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Good News: Comedian Ross Noble Discovered The Secret of Happiness (And It'll Make Dad-Life More Fun...)

“I came to the realisation a few years ago about the one secret of happiness. It might not work for everyone, but for me, it’s the secret of everything. It’s something you can apply to every single aspect of your life and, I think, it very much applies to, being a good parent. What is it? Oh,

Confessions of a Footy-Mad Dad: Why I Won't Let My Son Play Junior Rugby League

When my son, Max, was born, I began planning the kind of footy dad I’d become – the sideline guru, the tactician, the 5am whistle-blower. As I’d learnt from my dad, the love of Rugby League is transmitted by blood, and a morning kick in the backyard is as normal as breakfast. Max’s place in the local footy team was a given.

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Man With A Pram: Meet Other New Dads And Get Your Father’s Day Off to a Flyer…

Tom Docking and his wife, Kate, had just sold everything to set off on a two-year round-the-world trip. They’d only got as far as Hayman Island when Tom found out he was going to become a dad. Suffice to say, it wasn’t part of the plan. “It redefined what shock was for me,” he says. “Kate said I did

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“Don't Try To Deal With It All On Your Own”: Actor Bernard Curry On Bringing Up A Child With Autism

Whether playing an evil prison guard in Foxtel’s Wentworth or a diving instructor in Home and Away, actor Bernard Curry is a familiar face on our TV screens. But at home, the 45-year-old dad faces his own domestic drama on a daily basis. Here, Bernard explains how he and his wife, Sonya, have lea

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The Bottom Line: Huggies Sticks Dads on Nappy Boxes For The First Time. Here's Why That Matters...

The Polish dissident Aleksander Wat famously wrote that: “the truth is written on toilet walls”. In the process, the poet recognised how the scatological often proves an unexpected window into social change. That’s definitely the case this week with news that Huggies in the US is p

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The Secret Life of Dads: Porn, Isolation and Peeing in The Sink

Fatherhood turns your life upside down in some unexpected ways. Here, four dads reveal some of the repercussions on everything from their sex lives to bathroom habits. This is the secret life of dads. “I started peeing in the sink” “My daughter was a terrible sleeper. Until she was about a yea

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This Is What Happens When A Sneakerhead Raises A Kid

Steve Jaconetta is a sneaker obsessive whose collection hit 800 pairs at its peak. But he’s already passed on his passion for box-fresh kicks to his young son.

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Paul Roos: To Be Honest

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Daddy's Home: The National Working Families Survey 2019

Juggling small kids and work often feels like mission impossible. So how can workplaces become more family friendly and gender equal when it comes to sharing the caring load? A national study from Parents At Work and Karitane aims to find out. Complete this survey to help gather new evidence about h

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Body Hack's Todd Sampson: “Bravery Is A Learned Skill - I Want My Girls To Take Huge Risks"

As a boy, Todd Sampson vividly recalls his father sitting down before him and stretching out his hands. Years of grinding away as a labourer had left Hilary Sampson’s hands broken and callused. “He showed me his hands and he said to me: ‘Todd, you don’t need to have hands like this. You can

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What's It Really Like Being a 21st Century Dad? Have Your Say...

It’s howlingly obvious that your life as a dad is light years away from your father’s experience. Research shows that most dads continue to work just as many hours as before they have kids. Yet on top of that, studies reveal that fathers now do three times as much childcare and twice as much housewo

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This Relationship Coach Shares His Top Dating Tips for Single Dads

Returning to the dating game as a single dad is confronting. Chances are, you’re woefully out of practice so your confidence isn’t exactly sky-high. You may still be reeling from the aftershocks of the relationship with the mother of your child. Plus your time is massively compromised because… well

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Osher Gunsberg: "There’s something super wonderful about falling in love with a woman that has a kid"

10 DADS IN 10 DAYS Being a stepdad is not without it’s challenges for all of us, because it’s a new family unit for everyone to get used to. But I was unfazed by it. I met Audrey when I’d just turned 40 and the reality of being a single man in your forties is you’re going to date women with children

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“I Still Think Darth Vader is Super Cool”: Interview With Lego Star Wars Creative Director Jens Frederiksen

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (OK, more specifically, in Denmark in 1999) a deal was struck between Lego and Star Wars. The Jedi Master who’s guided the development ever since is Jens Kronvold Frederiksen. In his role as the product line’s creative director, he’s worked on every Le

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This Dad Fought Back Against Post-natal Depression: Here’s What He Learnt

One in 10 new dads struggle with depression following the birth of a child. But, on the surface, Stephen Reilly seemed like an unlikely candidate. That’s partly because Stephen is an unusually successful man. Married with two children, Harper (14) and Augie (9), he’s enjoyed a wide-ranging career t

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David Campbell on Beating Booze, Taming Anxiety And Why His Kids Inspire Him To Raise His Game

David Campbell was 10-years-old when he discovered that his father was, in fact, the rock-star, Jimmy Barnes. “Lightning struck that day for me,” the singer and TV presenter says. “Emotionally, it rocked me.” David went on to forge a strong relationship with his dad. Yet he acknowledges that childh

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In Praise of Stepdads: Budweiser's New Video Will Probably Make You Cry

One in five Australians is now estimated to being part of a stepfamily. A new video pays heart-warming tribute to the extraordinary impact that stepdads can have on children’s lives. Budweiser have released a short film sharing the true stories of stepchildren who astonished their stepdads by offic

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