Families

1504, 2025
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Former Family Court Judge Spills the Beans

By |April 15th, 2025|

“The Family Court system is in enormous trouble.” That’s a momentous statement given that the speaker, Adelaide barrister Stuart Lindsay, is a former Family Court judge. But there’s much more… This experienced insider blames the parlous state of this vital institution on a campaign led by the Labor Party.

104, 2025
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It’s a Family’s Despair

By |April 1st, 2025|

A new book chronicles the Family Court's 50 years of destroying families and men's lives. It is a harbinger of the deeply flawed secular world into which we are sleepwalking.

2103, 2025
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Standing Against Injustice

By |March 21st, 2025|

John Stapleton has released a book exposing the 50-year disaster of Australia’s Family Law Act. I was profoundly impressed with the fact that his heart had not become hard and calloused in his over-three-decade fight against the injustice of the family law system.

2003, 2025
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Parents, Pick Your Battles

By |March 20th, 2025|

While we are far from experts on toddler tantrums, there is one principle my wife and I have agreed on in recent days: pick your battles. We want to avoid as many unnecessary power struggles as possible, and preserve our emotional energy for the battles that really matter.

1703, 2025
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The Extraordinary Joys of Ordinary Family Life

By |March 17th, 2025|

Some married couples choose to remain childless, citing fears of financial freedom and environmental concerns. But we must not let fear deprive us of the extraordinary joys that having children brings to ordinary life.

603, 2025
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Preparing Your Kids for Tough Economic Headwinds

By |March 6th, 2025|

As I think about my own children, I’m concerned about the world they will inherit. Generation Alpha (those born from 2010-2024) kids are stepping into a world of slower economic progress, higher inflation, mountains of inherited debt, and many uncertainties besides.

2702, 2025
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Build a Legacy that Lasts: A Father-Son Initiative with Global Impact

By |February 27th, 2025|

Every father wants to be a hero in his son’s eyes. Every father dreams of leaving a lasting impact, of being the guiding force that shapes his son into a confident, capable leader. This program is an invitation to intentionally invest in your relationship with your son in a way that will echo for generations.

2702, 2025
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Building Brave Kids: The Unique Role of Dads in Parenting

By |February 27th, 2025|

One of the key ways fathers shape their children is through play. Studies show that dads spend a larger percentage of their parenting time engaged in play, often favouring more physically active, rough-and-tumble interactions, like me with Elsa at the beach.

2002, 2025
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The Serious Business of Making Your Children Laugh

By |February 20th, 2025|

There’s no better sound in the world than my daughter’s rapid-fire giggle. And as it turns out, the laughter she experiences during these crucial chapters of her childhood comes with benefits that will leave a lasting imprint.

1702, 2025
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Your Children are More Important than Your Dreams

By |February 17th, 2025|

If you had told the 18-year-old version of my dad that someday he’d think babies were more interesting than football, he would have laughed his head off. But the truth is, as life pushes on, we don’t just abandon our dreams; our dreams change.

1402, 2025
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Learning to Love

By |February 14th, 2025|

As C.S. Lewis wrote, don’t lock up your heart in a "coffin of your selfishness". Instead, love those closest to you with openness and vulnerability. Familial love like this might just be the closest one can get to Heaven on earth.

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