Channel 9's...

Justin Coulson

$36.99

Paperback

Forthcoming
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English

ABC
16 June 2026

Gender studies: men; Health & Self-Help; Child care & upbringing; Teenagers: advice for parents

Building strong young men from the inside out.

He's disappearing. Behind the closed door, lost in screens, making choices that keep you up at night. He's navigating a world designed to confuse him - algorithms designed to addict him - a world parents don't understand and can't break into. The headlines scream crisis. They warn us that boys are in deep trouble... and it's getting worse.

But it doesn't have to be like this.

Dr Justin Coulson has a different story to tell. In Boys, Justin Coulson reveals what decades of research suggests: when boys get what they actually need, they thrive. Not through force or fixing, but through connection, meaningful challenge, and someone who refuses to give up on them.

This book hands you the 'Playbook'. It cuts through the noise with practical, research-backed strategies for the battles you're fighting right now. Gaming. Pornography. Self-control. Friendships. School motivation. How to discipline without destroying trust. How to stay close when he's pushing away.

But beneath the tactics lies something more powerful: a vision of masculinity worth fighting for. Boys who help others feel safer and stronger. Who create surplus value. Who become not just good men, but the best version of themselves.

By: Justin Coulson
Imprint: ABC
Country of Publication: Australia
ISBN: 9780733342523
ISBN 10: 0733342523
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 16 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dr Justin Coulson is the co-host of the popular TV program Parental Guidance, and Australia's top ranked parenting podcast, The Happy Families podcast. He is author of six family and parenting books: 21 Days to a Happier Family, 9 Ways to a Resilient Child, 10 Things Every Parent Needs to Know, Miss-Connection, The Parenting Revolution and Boys. His viral video about raising children has been viewed over 80 million times. Justin is a regular contributor to the Today show and other major Australian media outlets. He and his wife, Kylie, have been married since the late 1990s and are the parents of six daughters.