The art of householding and homemaking lies within everyone’s grasp, with a much wider-reaching impact than we might at first imagine.
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The Dads4Kids team recently discovered this powerful video from The King Collective. Fathers face many challenges, and Dads4Kids' heart is to support and encourage single dads as much as we possibly can. We hope this video is an encouragement to you.
Nathaniel Marsh
As someone who is passionate for men in the context of mothers, fathers and children, I looked through my rather large collection of books about men and fatherhood. These books have different reasons for being on my top ten list, but they are all classics.
Warwick Marsh
The New Year brings new beginnings. As we head into 2026, the heart of Dads4Kids continues to beat strong with fresh energy and new opportunities.
Nathaniel Marsh
This Christmas, pause to remember the shepherds who heard the news of the Christ Child's birth. Recall that God sent His Saviour into the world for everyday people. Yes, even the most ordinary among us have been welcomed into the greatest story ever told.
Kurt Mahlburg
What would be the most wonderful gift you could receive? What items do you desire on your Christmas wish list that are not available in any catalog?
Don Mathis
Single fatherhood isn’t about perfection, but presence. This encouraging guide offers four practical, hope-filled strategies to help dads show up, shape hearts, and build a lasting legacy.
National Center for Fathering
Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) tells the incredible true-life story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French and German troops during World War I. Like the story of Joyeux Noël, the message of Christmas is one of faith, hope, and ultimately love.
Nathaniel Marsh
For many parents, Christmas means more than just wrapping presents — it might involve thinking about how our children will process the mix of relatives, relationships, and worldviews that will gather under one roof. How do we talk to our children about our family values without alienating relatives we care about?
Kurt Mahlburg
At the heart of genuine generosity is personal relationship. In an age of loneliness, by allowing people to encounter our real – and messy – lives, we create true belonging.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Dads, you are incredibly valuable. The holidays are a time when your kids especially want you there – they want your presence far more than presents.
National Center for Fathering
Love is a very costly exercise, but it has great rewards and brings great joy. Having celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary, here are our 10 keys to having a great marriage.
Warwick Marsh
There's something incredible and contagious about generosity. Here are some heartwarming stories to inspire giving this Christmas season.
National Center for Fathering
An American mother went viral after admitting 10 years of “gentle parenting” backfired, leaving her kids anxious and withdrawn—prompting her shift to structured, high-warmth authoritative parenting.
Kurt Mahlburg
A gentle call to reclaim our attention from digital distractions, restore presence in our homes, and make room for deeper relationships with device-free time.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Discover DADvent — a dad-inspired Advent calendar turning the December holidays into a month of surprises, creativity, and meaningful father-child moments, making Christmas magical despite busy schedules.
National Center for Fathering
David Maywald’s new bestseller, "The Relentless War on Masculinity", offers a courageous, hopeful roadmap for supporting boys and men and rebuilding healthier relationships across society.
Nathaniel Marsh
This week showed that we really are stronger together. As I wrote in September, no man is an island, and it’s heartening to see both men and women coming together to celebrate and support men and boys.
Nathaniel Marsh
This week, a shocking Pew Research graphic has been making the rounds on social media. It’s a chart showing how dramatically young women’s interest in marriage has fallen away over the past three decades.
Kurt Mahlburg
A big THANK YOU to the 64 dads, granddads and kids who joined us last weekend for the Dads4Kids Fun Camp. It was absolutely fantastic!!! Something amazing happens when dads get away from the everyday and create time with their kids.
Nathaniel Marsh
Reading to children gets increasingly more difficult in an age of movies, the internet, and hectic schedules. But fighting against these constraints and picking up a book with your children is well worth the effort, for even a few minutes here and there gives both parent and child “an irreplaceable gift”.
Annie Holmquist
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