Fatherhood doesn't have to be a solo act. Discover how two inspiring dads are proving that connection, community, and showing up together can change — and save — lives.
Warwick 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
Christmas has long been my favourite time of the year. Here are a few of the timeless lessons Christmas can teach us — lessons we can pass on to our children as we celebrate the season with them.
Kurt Mahlburg
What to do with the Honey-Do List standoff, where a spouse (e.g. wife) has a list of expected tasks for her husband to complete? Often, the Honey-Do List turns a home into a battle ground of competing needs — something neither spouse wants.
Byron and Francine Pirola
There's something incredible and contagious about generosity. Here are some heartwarming stories to inspire giving this Christmas season.
National Center for Fathering
Nathaniel Marsh reflects on 21.5 years of marriage, the beauty of shared hands and tender moments, and the enduring power of love inspired by family and faith.
Nathaniel Marsh
An American mother went viral after admitting 10 years of “gentle parenting” backfired, leaving her kids anxious and withdrawn—prompting her shift to structured, high-warmth authoritative parenting.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
Life with two small kids can feel like trying to juggle while running a marathon. What my wife and I are learning is that the best thing we can do at this stage in our lives is to put down a few balls and just run with the ones that matter most.
Kurt Mahlburg
Each week, or more often if you like, make a record of one positive in your marriage or family life. It might be a lovely family celebration, a romantic evening, a spiritual encounter or a memorable nature moment together. It’s a bit like creating a gratitude time capsule.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Stepfathers can play an important role in the lives of their stepchildren. We hope this post encourages all dads to be the very best they can be for their kids.
Guest Writer
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
Next Saturday, 29th November 2025, Dads4Kids fantastic founders Warwick and Alison Marsh celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary!
Nathaniel Marsh
Stepfathers play a vital role in modern blended families, offering stability, guidance, and support. With patience, empathy, and thoughtful strategies, they can build trust, strengthen relationships, and foster lasting family harmony.
National Center for Fathering
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
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Why Dad Alone When You Can Dad Together?
Fatherhood doesn't have to be a solo act. Discover how two inspiring dads are proving that connection, community, and showing up together can change — and save — lives.
A Dad’s POV on Unplanned Pregnancy
When Ty found out he was going to be a dad, it was not in the way he had imagined. The news of an unplanned pregnancy hit like a tidal wave. Equal parts love, fear, and uncertainty.
The Old Fashioned Way to Family Formation – Flirting Parties
In opening our homes to those of the next generation, we not only provide a safe place for them to meet; we also model the beauty of family and elements that form a good one, including faith, hard work, sacrifice, and love.
A Few Words with Wordsworth; Celebrating Men and Boys
“The growth that comes between a father and a son is a two-way street; it makes a life complete.” This is a line from my poem “Children That Belong to Other Men”. Such is the reflection of “Celebrating Men and Boys”, the 2025 theme for International Men’s Day (19 November).
Make History: Celebrate Men and Boys on International Men’s Day
We are excited to tell you that International Men’s Day is coming up on Wednesday, 19 November. The theme this year is "Celebrating Men and Boys". We are running an extraordinary global livestream on International Men’s Day with guests from all over the world.
Strong Emotions, Gentle Response: Fathers and Self-Control
Teaching our kids self-control is important — showing them how to respect others, handle strong emotions, and prioritise others above themselves. And our actions are even better teachers than our words.
In Marriage, You Get What You Look For
Success in marriage can be as simple as looking for the right things. If we believe a person is kind and thoughtful, we’ll more readily notice their kind and thoughtful acts.
Family Courts in the Firing Line
This week saw this fascinating announcement from an American advocate, Robert Garza, who is intent on fixing the family court system not only across America but in countries across the world.
Missing Him Mower and Mower
My dad liked to water the lawn. No matter where the Army stationed him in his 20-year career, the post would have a Yard-of-the-Month contest. Daddy would mow, water, seed, fertilise, and put new topsoil on the yard.
