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oke about the joy a father experiences when his children do something comple=
tely from their own initiative=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EThis is the final goal of all good fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is really what being a father is all about=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERob Parsons explains it brill=
iantly in the final chapter of =91The Sixty Minute Father=92, =A9 Rob Parson=
s 1995, Hodder & Stoughton=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
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PAN=3EEverything that has gone before is simply a preparation for this=2E</S=
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s teaching his daughter to ride a bicycle=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe holds the back of the saddle to steady her as she wobble=
s her way down the road=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ES=
he finds the task difficult, but so long as the father=92s hand is there, sh=
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di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe key is in that father=92s hand=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt gives her the security she needs to go=
 a little faster, to sit a little more upright=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EShe may never know that occasionally he took his hand =
away, and then quickly put it back before she could know=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut the father knows that the hand on the sa=
ddle is just for a moment and that the day will come soon when she won=92t n=
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 as fathers are working towards this moment=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESure, we will always be dads to our children, but ultimat=
ely we are preparing them to ride their own bike on the winding road of life=
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erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe challenges before us as fathers,=
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years=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging =
in age from 22 years to=A010 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, =
producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=
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 to test our vocabulary=2E Say these next few words in a hurry =96 =91<I=3EP=
ulchritudinous=92=2E, =91Zoroastrianism=92=2E, =91Xhosa=92=2E, </I=3EYeah =96=
 pretty hard to say eh! Think it can=92t get any tougher, think again=2E I=92=
ve done considerable research on this inability to pronounce =91hard=92 word=
s, and have found somewhat of a phenomenon only peculiar to the male species=
=2E They find it most difficult to say the following =96 =93I Love You=94=2E=
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n any three sodiummonoflourophosphates=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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as men, find it so difficult to say those three simple words above=3F Are we=
 too Macho=3F Aren=92t men supposed to share their feelings=3F Remember the =
first couple of years courting and dating - the flowers on Valentines Day we=
re so pre<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast=
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cious, the cards for no reason, and the chocolates shared sitting on the lov=
e seat=2E Weren=92t they wonderful days! There were no shortages of =93I Lov=
e You=94 in those day=92s, gentlemen=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EJust a gentle re=
minder, people, that there is still a heart shaped vacuum in the human breas=
t that only those three beautiful words can fill=2E As suggested by well kno=
wn US author Charles Swindoll, to love and to be loved is the bedrock of our=
 existence=2E The human race =93Needs=94 love to as a secondary to oxygen=85=
it gives us purpose=2E He also recognises that love must also flex and adapt=
, for rigid love is not a true love=2E Genuine love willingly waits, isn=92t=
 pushy or demanding=2E Real love is not shortsighted, selfish, or insensitiv=
e=2E Real love detects needs, and does what is best for the other person wit=
hout being told=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText styl=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe greatest treatise ever written on=
 the subject can be found in (1 Corinthians 13:4-7); Love is patient, love i=
s kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not=
 act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take =
into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejo=
ices with the truth; bears=85believes=85hopes=85endures all things=2E<o:p=3E=
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=2E0pt'=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblas=
t/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Farg-bouncing-sign-i-love-you=2Egif' align=3Dleft=
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ied out, questioning participants what they would say, given an opportunity =
to once again talk to a recent lost loved one=2E The most common response gi=
ven one more second together was this; =93I=92d tell them just once more =91=
I Love You'=94=2E Three simple words that can mean so much=2E Tell your chil=
dren you love them, tell your partner, tell your friend=2E You see, we are o=
n this big planet for but a short time=85every second counts!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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t'=3EMen, take the challenge now=85say the three words we find so difficult =
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e=2E He is married with three children aged two,=A0ten and=A0thirteen years=2E=
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puters in the future may weigh no more than 1=2E5 tons=2E'<SPAN style=3D'mso=
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ing the relentless march of science, 1949</FONT=3E</PRE=3E<PRE=3E<FONT face=3D=
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iness books for</FONT=3E</PRE=3E<PRE=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EPrentice Hall,=
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=3E</PRE=3E<PRE=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<B=3E5=2E</B=3E=A0'But what =2E=2E=2E=
 is it good for=3F'<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E--Engine=
er at the Advanced Computing</FONT=3E</PRE=3E<PRE=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3ES=
ystems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip=2E</FONT=3E</PRE=3E=
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--Ken</FONT=3E</PRE=3E<PRE=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EOlson, president, chairm=
an and founder of Digital Equipment Corp=2E, 1977</FONT=3E</PRE=3E<PRE=3E<FO=
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rofessor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction</FON=
