Caramello Life
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
The Bank of Love
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
The Best Start in LIfe
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
The Joy and the Terror
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
The Valentines Day Challenge
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
Fatherhood – The Missing Part of The Educational Puzzle
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
The Power of Thanks
I will always remember walking home from primary school at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, NSW being annoyed by my mother and father’s constant insistence about saying ‘thank you’ and ‘please’. It seemed totally illogical to my egotistical young br...read more