If you’re a dad right now, then congratulations: you’ve timed your run to perfection. That’s the verdict of Australia’s leading authority on fatherhood, Professor Richard Fletcher, who believes this is the best time in history to be a dad. Professor Fletcher knows a thing of two about fatherhood too

Small kids turn your house into a raging plague-pit. When cold season begins, you’re forced to stem a torrent of runny noses on a round-the-clock basis. Your chances of escaping are slim. Research from the University of Utah’s School of Medicine confirms just how hard it is to avoid infection. Their

In many people’s eyes, his father James was a violent, wife-beating drunk – a hopeless case. But Father Bob Maguire, the Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality, happens to have a soft spot for hopeless cases. His own research into his family history is a search for answers to

Fatherhood changes everything. But why do some men adapt more positively to this seismic life transition than others? What are the pivotal factors that determine how well they’ll cope? Psychology researchers from Griffith University aim to find out. That’s why they’re calling for men who are e

When Ben Dillon-Smith and his ex-wife split up, he had to break the news to his five-year-old son. Here’s how he did it and what he learned along the way. “The toughest conversation you’re ever going to have is telling your child that Mum and Dad are separating, their home is going to be sold and we