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e=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D=
'anchor5'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=
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blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue57- 29th September, 2003=5Fdad kid foot=
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l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAs I walked up the main street of Wollongong one =
day this week, I heard a voice cry out my name=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt was an old friend of mine who I knew was now a sing=
le dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe had experienced=
 the full brunt of the Family Court=92s injustice=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis divorce was both painful and bitter=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESimon had subsequently walked away f=
rom a very good job on the wharves and become another one of those =91single=
 father, unemployment statistics=92 that we hear so much about=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D =
'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ESimon had not heard very mu=
ch about our work at the Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI found myself telling him that if I had been told two=
 years ago that I would become an advocate for single fathers in crisis, I w=
ould never have believed it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3EAll along I have had a deep concern for fathers and families, but I had n=
ever really understood the incredible injustice single fathers face at the h=
ands of the system=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERoland=
 Foster, a consistent contributor to our weekly email, has been part of my e=
ducation process=2E The sad fact is of course that he has not been the only =
one=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere are hundreds of=
 thousands and even millions in his position=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http=
://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5FWarwick=5F=
John%20Anderson=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3EI told Simon how=
 recently in Wollongong I had given evidence to the House of Representatives=
 =91Enquiry on Shared Parenting and the Child Support Agency=92=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI recounted to him how I was able to =
speak without fear or favour for single dads who have been betrayed by the s=
ystem=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe fact that I am =
still happily married to my first wife, with no intention of ever using the =
services provided by the Family Court, spoke volumes to the parliamentary en=
quiry=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Fatherhood Foun=
dation will continue to advocate for equity and justice for fathers in marri=
age break-up=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHaving said =
that, we do not believe all men are without fault, but they certainly deserv=
e just and fair treatment from the courts and government agencies=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs Bettina Arndt often says, =91No =
gender has a monopoly on vice=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation believes that children need both a father =
and a mother, not just a father, or just a mother, but equal access to both =
parents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf course, this i=
s easier said than done, but this must be the starting point in the unfortun=
ate incidence of family breakdown=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThe real answer is to encourage stronger relationships all the way =
round=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is what the Fa=
therhood Foundation is all about and will continue to be about=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETo quote a very old saying, =91An ounc=
e of prevention is worth a pound of cure=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHelping single fathers is not our forte, but we will cont=
inue to stand for justice for the single fathers of Australia=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAustralia=92s children also need justice =
for their dads=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThis ma=
y be my first Single Dads contribution in fathersonline=2Eorg, but it will n=
ot be my last=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
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MILY: Verdana'=3EYours for justice & equity for fathers<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
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ges/fathers=5Fissue57- 29th September, 2003=5Fbathtime baby=2Ebmp' align=3Dl=
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SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EBathtime is Quality Time</FONT=3E</SPAN=
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EN-AU'=3EHow to bathe your baby<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EWash your hands<o:p=3E<=
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AN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-=
bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EPut the heater or fire=
 on if it=92s winter=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf i=
t=92s summer find a nice patch of sunlight=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMake a space on a rug, blanket or change table=2E(Do not g=
et into the habit of drying and dressing baby on a bed or couch, in 5 or 6 m=
onths they will be rolling over and wriggling away!)<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -=
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thes, Powder or cream, Wipes(just in case), A bowl of cooled boiled water(a =
small amount of baby soap can be added after a few weeks, but plain water is=
 best for newborns), Cotton wool, Cotton tips, Baby nail clippers or scissor=
s, A broad, stable, resealable container with a little olive oil in it=2E (y=
ou need to be able to get some on your fingers with only one hand), Two towe=
ls (in case one is soiled)<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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low for instructions on how to make a perfect baby towel=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
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t-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EPrepare the bath=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA newborn can be bathed in a baby<IMG =
hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimag=
es/fathers=5Fbaby=5Ftub=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E bath w=
hich can be moved so as to be convenient to your dressing area, or in the ba=
thtub or kitchen sink=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESo =
long as the tub is very clean and free from precipitous or sharp objects and=
 the room is warm=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFill th=
e tub with warm water 8=94 to 10=94 deep=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you are using a small tub, leave space for the volume of =
