A dad’s words can shape a child for life. Don’t hold back from telling your children you love them, believe in them and are proud of them.
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
Every lasting marriage runs on three things: Time, Energy, and Attention. This simple T.E.A. framework is a beautiful reminder that love lives in the ordinary moments.
Guest Writer
When co-parenting feels like war, "just cooperate" isn't enough. Here's how to break the cycle, protect your kids, and play the long game after divorce — even if she never changes.
National Center for Fathering
A family-friendly day trip in Canberra's Gold Creek Village — miniature gardens, dinosaurs, reptiles, and birds await. Perfect for toddlers and big kids alike!
Jean Seah
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
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
Can faith alone sustain a marriage? Love Forever, the newest YOUCAT publication, tackles this question and hundreds more with honesty, warmth, and global perspective.
Byron and Francine Pirola
How subtle, calculated interference within child protection systems undermines families, erodes trust, and strips parents of their rights — and what must change.
Patrick O'Connor
We visited Brisbane's Anzac Square Memorial Galleries for a school holiday craft activity exploring the fascinating history of Gallipoli rosemary — a powerful symbol of Australian remembrance.
Jean Seah
Since 1915, over 1.5 million brave Australians and New Zealanders, the great majority of them men, have served in their respective armed forces across major conflicts and peacekeeping operations. No matter how you commemorate ANZAC Day, it only matters that you do. Lest we forget.
Nathaniel Marsh
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
The willingness to forgive, to let go of resentment and choose love despite the failures of the other, is a crucial factor in all long-lasting marriages. It’s also vital if you want your marriage to be even the slightest bit joyful.
Byron and Francine Pirola
My father had a sense of humour as well as a sense of wisdom.
Don Mathis
After decades of writing books for dads that changed families across the nation, Jay Payleitner is taking on grandparenting in his newest title, "A Grand Way to Live: Faith, Wisdom, and Joy for Every Grandparent (A 90-Day Devotional)".
Guest Writer
Much like the hip-hop group Arrested Development’s song "People Everyday" celebrated ordinary people, at Dads4Kids it’s everyday people who inspire us to help fathers be the best they can be for their children.
Nathaniel Marsh
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
The power of forgiveness can bring even the most broken marriage back to life. One spouse willing to take the first step is sometimes enough.
Byron and Francine Pirola
My father knew what was worth having and provided us with an ideal lifestyle. Our old weatherboard house was no showplace, but it was full of contentment, laughter and security.
Roland Foster
As fathers, we need to face the facts, recognise the dangers, and do our best to navigate the modern world as best we can. Not only for our own wellbeing, but also for our families to thrive.
Nathaniel Marsh
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
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Dad, Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
A dad’s words can shape a child for life. Don’t hold back from telling your children you love them, believe in them and are proud of them.
Openness to Life is for All of Us
Being ‘open to life’ is a posture of open hands before God, our Lord and Father in Heaven. It’s a disposition of heart that says: Everything we have is Your gift, O Lord – may we welcome Your children and love them as You do.
Parents Without Hope – Their Children Taken
When a society removes children from their parents, it must confront a question that goes beyond policy, beyond procedure, beyond bureaucratic justification: What kind of country are we becoming if we allow hope itself to be taken from those who have already lost the most?
Let’s Talk About Sex
A candid conversation on sexual integrity for men and fathers — why the sexual revolution failed, and how we can lead our families with honesty, respect, and love.
More Than a Job Title: Why DAD Is Your Most Important Role
Your job pays the bills. But "Dad" is the title that defines your legacy. This piece is a call to fathers to own the role that matters most.
Power of Prayer
Prayer doesn't change God — it changes you. Discover why prayers sometimes seem unanswered, and how opening your heart to grace transforms both you and your marriage.
Surviving Separation
A book review of "Surviving Separation: Understanding Family Law Without Confusion" (released in January 2025) by Graham McFarland. This is a practical, Australia-focused guide that aims to turn confusion into a step-by-step roadmap.
Show Me The Father
The Kendrick Brothers’ 2021 documentary "Show Me The Father" is well worth watching. Directed by Rick Altizer, it beautifully weaves together a series of stories highlighting the importance of fatherhood.
Don’t Exasperate Your Kids: What Every Dad Needs to Know
Are you building your kids up or wearing them down? Discover practical ways to become the dad who makes his children feel safe, known, and loved.
The Rise of the Fur Baby
Fur babies: substitute child, family asset or living therapy doll? In this blog, we discuss some different views on the rise of the Fur Baby culture.
Dad Bashing
In contemporary Australian society, fathers are increasingly depicted as insignificant or inherently flawed within family life. This cultural trend, often described as 'dad bashing', reflects a broader pattern of diminishing the value of fatherhood.
Truth Cures
Truth has the power to heal and set people free. This article explores the growing issue of false allegations, their devastating consequences, and the importance of pursuing justice grounded in truth.
Your Home Is the Last Normal Institution
As institutions adopt new cultural norms, parents can no longer outsource character formation. The home, not the system, is now the decisive arena shaping strong, resilient sons and daughters.
A Marriage Make-over Opportunity
This Lent, one couple explores how fasting, prayer and generosity can strengthen both faith and marriage—offering practical ways for spouses to grow closer to God and each other together.
Systematic Training for Effective Parenting
STEP stands for Systematic Training for Effective Parenting. Basically, it is a method to provide guidance and discipline to a child – and it works. It works for infants, and it works for teenagers.
The Future Is Everyone
International Men’s Day 2026 champions “The Future Is Everyone”, calling men and women to reject division, restore complementarity, and rebuild strong families for the flourishing of society.
Dad, Make This the Year Your Kids Will Never Forget
Make this the year your children remember for all the right reasons. A simple daily tradition—five focused minutes of presence—can build trust, deepen connection, and shape a lasting legacy.
Dad, Step Back and See the Glory
An empty-nest father urges busy dads to pause amid the chaos, recognise God’s glory in each season of family life, and trade frustration for gratitude before the fleeting years slip away.
Criminal Malice
The law must not be a passive observer of institutional harm; it must be an active guardian of justice. Malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and other tortuous wrongs must be met with civil remedies and, where appropriate, criminal sanctions.
Have You Considered Helping Boys?
In the early stages of the women’s movement, one man advocating for women and girls was worth ten women. In today’s gynocentric world, one woman advocating for men and boys is worth ten men doing the same.
Don’t Leave Anyone Out: A Valentine’s Day Guide for Thoughtful Dads
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for romance. It’s a powerful opportunity for dads to intentionally affirm their daughters and sons, shaping their identity, security and understanding of love for years to come.
Romance and Mystery
Romantic excitement may spark a relationship, but lasting love is built through intention, curiosity and devotion—sustained by mystery, deep commitment, and habits that keep romance alive through every season.
Single Dads
Dads in Distress supports single fathers with a national helpline, 24/7 WhatsApp groups, practical guides and events—offering connection, encouragement and practical help when dads need it most.
The Dance of Love
From classic cinema to Olympic ice rinks, this reflection explores love as a dance—dynamic, disciplined and beautiful—inviting husbands and fathers to lead with strength, joy and devotion.
Speak Life – A Call to Action for Dads
An uplifting call to fathers to harness the power of their words, reject self-limiting speech, and intentionally speak life, courage and affirmation into their children and themselves.
Together with Purpose
Marriage isn’t sustained by luck, but by daily, intentional choices rooted in faith. Together with purpose, couples move beyond chance toward sacramental love that endures, deepens, and flourishes.
















































