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left=3E</div=3E Dear Warwick,<BR=3E<BR=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D=
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Verdana'=3EThis week in Federal Parliament the Fatherhood Foundation is conv=
ening a Fathering Forum=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA=
lmost 30 different groups will be represented that have a vital interest in =
=91turning the tide of fatherlessness' in Australia=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe aim of the Fathering Forum is to promote posi=
tive debate and achieve some overall consensus as we move towards our first =
ever Australian National Fatherhood Summit on 18<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E and 19<SUP=
=3Eth</SUP=3E August, 2003, again at Parliament House, Canberra=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe expect 200 -300 delegates to come =
to Parliament House in August, 2003=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EAustralia needs to develop a national strategy to tackle its most =
pressing social issue, =91fatherlessness=92=2E Many have gone before and man=
y more will come after, but unless the fathers of this generation rise and s=
ay, =91enough is enough=92, nothing will happen=2E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D=
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n organising such a forum it would have been easy to invite only those organ=
isations that see =91eye to eye=92 with the Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis would doom the Fathering Forum=
 to failure, and yet I know many representatives to the Forum I will persona=
lly disagree with vehemently=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EIf we are to see change, we must endeavour to work with all those who wa=
nt that change, even if we do not fully agree with them=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBeing a father in a family is much the same=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou are the forum leader=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou will not always agree w=
ith all the points of view raised by your wife or your children=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany times they will go against every=
thing you believe in=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat=
 do you do=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor a start yo=
u must listen=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe all have=
 two ears and one mouth: this gives us the ratio of listening to speaking th=
at should be displayed by every human being on the face of this earth=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMost of us, myself included, wi=
ll usually reverse that ratio in our favour and do more talking instead of l=
istening=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut your wife or=
 children might just be right!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3EThis therefore is the key to change; this is the secret to success in fam=
ily deliberations =96 LISTEN with a humble heart=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAsk questions=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3ETry to understand your children=92s point of view=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETimes change but values don=92t=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYour ability to listen humbly, =
will show them that you value their opinion, which is really another way of =
saying, =91I love you=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Change that comes through forceful arrogance is not change but bullying=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOnly change that comes throug=
h love will last=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ELet your home be filled with loving chan=
ge=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EChange that comes thro=
ugh open and friendly discussions=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EUse meal times to talk through issues affecting your family=2E <SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3ESwitch the TV off while you eat =
together=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEnjoy each other=
=92s company=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAsk question=
s, listen=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBe ready to see=
 the funny side of things, learn to laugh at yourself=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELife is too short to be sad=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
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I=92ll end with a Short Course on Human Relations that I have had pinned to =
the side of my desk for the last seven years=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhy not take the whole family through the course this we=
ek around an evening meal=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
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LIGN: justify'=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick M=
arsh is the founder of the Fatherhood Foundation=2E=A0 Married for 27 years =
he is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age fr=
om 21 years to 9 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and=
 public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</P=3E<P=3E=
<BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a hr=
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ONG=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING =96 WATCHING THE CLOCK<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify' align=3Dleft=3E<BR=3EBefore =
I start, I=92d just like to reinforce to all our readers the importance of r=
eading these articles with an open mind=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat you must remember is this =96 I am speaking purely from my=
 own experiences and mistakes=2E I do not profess to be an expert on any of =
these topics; I just feel it may be helpful to share what I am experiencing =
as a father of young children, and perhaps shed some light on issues we may =
be challenged with as we raise our kids=2E If the message we convey can help=
 just one, then we have achieved our aim=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAnyway, back to busi=
ness=2E It=92s</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DFR-CA style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA'=3E d=E9=
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i-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E time fellas =96 thought I=92d revisit an earlier t=
heme; spending time with your kids=2E I feel it important to reiterate the i=
mportance of this topic, not because I=92ve run out of ideas, but because of=
 its relevance in the child rearing area=2E <B=3EWatching the clock</B=3E =96=
 I do it all day at work=2E Constantly racing that second hand, trying to ge=
t everything done in the ever-decreasing hours allowed; nine hours at work j=
ust isn=92t enough=2E Hang on a minute, nine hours at work, eight hours asle=
ep, 1 hour driving around doing =91stuff=92, 2 hours doing the school routin=
e, 2 hours doing the boss=92 lawns (just kidding), doesn=92t leave much time=
 for =91life=92 activities=2E What about some quality time with the wife and=
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di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWhy do we, as adults, become so consumed in everyt=
hing else that our children have to take a backseat=3F Is the boss more impo=
rtant than our own children=3F Will the office survive without me there=3F D=
o we really ENJOY spending that extra hour a day in front of the computer=3F=
 I think not=2E I think we have got our priorities a little muddled=2E Using=
 myself as an example, I have been doing 9-10 hour days (no extra pay) since=
 starting my new job, just to make a good impression, to learn and to show a=
 level of commitment=2E I wonder what sort of impression I am making to my w=
ife and kids=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
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t'=3EI am not trying to make anyone feel guilty here, just letting the alarm=
 bells ring a little=2E Time is something of a scarcity in our lives today; =
we need to manage it well=2E In this time management process we must priorit=
ise our activities, realising the things in our lives that we hold close to =
our heart deserve the higher percentage of time=2E Time is not something we =
can invent =96 there is only 24 hours in the day=2E It is how we both utilis=
e, and allocate these hours that are important=2E I know for a fact that my =
son and I going for 5am surfs every Saturday morning means more to him than =
most anything=2E It doesn=92t take a lot of effort =96 just a level of commi=
tment=2E It=92s not an easy thing =96 to change, but make an effort=2E As my=
 boss always says =96 effort must go rewarded=2E<B=3E<U=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</U=
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leven years=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who lives on the Sunshine Coast i=