Men’s Health: Down But Not Out
Men’s health in Australia is in dire straits. On average, men in Australia die 5 years younger than women. Sadly, every day, 50 Australian men (under 75 years of age) and boys die from preventable causes.
What Families Are Missing By Not Reading Aloud
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”.
Echoes from Childhood
Parents are our first educators because we learn through them how relationships work, and that forms the foundation for our adult relationships. No matter how wonderful our families are, they’re all limited and wounded somehow – it’s part of the human condition. The reality is, we’re being formed from childhood for both good and for trouble.
March for Australia: Aussie Blokes Are Being Left Behind
Many of the problems aired during the March for Australia are impacting most on the ordinary Aussie blokes who are already at the bottom of the pile. Men are most likely to be kicked to the curb by the pressures being caused by the current high levels of immigration.
Adventure Strikes
The good news is you don’t need to break down on the Nullarbor Plain to enjoy an adventure or admire the heavens sitting by a campfire. If you’re near the South Coast of New South Wales, plan to join us at the upcoming Dads4Kids Fun Camp at Coolendel, 7-8 November 2025.
How Poland, Hungary and Georgia are Staving Off a Demographic Winter By Putting Families First
What Poland, Hungary and Georgia share in common is an honest accounting of the demographic reality in front of them, and a conviction that national prosperity depends on stable marriages and families.
When Mercy is Hard to Do
Every-day offences and deficits in our character make it necessary for every couple to practise mercy as a regular, even daily habit. When we fail to do this, minor upsets accumulate into overwhelming piles of resentment and shame that seem to be insurmountable.
How to Be a Great Dad, Even When You’re Doing It Alone
Through consistent love and the support of other wise men, single dads can walk in confidence and leave an impact that lasts generations. Here are five essential principles—three “do’s” and two “don’ts”—that can help single fathers navigate this important calling.
The ‘D’ Word
Words have power, especially when it comes to parenting. Used with thoughtful intention, words can build up and create. Used carelessly or worse, recklessly, they can tear down and destroy. One word that seems to have gone out of fashion is the ‘D’ word, Discipline.
4 Ways to Enjoy Your Kids While They’re at Their Cutest
When I look at my toddler and her little sidekick, I’m acutely aware how fast the years will slip by before they’re off to school. My wife and I have been practising a few simple strategies to make the most of this fleeting season and really enjoy our kids at their cutest.
Stevie Payne Finds Love
As recently reported by "The Daily Mail", Stevie Payne, the brother of champion Melbourne Cup jockey Michelle Payne, who also appears in the 2019 biopic film "Ride Like A Girl", has found love.
Five Marks of a Faithful Single Father
Billy Graham once said, “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets of our society.” That’s especially true of single fathers.
Charlie Kirk on Marriage and the High Cost of Love
Charlie Kirk’s insight into why men wear dark suits at their wedding was both provocative and profound, to say the least. Marriage is a process of death from which life usually springs in more ways than one. I often tell men it is a wonderful way to die.
The Bedrock of Fatherhood that Meets Your Child’s Basic Need
We cannot underestimate the difference it makes when children feel safe, loved, valued, and heard. In a world full of issues and uncertainty, we can ease their minds by meeting these basic but important needs.
Three Tools for Better Conflict
Every marriage has conflict. Two imperfect people sharing a home and dealing with all the pressures of modern life? It’s inevitable! But conflict doesn’t have to be destructive.
HEART Fathering: Laugh, Grow, Never Give Up
Being a dad is about showing up—physically and emotionally—and engaging with your children in ways that build lasting trust and make memories. I want to give you a simple framework using the letters of HEART that captures some vital expressions of fatherhood.
Memories Forever
The 2025 Dads4Kids Fun Camp will be held from 7 – 8 November at the beautiful Coolendel Campground, located on the Shoalhaven River around three hours south of Sydney. Build memories forever with your kids.
