Mythbusters: Fathers

The myth of the tyrannical dad (BBC News, UK)

October 29, 2012
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The myth of the tyrannical dad (BBC News, UK)

Lily Barron (nee Jones), left, and family when her father was home on leave Fathers of yesteryear tend to be portrayed as cold, detached, even callous creatures. But, says Steve Humphries, the cuddly, hands-on, sentimental dads we know today are by n...
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Press Starting To See the Light in Abduction Case | Fathers & Families

May 30, 2012
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Press Starting To See the Light in Abduction Case | Fathers & Families

This case has stirred the Australian press for almost a month now.  I posted this piece about it some two weeks ago.  It’s the case of the Australian woman who moved to Italy to study the language, met an Italian man, married him and ha...
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Posted in Child Abuse, Family Law & Divorce, Fathers, International Perspectives, Media Representations, Mythbusters, Mythbusters: Child Abuse, Mythbusters: Family Law & Divorce, Mythbusters: Fathers, Topics & Issues, Violence | No Comments »