A young mother's line — "he's got some growing up to do" — is a fair description of some men today. Here's what maturity looks like for a husband and father.
National Center for Fathering
A viral video of a toddler watching her parents’ wedding reveals something profound: children draw security not only from being loved, but from seeing their parents love each other.
Kurt Mahlburg
One of the most valuable things a dad can build with his children is open communication — the kind where kids feel genuinely free to bring anything to him. Coming with curiosity to the conversation is essential to let your kids know you truly care.
National Center for Fathering
Dad, your children don't need you to be perfect; they need you to pay attention — to them, to yourself, to the moments fatherhood keeps bringing your way.
Ken Canfield
A recent meta-analysis of 65 international studies has found that a father’s involvement in the life of his young children significantly predicts their social-emotional development, with the strongest benefits felt by daughters specifically.
Kurt Mahlburg
The year's halfway point is every dad's halftime break—a chance to reflect, reset, and finish strong by leading his family with greater purpose, presence, and intentionality.
National Center for Fathering
Young Aussie dads are more likely than their fathers’ generation to see being the financial provider as their core responsibility, according to a new national survey. The same study also found high levels of confidence and enjoyment in hands-on caregiving among Australian fathers.
Kurt Mahlburg
A carousel is a powerful analogy for children learning to step out on their own and parents, over time, learning to let go.
Jay Payleitner
Men do not need to be fixed. Our approach to their mental health does. It’s time we stopped blaming them for the failures of a system that isn’t expanding with them in mind and started building something better. The men in our lives deserve it.
Lisa Britton
When it comes to brain health and mental fitness, becoming a dad is one of the best things you can do, and now modern science is increasing saying so.
Kurt Mahlburg
I’m passing along these insights not because I’ve done everything right as a father to my daughter, but because I might be an example of how a dad’s love and dedication can produce a steadfastness and hope that can see you through the tough times.
Guest Writer
A new study tracking over a million dads just confirmed what many wives already suspected: your husband is not okay, and the hardest part hits later than you think.
Lisa Britton
Many dads are committed to their kids. The question is whether the kids know it. Not whether they sense it, or assume it, or figure it must be true — but whether they hear it from you regularly, in words, spoken directly to them. There’s a difference between a commitment you carry internally and one you say out loud. Your kids can tell. And if you say it consistently, your kids ...
National Center for Fathering
Your kids won't remember every word you said or every lesson you taught. But they'll remember how your face looked when they walked into the room. When you declare your delight, when you let wonder show on your face, you're shaping how your children see themselves and how they'll love their own families someday.
Guest Writer
Smartphones replaced the kitchen phone — and the built-in accountability that came with it. Here's how dads can rebuild real trust and connection with their kids through curiosity and genuine conversation.
National Center for Fathering
Parents who want to stay connected with their kids need to roll with the punches. Expect — and maybe even welcome — the weirdness and frustrations that come with each season of their young lives.
National Center for Fathering
Life is going to throw plenty of hard things at your family that you never asked for. Dad, your job is to be ready for those moments by choosing some challenges now, while you still can. Family strength doesn't happen by accident. It's a decision.
Guest Writer
A candid look at why so many men lack close friendships, and practical advice for building the real connections that make better fathers, partners, and men.
Ken Canfield
When your kids push your buttons, Dad, how do you respond? It starts with that inner attitude of respect, Dad. When they're at their worst, that's your moment to be at your best.
National Center for Fathering
Easter arrives each spring with something most dads don't fully realise: a ready-made opportunity to lead their families toward what matters most.
Ken Canfield
The daily, often mundane work of fatherhood — bedtime conversations, consistency in discipline, the showing up again and again — this is the soil where transformation happens.
National Center for Fathering
News
Dads4Kids News is for writers to share insights, stories, the latest research and news to encourage dads and their families.
Most Read
The opinions of our writers are not necessarily the opinion of Dads4Kids. Please do your own research and come to your own conclusions. We welcome feedback and if you would like to submit an article to Dads4Kids, please contact the editor at info@dads4kids.org.au






















