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Charlie Kirk: ‘Feminism Has Become Much More About Hating Men Than Empowering Women’

Gender activists have unleashed a Marxist-inspired campaign to redefine, reconfigure, and eventually destroy the family. Feminists launched a crusade to vilify men and fathers. In response, Charlie Kirk disparaged the anti-family effort in strong language.

710, 2024
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Staying Calm with Annoying Toddlers

By |October 7th, 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?

310, 2024
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Right Start

By |October 3rd, 2024|

If there is just ONE THING you have on hand to give to new dads, I encourage you to have the "Help Me Grow Guide: The First Year". It’s an easy way to bring dads into the wonderful life of their child and encourage their participation right from the start.

210, 2024
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Dancing in the Minefields

By |October 2nd, 2024|

Do you ever feel like your marriage has become a minefield? Sometimes we get off track with our wives, and the smallest things can cause tension and separation. Too often, couples get caught up in the distractions of life and lose track of each other.

3009, 2024

Fabulous Farm Adventures

By |September 30th, 2024|

We spent three happy hours exploring the animal farm, and even had time to visit a strawberry farm nearby afterward!

2609, 2024
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The Innate Traits of Girls and Boys

By |September 26th, 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.

2509, 2024
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Our Father-in-Awe

By |September 25th, 2024|

The tradition of asking a father for his blessing to marry his daughter reflects this human intuition of responsibility of care. As we welcome each child’s spouse into our family, we entrust them with our child’s care and commit to supporting them in this endeavour.

2309, 2024
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Equally Loved

By |September 23rd, 2024|

When we discovered that Baby 2 was on her way, we were delighted, but also a tad concerned about how Baby 1 would react. Now, by and large, our progeny co-exist joyfully, taking delight in each other’s existence. We are careful to treat them as equally or equitably as possible.

2009, 2024
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My Ten Greatest Love Songs

By |September 20th, 2024|

Every married couple needs to grow in love, and listening to love songs is one way to strengthen your marriage. Here are my top ten greatest love songs!

1909, 2024
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12 Crazy Weeks of Travel With a 12-Month-Old

By |September 19th, 2024|

Twelve weeks ago, my wife, my 12-month-old daughter, and I packed up our apartment in the United States for Squish’s biggest adventure yet — three months of travel, missions and adventure from the Great Lakes to Sydney, Australia and the jungles of Indonesia.

1709, 2024
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Sing It Loud and Sing It Proud!

By |September 17th, 2024|

Singing is truly enjoyable with little ones — and it’s a great way to bond with them. The best songs are the made-up songs. They make up songs that rhyme, songs about putting on your shoes, and songs about eating crackers. My girls make up songs about nearly everything they do!

1609, 2024
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Theme Park Fun: Tiny Tots at Aussie World

By |September 16th, 2024|

Family-friendly attractions often have good deals for toddlers before they turn three, or five. Aussie World at the Sunshine Coast admits children for free up to two years old, so we whisked our infants off to the theme park for Tiny Tots Thursday.

1209, 2024
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Love… More Than a Feeling

By |September 12th, 2024|

Loving needs to be unconditional. That’s what we’re all called to do as husbands and fathers. When a family member has a need, we take action. Even if it’s inconvenient! Love is more about commitment than feelings. But thankfully, the loving feelings will often follow the loving actions.

1109, 2024
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Unplanned Childlessness

By |September 11th, 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?

909, 2024
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The Joy of Kite-Flying

By |September 9th, 2024|

When I was little, my father introduced me to the joy of kite-flying. He told me stories of his boyhood, when he grew up in a dilapidated, bombed-out mansion with a high tower, from which he flew his homemade kite.

609, 2024
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Everyday Aussie Heroes

By |September 6th, 2024|

Earlier this year, another true-blue Aussie hero, Martin Stevenson from PowerPlus NSW, reached out to Dads4Kids. Like Chris Woods, Martin is a courageous man, doing what he can with what he has to raise much-needed funds and awareness for the men and fathers of Australia.

409, 2024

Some Benefits of Marriage

By |September 4th, 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.

309, 2024
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Single Fathers: 3 Do’s and 2 Don’ts

By |September 3rd, 2024|

Though I have gained many insights into working with single fathers over the past 16 years, here are some that I consider to be the most foundational. I believe these five principles — three “Do’s” and two “Don’ts” — will prove successful in your parenting.

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