your baby, and your hands, to displace some water=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECheck the temperature carefully! Swirl the water th=
oroughly with your left hand to even the temperature then dip the soft skin =
on the underside of your right wrist in the water=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf the water is comfortably warm for you, then it i=
s right for your baby=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPla=
in water is fine for a newborn, as your baby gets older ( around 6-10 weeks =
) you can start to add a drop or two of baby soap=2E( available from a super=
market )<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you are bathing =
baby in the bathtub put down a mat or folded towel for yourself to kneel on=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUnless you have your baby b=
ath right next to your dressing area, spread one of your towels on the carpe=
t nearby i=2Ee=2E: just outside the bathroom door=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThese preparations may seem elabor=
ate, but after a few times you will establish a routine and allocate conveni=
ent positions for necessary accessories=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EBathe your baby every day if possible, soon it will become seco=
nd nature=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
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TYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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y bubby down on your spare towel in your dressing area=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUndress her down to a nappy and wrap her in th=
e towel=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime to wash her =
face first=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDip a cotton w=
ool ball in the boiled water, squeeze it out so it is just damp, and wipe ge=
ntly over one eyelid from the nose outward=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDiscard this cotton wool and grab a fresh one to do the sa=
me for her other eye=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUsin=
g another fresh cotton wool ball, wipe over the rest of her face=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUse cotton tips to very gently clean=
 her nostrils and ears=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDo=
n=92t probe inside, just clean lightly around the opening=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EUnwrap bubby, take off her na=
ppy, clean up any poos=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELi=
ft her gently to the tub=2E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fbath4=2Egif' align=3Dright vspace=
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Hold your baby with your left hand (reverse this if you are left-handed) und=
er her shoulders, supporting her neck, and close your thumb and forefinger i=
n a ring around the top of her arm=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3ELower baby into the water with both hands submerging all of her ex=
cept her face=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOnce your b=
aby is in the water use your other hand (the one not supporting her head) to=
 carefully rub the water over her skin=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EPay special attention to the folds of skin around her armpits, =
groin and neck=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EKeep bubby=
=92s face out of the water=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
It is likely she will want to turn her head to have a look at the water (it =
is interesting stuff)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou=
 need to be her guide in this, getting water in the eyes, mouth and nose of =
a very young baby can distress them and also poses a slight though unnecessa=
ry risk of infections=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhe=
n my children reach 4-6 months they are starting on solid foods and have som=
e immunity=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI let them tur=
n their heads to have a taste of the bathwater, they like it=2E(do not do th=
is if you suspect the bathwater may be contaminated with faeces)=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAlso around this time you can introd=
uce some bath toys=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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l; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=
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t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN=
-AU'=3EHaving washed bubby, retaining your head support grip, take her legs =
in your other hand and lift her onto the towel spread nearby=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWrap her up, pick up your spare towel and=
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IGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=
=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-=
language: EN-AU'=3EDry her off using a gentle patting motion rather than wip=
ing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBe careful to dry beh=
ind her ears, under her arms and between her toes and dry her hair thoroughl=
y=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESkin left damp, particu=
larly in these areas can quickly develop rashes=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18=
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AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=B7<SPAN style=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-=
SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' Ne=
w Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EWhen baby is dry, take away the damp tow=
el and lay her on her back=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Hold bubby with one hand and collect a little olive oil on the other=2E<SPAN=
 style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEver so gently stroke the oil ov=
er her skin, turn her over and do the same on her back=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou don=92t need to rub the oil in or work our=
 any knots in your baby=92s muscles=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis massage aids bay lymphatic and circulatory systems, =
reduces the chance of skin complaints, helps babies develop proprioception a=
nd an awareness of themselves as separate to their environment=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt also communicates your affection to=
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0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; tab-stops: list 18=2E0pt; mso-list: l1=
3 level1 lfo25'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=B7<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE=
: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EPat b=
aby=92s skin over again with a dry towel to remove any excess oil=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDress her, wrap her and empty the t=
