A recent meta-analysis of 65 international studies has found that a father’s involvement in the life of his young children significantly predicts their social-emotional development, with the strongest benefits felt by daughters specifically.
Kurt Mahlburg
The year's halfway point is every dad's halftime break—a chance to reflect, reset, and finish strong by leading his family with greater purpose, presence, and intentionality.
National Center for Fathering
Behind DCJ's child protection mandate lies a system that too often criminalises innocent families through fabricated risk, bureaucratic power and a culture of impunity.
Patrick O'Connor
Young Aussie dads are more likely than their fathers’ generation to see being the financial provider as their core responsibility, according to a new national survey. The same study also found high levels of confidence and enjoyment in hands-on caregiving among Australian fathers.
Kurt Mahlburg
This article argues that systemic failures within New South Wales' child protection system have fostered a culture of coercion, weak accountability and bureaucratic overreach, with profound consequences for vulnerable families.
Patrick O'Connor
The International Council for Men and Boys (ICMB) is calling on the United Nations to restore fathers to its vision of the family. Fathers are not optional.
Lawrence DeMarco LLM
The idea that men throughout history were lazy and treated family as an afterthought is a modern myth that flattens the reality of male sacrifice.
Lisa Britton
Father absence is not a marginal variable in gang formation; it is the epicentre. Yet, it's largely a hidden — or ignored – engine of global violence.
Patrick O'Connor
Turning hearts of dads to their children, and the hearts of the children to their dads, is at the core of what Dads4Kids is all about.
Nathaniel Marsh
After addiction almost destroyed Crawford Dagger's life, time spent in prison, and the loss of his children, he thought his story was over. Then a powerful decision to change, and the support of men's ministry Dads4Kids, helped him to rebuild.
Nathaniel Marsh
Passion is a desire for union and communion; to be one with each other in body and soul. It transforms our motivation and the way we perceive our responsibilities, making the everyday tasks of building a home and supporting family more life-giving and rewarding.
Byron and Francine Pirola
The data shows that fatherlessness contributes to almost all the social issues facing our nation today. The statistics are grim, but there is hope, and Dads4Kids is leading the way.
Nathaniel Marsh
Can DCJ caseworkers avoid accountability by claiming they are “just following policies”? This article argues that discretion, legal responsibility, and ethical obligations cannot be outsourced.
Patrick O'Connor
When government agencies control the narrative, truth becomes a casualty. This analysis examines how false light operates as a structural weapon within Australia's child protection system.
Patrick O'Connor
Llew O’Brien MP is the Shadow Special Envoy for Men and Boys. He's a man on a mission, and we need thousands more like him.
Warwick Marsh
More couples are starting out in marriage with financial debt – student loans, mortgages and credit debt. The last thing they need is wedding debt.
Byron and Francine Pirola
As I look back on 75 years of life, I reflect on what has influenced me; what has shaped my life.
Don Mathis
It should be no secret that boys and men across the world are struggling. These sobering statistics don’t just affect boys and men; they negatively impact whole communities.
Nathaniel Marsh
Your kids won't remember every word you said or every lesson you taught. But they'll remember how your face looked when they walked into the room. When you declare your delight, when you let wonder show on your face, you're shaping how your children see themselves and how they'll love their own families someday.
Guest Writer
When the state removes a child, families expect protection — not permanent silence. This investigation exposes how NSW's child protection system has become a machine for irreversible family separation.
Patrick O'Connor
A heartfelt tribute to Alison Marsh, co-founder of Dads4Kids and mum of five, celebrating her resilience, loyalty, creativity, and unconditional love this Mother's Day.
Nathaniel Marsh
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