January 2014

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 people group in the world. Is more money spent on education the answer, or is something else the missing part of the educational puzzle? Educational experts in Australia have argued in favour of billions of dollars of extra government funding to be spent on education to help Australia return ...

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 brain at the time. Looking back now, I am thankful for parents who insisted I say ‘thank you’ whether I thought it was a good idea or not. You see, all children ...

By |2014-01-25T06:28:13+10:00January 25th, 2014|Dads, FAMILIES, Other Topics|0 Comments

Equality for Men

‘Equality for Men’ is a new book by Glen Poole, fatherhood campaigner from Great Britain. Glen Poole worked very closely with Matt O’Connor of Fathers4Justice. More than any other group in the world, Fathers4Justice put issues surrounding single fathers, unjust family law courts and fatherless children on the worldwide map. Who can forget Jason Hatch climbing the walls of Buckingham Palace with his banner, ‘Super Dads of Fathers 4 Justice’? Billions ...

By |2021-05-08T14:36:43+10:00January 18th, 2014|Dads, GOOD BOOKS & VIDEOS, MANHOOD, SINGLE DADS|0 Comments

Dads Defeating Violence

The Prime Minister Tony Abbott, along with many others, has made a personal plea to end the epidemic of drunken street violence across Australia. But do these statements tackle the real cause? This is what he said, “As a father and as a citizen, I'm appalled by the violent binge drinking culture that now seems so prevalent, especially at 'hot spots' in our big cities. I'm sick of the fact that ...

By |2014-01-12T22:38:31+10:00January 12th, 2014|Dads|1 Comment
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Conversations with a Two-Year-Old

Many years ago there was a TV show called ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’. This was based on a daily radio show by Art Linkletter, which aired between 1945 and 1969. But, look out folks, in 2014 we can forget TV and even radio and go straight to YouTube for the latest incarnation, which centres on a real dad, Matthew Clarke, and his real two-year-old daughter Coco. Glen Schaefer from ...

By |2026-04-08T18:04:42+10:00January 4th, 2014|Children, Babies, Dads, GOOD BOOKS & VIDEOS, HUMOUR, NEW DADS|0 Comments
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