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New Study: Fatherly Love is a Critical Factor to a Child’s Personality Development (USA)

June 13, 2012
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New Study: Fatherly Love is a Critical Factor to a Child’s Personality Development (USA)

Father’s Day is fast approaching. Few more days to go and we will be celebrating this day with overwhelming gratitude for our dads. In a half-century study involving over 10,000 people from around the world, researchers from the University of Co...
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95% say parenting should be shared (UK)

June 13, 2012
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95% say parenting should be shared (UK)

95% of people now agree that both parents should share responsibility for bringing up children and 84% say both parents deserve equal custody rights. In response to the current shake-up of the family justice system, there is a strong consensus among B...
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Mothers who deny fathers access to the couple’s children after a break-up could be jailed (UK)

June 13, 2012
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Mothers who deny fathers access to the couple’s children after a break-up could be jailed (UK)

Separated parents who fail to allow their partners to maintain a proper relationship with their children could be stripped of driving licences or passports, hit with curfews, ordered to do a period of unpaid work or even jailed. Ministers will today pr...
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Sorry I took daddy – Federal Magistrate Tom Altobelli

June 7, 2012
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Sorry I took daddy – Federal Magistrate Tom Altobelli

Federal Magistrate Tom Altobelli published his decision on the court's website, ordering the boy, 11, and his sister, 6, to live with their mum and the dad's contact to be restricted to letters and birthday cards. A judge has taken the extraordinary s...
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Parenting Support in the 21st Century – Dads Wanted for Research

June 7, 2012
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Parenting Support in the 21st Century – Dads Wanted for Research

Are you a father of a 2-12 year old that uses the internet to get parenting information and support? Researchers at the University of Queensland are interested in finding out parents’ preferences for parenting support, and their use of different...
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Circle of Security for Dads

June 3, 2012
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Circle of Security for Dads

A Relationship Based Parenting Program A 6 week parenting program with a focus on your relationship with your child and how to strengthen it. Starting on Tues. 29th May 2012 1.30pm – 3.30pm and Wed 6th June, 6.00pm - 8.00pm Remember… &ldqu...
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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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Father Absence, Father Deficit, Father Hunger | Psychology Today (Canada)

May 23, 2012
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Father Absence, Father Deficit, Father Hunger | Psychology Today (Canada)

Despite President Obama’s 2011 Father’s Day lament on the irresponsibility of “deadbeat fathers” footloose and fancy free from taking responsibility for their children, in fact the two major structural threats to fathers’ ...
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Are Dads the New Moms? – WSJ.com

May 11, 2012
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Are Dads the New Moms? – WSJ.com

By SUSAN GREGORY THOMAS Getty Images When K.J. Wiemer got married in the 1990s, he didn't think he was becoming a husband. Rather, he says, he saw himself as "one of two 20-something professionals living together, who were now entering the phase of 'o...
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Posted in Fathers, Gender & Masculinities, Gender Equity, International Perspectives, Raising Children, Relationships & Marriage, Topics & Issues, Work-Life Balance | No Comments »

Unseen Injustice – drummed out of the United Stated for wanting to see his children…

March 26, 2012
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Unseen Injustice – drummed out of the United Stated for wanting to see his children…

Unseen Injustice In today’s world of political correctness and empowerment of women, the rights and freedoms of men have been downgraded to the point that they are now considered a second class citizen in the eyes of the US civil court system. The unforeseen consequence that resulted is the breakup of the American family,...
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Dads Talk (Rosebery, Sydney)

January 18, 2012
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Dads Talk (Rosebery, Sydney)

An opportunity for fathers to get together and not only talk about their experiences but to also gain some real, practical ideas around being a parent. When: Every Wednesday 6.30pm - 8pmWhere: Level 3, 55 Mentmore Avenue, Rosebery NSW 2018Contact: Jaso...
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MensWork Project 2012 launch (Perth WA)

December 28, 2011
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MensWork Project 2012 launch (Perth WA)

Dear friends and colleagues, Unfortunately The MensWork Project team are postponing the launch event on the 16th of January.  For those who have accepted our invitation, thanks for the support and we will keep you posted on any future re...
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Shared custody a mistake for the under-2s, says Lobbyist Researcher

December 26, 2011
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Shared custody a mistake for the under-2s, says Lobbyist Researcher

Separated parents should not share custody of babies or toddlers under two, according to controversial guidelines released this week by a national infant welfare group, which seem to contradict decades of research and conclude the exact opposite. &rdqu...
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DadLabs

December 16, 2011
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DadLabs

America is seeing a fundamental shift in the role of men in parenting. While many in the media and academia have observed this trend, no company has emerged to meet the needs of these "New" fathers, the modern dads. Enter DadLabs, Inc., a start-up comp...
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Going part-time: Dads’ balancing act

December 2, 2011
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Going part-time: Dads’ balancing act

Matthew Thompson dedicates a day a week to spending time with his two-year old daughter, Lydiana. Picture: Gary Graham Men increasingly are casting off their traditional roles as hunter providers to work part time and take a greater role in caring for...
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2houses Makes Co-Parenting Easier | TechCrunch

November 4, 2011
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2houses Makes Co-Parenting Easier | TechCrunch

Today, 2houses launches in public beta, offering separated or divorced parents a set of digital tools to easily communicate about and make arrangements with regards to their children. This is obviously a large – and, in my opinion, unfortunately a gr...
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