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Meet Rob Kenney: “Internet Dad” + Cure for Fatherlessness

Fatherless father-of-two Rob Kenney has earned the “internet dad” title after millions tuned into a dad-help YouTube channel he created in April 2020. Kenney’s simple “Dad, How Do I?” vlog now has 3.83 million subscribers with over 18.4 million views. The 58-year-old social media “influencer’s” 30-year-old daughter Kristine Ponten attributes his popularity to COVID-19 lockdowns, stating, “I don’t think it would’ve gone viral in another circumstance. It is definitely pandemic-specific regarding ...

By Rod Lampard|2022-03-04T22:47:28+10:00March 4th, 2022|NEW DADS, Dads, FAITH, FAMILIES, GRAND DADS|0 Comments

Supporting Your Child Through a Trauma

Loss and grief are naturally part and parcel of our finite lives. This does not make it any easier. How can we teach our children to handle the pain? When my father passed away suddenly, I was quickly forced to understand how a traumatic event can tip a family upsidedown. Not only was I coming to a place of living with my own grief -- I also had to be a ...

By Annette Spurr|2021-12-15T09:05:55+10:00December 13th, 2021|Children, FAMILIES, MOTHERS|0 Comments

How my ‘Deadbeat’ Dad Inspires Me to Be a Better Father

I am thankful for my "deadbeat" dad and encouraged by his example. Why? Because his mistakes have taught me what not to do as a father! Among the most inspirational figures in my life – who encourages my parenting style and has a significant impact on me – is my "deadbeat" dad. He wasn't a successful father, but his failures have helped me try and avoid failures of my own. I ...

By Rod Lampard|2021-11-05T15:00:26+10:00November 5th, 2021|Dads, FAMILIES, MANHOOD|1 Comment

A Wounded Heart: From Perfectionism to Peace

Let me begin this article by saying to you that the journey that healed my wounded heart has only ever happened once to me, and I believe it was for a very specific reason. I am by no means a spiritual visionary! The Healing of A Wounded Heart As I mentioned in my introduction, the first big cracks in my façade of perfection occurred with the birth of my second child. I ...

By Annette Spurr|2021-10-12T05:19:01+10:00October 12th, 2021|FAITH, FAMILIES, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHERS|0 Comments

Perpetual Discontent: A Guide to Unlocking the Prison

When extreme perfectionism becomes embroiled in a family context, it invariably leads to deep discontent. This is part 1 in a series on perfectionism and how to find peace in the midst of it. When you get right down to it, most perfectionists are searching for peace. Basically, we want to be able to look around at the world we’ve created and proclaim, like our Creator, “Everything is very good” and so ...

By Annette Spurr|2021-10-04T06:11:36+10:00October 5th, 2021|FAMILIES, Babies, Children, MOTHERS|0 Comments

Help for the Fatherless Generation

Do you struggle with behaviours that you can’t change, and can’t understand where they come from? Or perhaps you still harbour guilt and shame, or blame yourself for not having a father in your life? The impacts of being fatherless at some key point in our lives can have devastating consequences that we might not even be aware of. Listen to Jack Thurston’s story and his proven solutions to the impacts ...

By Guy Mullon and Chris Field|2021-08-09T18:47:17+10:00August 11th, 2021|PODCASTS, Children, Dads, FAMILIES, NEWS, RESEARCH & SCIENCE|0 Comments

Manliness – What Women Want in a Man

“As iron sharpens iron so does the face of a man’s friend,” is a saying from the book of Proverbs. It really sums up the mysterious masculine healing power that is released when men gather together for a noble purpose. I have experienced this mysterious force in men’s gatherings at so many different levels and in so many different ways, for the last 40 years. I just love it when men ...

By Warwick Marsh|2021-08-07T13:40:24+10:00July 24th, 2021|MANHOOD, GOOD BOOKS & VIDEOS, INDIGENOUS DADS, LOVE & MARRIAGE, TRAINING|0 Comments

The 5 Essentials to Guiding Your Son from Boy to Manhood

Back by popular demand, Darren Lewis shares the 5 essentials for guiding your sons into authentic manhood. How can a 29-year-old male be married and have 3 kids, and only then discover that he wasn’t really a man? That was the experience of former Queensland Father of the Year and founder of Fathering Adventures, Darren Lewis. Darren realised he had no vision for manhood, fatherhood and husbandhood. What we cannot define, ...

By Guy Mullon and Chris Field|2021-07-14T12:27:47+10:00July 14th, 2021|PODCASTS, Children, Dads, MANHOOD|0 Comments

Learning to Father

Yes, you can learn to father. Hear from 86-year-old Clive on how he went from having no relatable dad in his life to becoming the pivot around which many from inside and outside of his bloodline proudly call him ‘dad’. How do you learn to be a father when you have not had a good example from your father? Can you just trust instinct? Is that enough? And when you decide ...

By Guy Mullon and Chris Field|2021-07-08T12:23:07+10:00July 8th, 2021|PODCASTS, Dads, FAITH, SINGLE DADS|0 Comments

Is Recovering from an Affair Possible?

What is worse than death of a partner in a relationship? For those who have been through it, finding your partner has cheated on you brings pain that can seem to be impossible to deal with. How will your relationship survive? How will you survive? What about the kids? In this blogpost and podcast, Phil will give you hope and a pathway forward that works. Help! My Partner Has Had An ...

By Guest Writer|2021-07-09T12:04:58+10:00June 29th, 2021|PODCASTS, Dads, FAITH, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MANHOOD, SEXUAL INTEGRITY|0 Comments

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