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Special Interests
Work/Family Challenge
Combining Work Commitments and Family
Men at Work: Work/Family issues for new dads.
Corporate blues: Being a dad and breadwinner
The Patriarchs And The Softies: A look at how the work/family challenge presented itself to fathers in the olden days.
Full Circle: Discussion about the introduction of the government’s Paid Parental Leave scheme.
Equal Parenting Opportunities: The link between work opportunities for women and obstacles for fathers.
Father friendly schools: How to make schools more open to Dads.
Housedad To Stepdad: Fatherhood from all aspects.
Househubbies 1: A more common sight around town.
Househubbies 2: The four “C’s”, everyday !
Twins !!: A very busy time for a very busy family.
Role Reversed Parents: New Zealand author Wendy Jones has compiled a collection of stories.
Community & Family
It takes a villiage: To raise a child.
Warm fuzzies: Heartwarming personal accounts about special moments for Dads.
Family tree: The importance of geneology.
Escape from abuse: How much of a problem is child abuse in New Zealand?
Fathering in the Sounds: Being a dad in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds.
From here to paternity: Non traditional ways of being concieved and born.
Bigger and better: The joys of larger families.
Doing it by themselves: Life as a single father.
Separation
Impact on Fathers and Kids
Children and Separation: A Help Sheet
Some Dads Can’t Win: Being a non-custodial dad isn’t easy – the ex gets in the way..
Destination unknown: A seprated father treaures his kids, and their imagination !
The best of times ?: Christmas time can be stressful, especially for separated Dads.
Fathers after divorce: A book review.
When things turn sour: A look at the Domestic Violence Act.
Shared parenting: The reality of sharing the duties.
The bond of blood: When parents re-marry, is blood thicker than water ?
Book review: The Big Picture: A review of Douglas Kennedy’s “The Big Picture” (fiction).
Fatherless America: Do Fatherhood programmes in America go beyond a Dads wallet ?
Caring fathers: A Christchurch support group focuses on non-custodial Dads.
Both ends of the spectrum: Reflections on being a child of dicorce and a separated father.
Separation: Please reamin calm (do’s and dont’s).
Book Review: Men After Separation: By Ian McDonald
Family Court
One Big Barrier to Involved Fatherhood
Legally Absent: Is the Family Court biased against men – or just doing its job?
Protection order and parental alienation: An opinion piece about the workings of the Family Court.
Domestic Violence Act: Another opinion piece about family court proceedings.
Street Protests: What makes those guys angry, and is this the way to go about it?
Government Legislation
Equal before the law ?: A closer look at the Human Rights Act 1993 and how it affects fathers.
Shared Parenting Bill: An opinion piece.
Vote for Dads: What do political parties think about fathers issues ?
Dave and Goliath: Having to deal with the I.R.D. and overzealous child support collectors.
Parental leave: Legislation that could leave fathers out in the cold.
The Daddy Vote: Questions for the leaders (for the 2005 election)
Legal Matters
Protection Order: A very powerful tool of control in the hands of an abusive spouse.
Supervised Access: A Dunedin single Dad works to make access a more meaningful experience for fathers. Also views on the Domestic Violence Act.
Biological fathers: The latest chapter in the “sperm donorship” debate.
Parental equality: Does equal employment opportunites for women equate to equal parenting opportunites for men ?
International
Fatherhood Elsewhere
Fatherless America: For thousands of American non-custodial dads the choice is prison or sweatshop.
Dads Along the Nile: For the guys in egypt it’s all about love and compassion.
Fathers And Change in Japan: There’s more to life than work: Japanese men, too, are on the road to putting family life first.
Prison
Life Behind Bars
Breaking the Chains: When dads’s in prison what becomes of the kids?
Voices From Behind Bars: Two fathers tell how they are trying to be parents from the high security wing of a NZ prison.
Conferences
Retreating fathers: On location at the Otago Father & Child Trust weekend retreat.
Fathers of this world: The International Fatherhood Conference was held in Oxford, England in 2003. Our very own co-ordinator was there.
Involve ’04: A report from the Adolescent Health and Development conference.
Men’s Forum: An expensive waste of time? (opinion)
Relationships
Listen and hear: Communication with your partner might be a well worn cliche, but it is still important.
Between the sheets: Just how do you maintain a good sex life after kids ?
My Valentine: What did you do on February the 14th ?
“I hate you”: The sometimes delicate nature of parent-child relationships.
Constructive conflict: The art of healthy arguing.
A Woman’s Work? Christchurch woman Wendy Jones has written a book about role-reversal.
Health
Absolutely mental: Postnatal depression, mental health and suicide in men.
Male suicide: It’s still a problem for young men in New Zealand. An editorial
Precious memories: A very personal account of living with mental illnness.
Sick of being sick: A look at one of the more tedious aspects of parenting.
The Day Everything Changed: Living with epilepsy.
P.N.D.: The impact of post natal depression on the whole family.
Under the knife: Are men getting all the facts before opting for a vasectomy ?
Staunch as: Why do guys bottle up their feelings about their kids ?
Daddy’s in a coma: A remarkable story of survival.
Meningitis: Examining the facts.
Shiney happy people: The power of self esteem.
Suicide: The government approach, and is it the right one?.
Sports/Outdoors/Leisure
Let me entertain you: Surviving those Christmas school holidays.
Hunting role models: A look at other male role models in life.
Gametime: Reviewing some of the best computer games.
Shiny happy people: The power of self esteem.
Outdoor Dads: Here’s what makes them tick.
Kayaking With Tracy: One dad tells his experience of a Northland kayaking trip with his daughter.
