The Powerful Vocation of Making a Home
The art of householding and homemaking lies within everyone’s grasp, with a much wider-reaching impact than we might at first imagine.
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.
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.
Crocodile Tears: The Art of Playing Victim
I watched as my toddler's head gently touched the floor. And right on cue, with impeccable timing, she wailed: “I hurt my head!” — before summoning her best crocodile tears.
D.A.D. — An Acrostic Father’s Day Tribute (Part 3 of 3)
Dad Acrostic Dictums: An acrostic is generally a poem or phrase in which the first letters spell out a word. It will soon be Father’s Day. How many of these old sayings apply to you? How many apply to your dad?
Birth and Beyond: Growing into Fatherhood
I know that technically Father’s Day is the first Sunday in September, but I think that your first Father’s Day is the day of your child’s birth. Your baby is born, but a father is born, too.
A Man’s Responsibility
What is a responsibility? What is the male responsible for? What is the guiding force in determining any of the above? Those are some tough questions.
The NO That Builds Strength
We want our children to become responsible, self-disciplined adults who are able to delay gratification in favour of better benefits later on. That means teaching them to say 'No' now.
Purposeful Parenting – 8 Keys to Give Your Children the Best Start in Life (Part 2)
Jason Smith and his wife Paulina, in their Purposeful Parenting scheme, have designed various rites of passage for their teen children centering on fun, responsibility and service as they mature into adulthood. Read on to glean some ideas about how to shape your teen's destiny with such memorable moments.
