Well-known UK commentator Peter Hitchens in an article called ‘So Much for Father’s Day’ said, “By the end of his or her childhood, a British boy or girl is much more likely to have a TV set in the bedroom than a father at home. Our 45 year war again ...read more
Kevin Bailey is one of those guys you would never forget if you had the chance to meet him face to face. Like most people who have served in the Armed Forces, he carries himself well in a positive and self-assured manner and yet in a uniquely Aussie ...read more
Dads4Kids has a big goal. The Dads4Kids Board, and the team at Dads4Kids want to turn the tide of fatherlessness in our nation. Tonight over a million Australian children will go to sleep in a home that is without their biological father. In the vast ...read more
As a boy my dad used to tell my brother and I stories before we went to bed. We would even sing a song, “Tell me a story” if he was short off the mark. Our favourite stories were Dad’s Snake Stories, most of them real. They would always end with Dad ...read more
The term ‘Caramello Life’ is coined by fatherhood researcher and advocate, Dr Bruce Robinson from Perth, Western Australia. Bruce was nominated for Australian of the Year 2014 and was high in the running, but lost to Adam Goodes, a well known Aborigi ...read more
Some time ago I went on a retreat with a group of men. One of the subjects for discussion was the place of our families in our lives. Most of the men were professional, ‘middle management’, if there is such a thing. Most of us felt the intense pre ...read more
As we learned in last week’s newsletter, ‘the Joy & Terror’ of fatherhood, we can experience times as fathers when we are driven to the point of extremity and simply do not know what to do. That is when we must, as MC Hammer once said, “Pray just ...read more
If you don't like this week's title, it could always be renamed 'The Sweet Insanity' of parenthood. As a nation we have just celebrated Valentine's Day and I trust you were able to celebrate it too. Hopefully you took the Dads4Kids Valentine's Day Ch ...read more
Yes, it is Valentine’s Day this Friday 14 February, and the first thing you are going to say is, “What does Valentine’s Day have to do with dads?” Actually, quite a lot! Firstly it was the passion of love for the woman of your dreams that got you int ...read more
We start the school year knowing that Australia’s educational standards are dropping and yet Australians, on a median basis, are the wealthiest group in the world. Is more money spent on education the answer, or is something else the missing part of ...read more