ub=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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bol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=B7<SPAN styl=
e=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: n=
ormal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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y=92s nails clipped regularly or she may scratch her face, baby=92s skin is =
very soft=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
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<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-an=
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</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18p=
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12=2E0pt'=3E=B7<SPAN style=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIG=
HT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=
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=3E=B7<SPAN style=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: norma=
l; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ECut it into 3 pieces, 2 squares =
and a strip from the middle about 5 or 6=94 wide=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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TYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New Times Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ECut a 6=94 X 6=94 square from your strip,=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; =
tab-stops: list 18=2E0pt; mso-list: l28 level1 lfo33'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-=
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=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESew a triangle onto a corner of each of your=
 large squares with the long (diagonal) side left open to create a little ho=
od=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHem any cut edges and =
your done=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; tab-stops: list 18=2E0pt; mso-list=
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IZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' New=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ETo u=
se the towel, lay bubby diagonally with her head nestled in the hood corner=2E=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
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AN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3EI hope this is helpful to any new dads who are not confident about ba=
thing=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bid=
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ecial time to talk to your baby and get to know them=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey will show you, in their way just how beauti=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3EJason Emslie is 25 years old=2E=
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passionate father and family man=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-fareast-font-=
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r=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3Dlightcoral size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3EYou=
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</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1=
50%; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dleft=3E<SPAN=3EThe motion=A0 that was put b=
e Andrew Evans MLC in the South Australian State=A0Parliament last week , re=
garding the status of Fathers, will be considerd in the coming weeks=2E The =
awareness of Fatherhood is rapidly increasing=2E The terms of reference are =
as follows:</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt =
18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dleft=3E<SPAN=3E<FONT fa=
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nter=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3ETHE =
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GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E=A0<o:p=3E<=
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yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat a Select Committee of the Legi=
slative Council be appointed to investigate and report upon:-</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso=
-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-family=
: Arial'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E(a) The status of=
 fathers in South Australia by reference to the current level of recognition=
 of their role in family formation and child rearing and in the support give=
n to them by the public and private sectors and the community in general<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;=
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MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT=
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font-family: Arial'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E(b) Th=
e current difficulties facing fathers in South Australia from an economic, s=
ocial, financial, legal and health perspective in the formation and maintena=
nce of the family unit</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
FONT-FAMILY: ' New=3F=3F Courier=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT=
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soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT:=
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(c) The nature and availability of government and non-government support and=
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le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%'=3E<SP=
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N lang=3DEN-AU=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E(d) The way=
s in which the status of fathers and the level of support given to them in t=
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ER-SPACING: -0=2E1pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EII=2E That s=
tanding order=A0389 be suspended as to enable the chairperson of the committ=
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style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT=
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'FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0=2E1pt'=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EIII=2E That this council permits the select co=
mmittee to authorise the disclosure or publication, as it thinks fit, of any=
 evidence or documents presented to the committee prior to such evidence bei=
ng presented to the council=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SP=
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'=3EIV=2E <FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThat standing order=A0396 be suspe=
nded as to enable strangers to be admitted when the select committee is exam=
ining witnesses unless the committee otherwise resolves, but they shall be e=
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-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ETEEN PREGNANCY MORE LIKELY FOR FATHERLESS GIRLS<o:p=3E</=
