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April 16, 2019

How Should Fathers Deal With The ‘Touch Taboo’?

Social media and #metoo have made even the relationship of fathers with their daughters a moral minefield and the ‘touch taboo’ is a perfect example…

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December 3, 2018

Questioning Teacher Quality And Fixing The Problem

If you suspect your child’s teacher or carer is doing more harm than good, do something about it as soon as you can. If you’re..

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November 14, 2018

I’m Sick Of Supervising Your Unaccompanied Minors

Parenting is a bit like driving. That analogy may not stand up to scrutiny in all respects but does in one way, at least. Take..

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October 9, 2018

Kids’ Birthday Parties Require Strict Gifting Discipline

Once you’re a father you start thinking about how you’ll need a second or third job to pay for everything, including all those gifts for..

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October 6, 2018

Smacking Children, He’s Going There Already

These days, my old man is the softest, most lovely soul you could meet. But back in the day, he was a disciplinarian of Roald..

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September 24, 2018

Billy Slater, Barbies And A Positive Father Daughter Relationship

Billy Slater may have just been earning a buck but the message behind his playing with dolls, and thus establishing a positive father daughter relationship,..

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September 13, 2018

Ikea: Making Homes, Breaking Families

The other weekend, my wife casually suggested we make a quick dash into Ikea to pick up some bedside lamps. Seemed simple enough, I thought…

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August 30, 2018

I’m A Doctor But I’m Just A Normal Dad

Hey, my name is Doug and I am a doctor. I work as an Emergency Registrar at a couple of hospitals around Sydney and see..

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August 30, 2018

Dads Need Parental Leave To Become Effective Co-Pilots

When my wife was pregnant in 2015, we turned to our friends and colleagues who already had kids for advice. We were both total novices…

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August 30, 2018

I Would Do Anything For Love, But I Won’t Battle The Supernatural

You know what’s fucked? The Secret Service. Or, more specifically, the President’s Secret Service bodyguards. That oddly desirable career choice to become a human meat..

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August 29, 2018

Childbirth. Or, The Time I Saw My Wife’s Guts

If you ask me what the proudest moment of my life is, I’d say the birth of my first child. But inside, I’d be thinking..

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August 29, 2018

Remembering Olly

When people ask me how many kids I have, I say two. But the truth is, I had a third. Another boy called Olly, who came..

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August 29, 2018

My Son Henry, The (Former) Bully

When my wife was pregnant with Henry, my oldest, she asked me a question that made me more than a little uncomfortable. ‘Would I rather..

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August 26, 2018

Young Dads Are Better Dads

How are today’s dads meeting their challenges? Traditionally, fathers were breadwinners. When I wrote Fathers, Sons and Lovers, I found that males used to have..

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