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Parent of Triplets Shares Expert Tips For Drinking (A Bit) Less

Looking after small kids is a howling shit-storm at the best of times. Right now though we’re living through some of the worst with COVID forcing us to contend with a host of extra financial, social and domestic problems. So it’s hardly a surprise that a new study shows that more than one in four (2

Man Loses Job. Hits Back With Peanut Butter & The Wackiest Cookery Show Ever

Paul Raila is a filmmaker and cinematographer who lost all his work due to the COVID-19 shutdown. “If I really sit down and think about it, I become overwhelmed with dread,” the Houston-based father-of-two admits. “But for my own well-being and just to be a good father and partner, I can't let myself stay in that space.”

The Covid Revelations – 4 Dads Share What They’ve Learned From Lockdown

For many men, the last few months have been like getting repeatedly smacked in the nuts by the mother of all curveballs. COVID-19 has shaken up relationships, derailed careers and cranked up the pressure at home. Here four dads share their private revelations from lockdown including hopes, fears and

Comedian Ross Noble: “To Feel Overwhelmed As A Dad Is Normal. Nobody Knows What They're Doing”

Ross Noble never sticks to a script. The comedian’s stand-up shows are renowned for their freewheeling flights of fancy, happily lurching from horny owls to snooker-playing pirates. This wild imagination, one suspects, is acutely suited to hanging out with young kids. Ross, it turns out, has two da

What I Learned at Sleep School

My wife and I almost didn’t go to sleep school. It sounded like signing up for guaranteed emotional trauma – as much for ourselves as our infant sons. We pictured a grim regime like something from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest intensified with marathon bouts of controlled crying. Frankly, we

Tim Cahill: “The best piece of advice my dad gave me? ‘You can’t live in a car’."

My dad, Tim Cahill Senior, was a character. He was from London, a Dagenham boy and he liked to have a joke. But discipline was a big thing for him, too. He would take me and my two brothers to the park and then make us take off our right boots so we could only kick the ball with our left foot. “A gr

Incoming! The Father Hood Book Is Out Now...

Back in the day, a father’s role was limited to being the breadwinner and disciplinarian. Luckily, times have changed. Our new book celebrates the growing tribe of hands-on dads who are discovering that fatherhood has been the making of them as men.

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Ask An Expert: How To Break Out of Relationship Gridlock

THE QUESTION “During lockdown, my wife has turned into a health and fitness fascist. At first, I thought it was great that she’d started exercising again. But she’s now taken things to an extreme. Aside from daily workouts, she’s also ditched booze and gone carb and gluten-free. I’m hardly a couch-p

We’ve All Become “BBC Dad” And That Might Not Be A Bad Thing

You’ll have seen the old clip already. Professor Robert Kelly is being interviewed live on BBC News about South Korean politics. Mid-sentence, just as he’s delivering hard-headed analysis on foreign policy, his daughter bustles in with the lunatic swagger of a typical four-year old. Manfully, the pr

Find Calm in Chaos: 3 Ways to Help Your Mental Health in Covid-19

“There’s that underlying sense of angst,” says Dr Addie Wootten. “We still don’t really know what the future holds, when we’ll return to normal or what that normal will be. That will definitely be having an impact on general wellbeing…” The Smiling Mind CEO and clinical psyc

What the Horse Whisperer Taught Me About Raising Boys

Question: What’s the difference between small boys and wild horses? Answer: Not very much. That’s what Darrell Brown, author of One Father’s Journey to Raise Confident, Connected, Compassionate Boys, learned from the world-famous “Horse Whisperer” in a meeting that would have a profound influence o

Former NRL Star Luke Burgess On What He Learned From His Father

Growing up, I used to look at my dad and think he could do anything. He played football, too, but was a builder by trade and a real DIY expert. Whenever I was around him I always felt safe. Dad had a tough upbringing in the north of England – growing up he never had much and had to fight for everyt

Relationship Stress Under Lockdown? Here's Your 4-Step Emergency Rescue Plan

THE QUESTION: “My marriage is falling apart under lockdown. I run a small business that I spent years building up and that’s now on the brink of collapse. So I’m really stressed and I’m trying to do anything to salvage this situation. The upshot is that my partner who also works, has bee

“Family Is My Motivation”: UFC Champ Alex Volkanovski

Inside the Wollongong gym, Alex Volkanovski circles his trainer, throwing elbows and knees with beserk force. The 31-year-old is only just back from surgery on his right hand, after fracturing a metacarpal in his December victory over Max Holloway that saw the Australian crowned UFC World Featherwei

The Secret Life of Dads – Coronavirus Edition Pt 1

How many times have you heard the word “unprecedented” in the last few weeks? The financial, social and domestic implications of Covid-19 are intense. Mix them into the daily challenges of #dadlife and things get complicated fast. Here, four dads share their experiences of fatherhood under the sha

"My Anxiety Really Started At The Time Of My First Son’s Birth" - One Dad Shares His Story Of Post-natal Depression

Becoming a father can prove a confronting experience and many new dads struggle to adapt. It is now recognised that around one in 20 men experience depression during pregnancy and up to one in 10 new dads struggle with depression following the birth of their baby. Here, Dave Edwards shares his exper

Navy SEAL Jocko Willink: “Your Kids Need To Experience Failure To Contend With The Vicious World That Awaits”

Jocko Willink is an intimidating customer. Weighing in at a 104 kilos of lean muscle, he’s a fearsome man-mountain with a freshly shaven head. He’s also a legend in the Special Operations world. The former Navy SEAL commanding officer led the most decorated special ops unit in the Iraq war (American

Novelist Tim Winton on Fatherhood - "Take It Seriously But Don’t Turn It Into A Fetish"

My old man was a motorcycle cop but didn’t really conform to the stereotype. When I brought friends home from school they  were mortified to see him watching TV in his singlet and uniform trousers while ironing tomorrow’s school tunics and blouses. I think the handcuffs and truncheon hanging off the

Sam Wood: How To Stay Fit At Home During Self-Isolation

Don’t be fooled by the photogenic lifestyle – the stunning wife, the magazine shoots, the social media empire. In person, Sam Wood talks with the sort of hard-baked realism only a dad with two kids under three and a teenage stepdaughter can. “I’m turning 40 in eight weeks,” the Melbourne train

“I Drink More Mid Strengths Now” - Young Henrys’ Oscar McMahon

Oscar McMahon is the co-founder of Young Henrys, the independent craft-beer company that kickstarted Sydney’s urban brewing revolution. But he’s also the father to an 18-month-old daughter who, he admits, “has completely thrown my entire values system up in the air”. Here, Newtown’s favourite son e

This Is The Cure For Dad Guilt – Interview With Dr Vijay Roach

The concept of “dad guilt” might be relatively new, but the stats reveal it’s kicking in hard. Research shows that fathers increasingly worry about balancing their family duties with the grind of their working lives. The Pew Research Centre in the US found that almost half (48 per cent) of working

Mat Rogers: What I Know About Fatherhood

Mat Rogers, 44, is a former dual-code international who represented Australia in both rugby league and union. Currently appearing on Australian Survivor: All Stars, he’s the father of four kids: Jack (23), Skyla (20), Max (13), and Phoenix (12). My nickname was Rat, so you can imagine as a youngster

In Praise of Downtime (Or Why It’s OK For Dads To Sometimes Just Stick On The Telly)

At some point, most likely more than once, every parent will ask themselves the eternal question: what’s the earliest I can reasonably start drinking today? It’s easy to feel guilty a lot when you have a child, because you hear all these people saying about how great it is, and how they wouldn’t ch

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