• father and child

    15 October, 2024

    Warren Farrell, known for his provocative insights into gender dynamics, uses this book to argue that societal, legal, and media portrayals often marginalise fathers, leading to detrimental effects on family structures and child development.

    John Stapleton

  • toddlers

    7 October, 2024

    Parenting – and teaching – takes oodles of patience, which one is usually short of when sleep-deprived, as parents of toddlers usually are. So, how do we keep our cool and model patience to our toddlers?

    Jean Seah

  • Girls and Boys

    26 September, 2024

    The toys my 14-month-old chooses to play with confirms my suspicion that girls and boys are born with in-built predispositions towards different activities and skills.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • Family Violence

    24 September, 2024

    Contrary to common beliefs, up to one in three victims of sexual assault and at least one in three victims of family violence and abuse are male.

    Guest Writer

  • childless

    11 September, 2024

    As we mark World Childless Week (16-24 September 2024), our question is this: Are our young people given all the information they need to make truly informed choices about their fertility management?

    Byron and Francine Pirola

  • Restoring the Presumption of Innocence conference

    10 September, 2024

    Our conference on Restoring the Presumption of Innocence was an outstanding success. Messages are pouring in from many of the 200-plus people who sat rapt as our powerful speakers revealed the shocking state of justice facing men in this country.

    Bettina Arndt

  • 4 September, 2024

    Having a healthy and strong marriage is not just a luxury item; it’s something we should strive for and expect. Marriage researchers have determined that having a healthy, happy, fulfilling marriage benefits all family members and society at large.

    Guest Writer

  • Alone Child Fatherlessness

    30 August, 2024

    Fatherlessness is a growing problem all over the Western world. We urgently need to address the twin problems of fatherlessness and family breakdown. Until we tackle these problems, our children and our societies will continue to suffer.

    Guest Writer

  • fertility

    29 August, 2024

    The West’s fertility crisis is ultimately an identity crisis. If Western civilisation is fundamentally oppressive, why would we want to perpetuate our existence? If we Westerners are destroying the planet, why should we continue populating it?

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • years together

    14 August, 2024

    Some time ago, we were chatting with a man in his late twenties. He had been living with his girlfriend for some years, and she was restless: she wanted a commitment to marriage and family. After seven years together, he was still uncertain.

    Byron and Francine Pirola

  • toddler brush teeth

    29 July, 2024

    Does your baby enjoy having his or her teeth cleaned? What strategies have you implemented for fuss-free dental maintenance?

    Jean Seah

  • single dads

    2 July, 2024

    Dads, let’s look at positive habits we can pursue — 5 things to do that will help us be more affirming and encouraging for our kids and more peaceful with our exes and others.

    National Center for Fathering

  • homeschooling

    25 June, 2024

    Kingdom Thinkers Academy (KTA) has launched its online school portal. The portal offers quality options suitable for both the homeschooled and the tutored, and is another innovative move by the Australian start-up.

    Rod Lampard

  • toxic masculinity

    7 June, 2024

    A video of men being asked to “donate a testicle to fight toxic masculinity”, and fund transgenderism, has gone mainstream.

    Rod Lampard

  • 3 June, 2024

    In a national, and probably world first, the Australian state of Victoria has appointed a Parliamentary Secretary for Men's Behaviour Change after the Prime Minister declared a ‘national crisis’ of male violence against women earlier last month.

    Guest Writer

  • dad-daughter

    30 May, 2024

    Dr Nielsen’s work at Wake Forest has concluded that women perform better in what they refer to as the 3Ms = Money, Men, and Mental Health, if the father-daughter relationship is strong.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • men's health

    28 May, 2024

    The International Council for Men and Boys (ICMB) is issuing an urgent call to the World Health Organization and to member governments to address the alarming five-year lifespan gender gap between men and women.

    Guest Writer

  • outdoors

    17 May, 2024

    I am convinced that a love of the outdoors is innate in every child. It doesn’t need to be taught, but if it isn’t nurtured, it can fade fast and be crowded out by all of the artificial environments we have created in the modern world.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • manhood / masculinity

    10 May, 2024

    Our forefathers would roll in their graves (and they’d roll their eyes too if they could) if they knew some 21st-century Westerners put ‘toxic’ and ‘masculinity’ in the same sentence. The truth is that healthy masculinity is a marvellous force for good.

    Nathaniel Marsh

  • nurturing

    9 May, 2024

    Even if nurturing wasn’t a strength for your dad, you can learn from others, and pass it on to your kids. Men do feel, and we do nurture. Let’s just do it… now! With our arms, words, eyes and ears, we can give our kids the physical and verbal affirmation that lasts a lifetime.

    National Center for Fathering

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