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This is a touchy issue and we do not seek to bring guilt on anybody=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFollow the link below to find a w=
ell-researched, concise article=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EThis article does not necessarily reflect the views of the Fatherhood=
 Foundation, read it for yourself, if you are interested and perhaps you wil=
l find yourself convinced or just informed=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EInarguably, fatherlessness cau=
ses problems for children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
But it comes down to individuals making their own choices=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs fathers whether currently in contact wit=
h our children or not, the onus is or has been on us to prepare our children=
 for a world where wrong choices can have such dire and permanent consequenc=
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e: 12=2E0pt'=3E20 August 2003<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAs t=
he father of a young family myself, I am fully conscious of the role of fath=
ers in the nurturing and upbringing of children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
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T-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt is sad that too often =
in our society children are being raised without access to the nurture of a =
loving father and too often fathers are restricted from access to, and being=
 there for, their children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
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XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EParenthood places responsibility on both male=
 and female and every endeavour should be made by society to assist both par=
ents in fulfilling this role=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EToo often, however, in disputes between the parents, access to the child=
ren is used as a weapon of punishment, often to the detriment of the father=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
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=3EI have examined the 12 point plan and find myself in general agreement wi=
th the thrust of your proposals=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EThese proposals, of course, will require government and society at al=
l levels to re-adjust what they regard as current norms and standards=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETo achieve this, is one of the =
challenges that politicians at all levels must endeavour to surmount=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
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soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI wi=
sh your Fatherhood Foundation well in it=92s endeavours and can assure you t=
hat the Queensland Coalition will take the 12 point plan into account in the=
 preparation of the policies that we will espouse to the Queensland public=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-=
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<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt'=3ELawrence Springborg<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
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ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ELeader of the Opposition<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt'=3ELeader of the Queensland Coalition<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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=2Eau</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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 12=2E0pt'=3EWhile I was at the Nurses association I campaigned hard for pat=
ernity leave provisions, which recognizes parenting as a dual role=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn addition, I introduced 9 weeks =
of paid paternity leave in a number of workplace agreements=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ETherefore, I write to you to pass on my support and best=
 wishes in your endeavours=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
As parliamentarians, the onus is on us to set the standard we wish to see ad=
opted throughout the nation and it appears the Fatherhood Foundation is crea=
ting the benchmark=85<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-=
size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMember for Drummoyne<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
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ov=2Eau</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</P=3E<P clas=
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<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
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o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
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pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 12=2E0pt'=3EAs a mother of three-now adult- children, I have always appr=
eciated the fact that they had the solid support of their father while growi=
ng up, and indeed, still do=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EYour 12 p=
oint plan is an excellent initiative and I wish you every success in your en=
deavours to support and strengthen the position of fathers in Australia=2E<o=
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t'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-siz=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana=
; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EHon=2E Caroline Schaefer MLC<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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Shadow Minister for Primary Industries<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
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egional Affairs<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEmail: <A href=3D'mailto:mcaroline=2Eschaefe=
r@parliament=2Esa=2Egov=2Eau'=3Ecaroline=2Eschaefer@parliament=2Esa=2Egov=2E=
au</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FO=
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 TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana=
; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThere is a need for a positive change of a=
ttitude toward fathers within governments and bureaucracies=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESpecifically, that the term =91parenting=92=
 should acknowledge parental care by both fathers and mothers=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=
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ust pay more attention to the different learning styles of girls and boys, a=
nd governments should take account of this in their funding arrangements=2E<=
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=85As a mother of three boys, I also agree that our schools need more male t=
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 12=2E0pt'=3EI believe that both mothers and fathers need to be equipped and=
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