n Queensland=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t lost his sense of humour=2E=
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 as they near the end of their lives, often regret having spent so much time=
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iday I stood by his bedside as he took his last breath=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe died at the age of 95 with no regrets over =
the way he carried out his role as a father and grandfather=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
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'=3EAfterwards, while filling out hospital forms, I hesitated at the heading=
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spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI only knew that he would work for just a shor=
t time and then leave his job so that he could enjoy his family=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen the money ran out he would get a=
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earnt that he worked as a builder=92s labourer, caretaker, painter, farm lab=
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During the 1930=92s he drove a bullock team=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
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roperty developer=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe once=
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afford to pay=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOn many occ=
asions young families paid very little and on at least one occasion, they pa=
id nothing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe was a givin=
g man and when he had little left to give, he gave out of the little he had=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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dana'=3EWe lived a simple life and I don=92t recall ever having any more tha=
n we needed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI also rememb=
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AN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: ju=
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new what was worth having and provided us with an ideal lifestyle=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur old weatherboard house was no s=
howplace but it was full of contentment, laughter and security=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe location was perfect=2E From our c=
liff top position we had an uninterrupted view of the vast expanse of the Pa=
cific Ocean=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEach morning =
at breakfast we would watch the waves, the dolphins and an occasional whale=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETo the south we had views o=
f a headland, two lighthouses, a small fishing harbour and rock pools=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAll there were within a few min=
utes walk=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETo the north we=
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osest=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
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dren enjoy themselves=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThi=
s was his prosperity=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe o=
nce delighted us when we discovered a young kangaroo in our backyard=2E<SPAN=
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guin in our bathtub=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
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ank on the form next to the heading =91Occupation=92=2E There is a word that=
 well describes his job, his efforts, his role, his purpose, his motivation,=
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that word is<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E =91Father=92</B=3E=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E=A0 =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ERoland Foster is an =
non-custodial father, separated since 1997, with 5 young children aged betwe=
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eformer who believes Australia's current laws are contributing to the creati=
on of our fatherless society=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<d=
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'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Eco=
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t'=3ELife Formulas<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microso=
ft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</H1=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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g=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size=
: 12=2E0pt'=3EOur world is full of formulas=2E An infant, once weaned from m=
um=92s milk goes on a formula=2E Science describes part of our world in term=
s of formulas=2E Business use formulas in products and management processes=2E=
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use formulas=3F The answer is a resounding YES=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US s=
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=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWhat is a life formula=3F Well, a formul=
a is a general rule, fact or principle expressed in usually mathematical sym=
bols=2E It could also be a statement intended to express some fundamental tr=
uth or principle=2E What are some examples of formulas=3F Here are a few :<o=
:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-=
bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE:=
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ar without central locking, always lock the drivers door with the key=2E<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bi=
di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EFill up your car when the gauge is reading =BC ful=
l=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EPlan to arrive anywhere 10 mins before th=
e appointed time<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAllow a specific time factor f=
or anyone you know is habitually late for appointments eg 30 or 60 mins<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAlways write down name and date in a notebook when yo=
u lend out anything to anybody<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EGive your childr=
en 10 affirmations before any chastisement, ie ratio of 10 : 1<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-siz=
e: 12=2E0pt'=3EAlways greet your family positively when you get home, no mat=
ter how you feel=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EHave a good family holiday on=
ce a year<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EDate your spouse once a month=2E (or =
whenever you can make it)<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
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ne outings with your children<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
eg fortnightly, monthly or bimonthly=2E The greater the frequency, the bette=
r=2E I manage to do this with my son weekly (as I only have one)<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN=
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size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESpend 15 mins planning the next day, the night before<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESpend 30 mins each Sun reflecting on the week before<=
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pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso=
-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ETake a weekend off for yourself once a year=2E =
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
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 can be a little more complex if this helps you=2E I work on a 3x3x3 formula=
 for my life=2E What this means for me is simply this : 3 weekends a month h=
ome, 3 nights a week home (Mon to Fri) and 3 hours contact time with family =
each night I am home=2E Hence, I try not to book more than one weekend away =
a month and more than 2 week nights a week out on commitments=2E If I miss o=
ut, I try to make it up=2E For example, if I have had 3 nights out one week,=
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: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe key for you is to identify wh=
at you are trying to achieve in your family and fathering=2E Then work out s=
ome simple formula that will help you achieve this=2E Its not difficult but =
just takes some time and effort=2E Then try it out and modify it if you need=
 to=2E Once you find something good, stick to it=2E Most of all, ensure that=
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size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US'=3ERichard Yiap is married to Yokai=
 and they have one son=2E Fathering is a great passion of Richard's and his =
time is devoted to mentoring and assisting young people in personal developm=
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