Boys: A guide to raising boys to be confident, resilient and caring, from expert host of Channel 9's

Building strong young men from the inside out.

'If you wish there was a way you could raise boys in a culture less cruel and crushing - and yet one that doesn't consider masculinity inherently toxic - you may hold the roadmap in your hands', Lenore Skenazy, author of Free-Range Kids

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 blueprint. 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.

Dr Justin Coulson is one of Australia's most respected speakers, authors, and researchers in the areas of parenting, child development, resilience, and motivation.

He earned a psychological science degree from the University of QLD and a PhD in psychology at the University of Wollongong.

After a brief academic stint, Justin began writing and speaking. Since then he has authored 11 books. He is the co-host and parenting expert on Channel 9's hit show, "Parental Guidance", and he and his wife, Kylie, host the Happy Families podcast - Australia's most downloaded parenting podcast.

Most importantly, Justin is an expert in wrestling (his) children, reading Dr Suess (to his children), sliding down steep hills on cardboard boxes (with his children), and teaching his children to ride bikes (and drive cars).

Justin and Kylie have been married since the late 1990s, and are parents to six daughters. They also have one granddaughter (as of 2026). They live on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.