On September 14th of 2011, the 'What Works To Engage Dads?' forum, was held at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney.
Following on from what was a most enjoyable and most useful day, we are very pleased to share with you the report from the event.  ...
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Australian organisations and programs working with dads are encouraged to use these logos and messages as part of their everyday practice.
To use these logos, click on the appropriate image on this webpage and ‘cut and paste’ into your doc...
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This webpage is designed as an induction tool for staff involved in community health/welfare/counselling contexts and how their program/organisation can best involve fathers. Organisations and programs are encouraged to complete the whole FIP process t...
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A father accused of having all the fun with his daughter while his former partner dealt with the "drudgery and hard work" has lost half his contact visits.
The dad was also accused of failing to acknowledge the six-year-old girl was suffering from sepa...
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Channel 7 News Sydney reporter Sally Bowrey reports on the increase in the number of stay-at-home dads, but the lack of social services to support them. Broadcast on 12th June 2012.
Source: 'Daycare Dads' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO4s8X...
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Any fathers with teen or preteen girls: how would you like to be interviewed for a book about fathers and daughters?
The best selling author of Puberty Girl is working on a book focusing on the important role of fathers.
http://www.shushann.com/
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A toolbox approach to fatherhood in all its forms presented as a special weekend workshop for Fathers.
We invite you to explore your experiences of being a father, including:
your dad and how he has influenced your life.
you as a father and the feelin...
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The trauma of child sexual abuse can manifest in many areas of victim/survivors' lives, including their attitudes towards parenting and their relationships with their children. This paper outlines the key findings of the limited research that has inve...
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In this month's issue:
new report shows gaps in male health policy
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN - emale readers ticket offer
Men’s Health Week 2012 a huge success
PM’s partner promotes men’s health
Grants to study Māori men’s heal...
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Dads will no longer have to justify asking for time off work when their new baby arrives, thanks to new laws that ensure they have the right to access paid parental leave.
ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said unions had campaigned for paid parental leave f...
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Having two young boys can really put the stress on the F-word.
It is Saturday. I am lying in bed reading the news on my iPad. I find myself at an exasperated loss, unable to relax, having just screamed (again) at my sons for running around the house li...
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When your life is committed to helping the world work for everyone – men and boys included – it’s easy to forget that most people don’t see the inequality and discrimination that men and boys face on a daily basis.
So to help us sp...
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Dustin Hoffman in 1979's "Kramer vs. Kramer." Children need their fathers!
How courts and the culture disrespect dad
By Barbara Kay / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, Sunday, June 17, 2012, 4:47 AM
From the loving, engaged portrayals of fathers featured in recent...
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This advertisement appeared on page 37 of the Times Newspaper. Today Fathers4Justice are holding a Father's Day Service at Trafalgar Square to protest against the secret British family courts that routinely separate children from good loving fathers.
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The Men’s Network has won £40,000 of funding for its flagship dads project - Dads Connect – which aims to deliver our vision of making Brighton & Hove the worlds’ most father friendly city.
The Dads Connect project &nd...
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As Father's Day 2012 approaches, let’s take stock of the significance of fathers in children’s lives by examining what the child-development research tells us about the effects of father absence. There is a much more nuanced picture than t...
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