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I made our annual pilgrimage to the Hillsong Men=92s Conference in Sydney=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s great to hear 4000 m=
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ugby Union on giant screen TV=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EIt=92s great to be in the presence of so many men at one time, a rare p=
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t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EOne of the speakers, Paul de Jong told a story of meetin=
g one of the famous Navy SEALs in Virginia Beach=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Navy SEALs are the elite of the elite, commonly =
regarded as among the best soldiers in the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey would even give Australia=92s SAS boys a good r=
un for their money, or should I say a good swim=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs part of their training, a SEAL will be dropped 10k=
m offshore, in the middle of the night, in a 3m swell and then be required t=
o swim back to shore in the dark=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThey even have to do this while handcuffed to another Navy SEAL=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey are trained to go beyond=
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e a little black beeper on our belt, if we press it, they will come and resc=
ue us=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http:/=
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, we are out of the Navy SEALs=2E=94<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThe Navy SEAL told Paul that if this beeper goes off, he has to rep=
ort for active duty and could be fighting undercover war in another country =
within 24 hours=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe would =
not even be able to tell his wife where he was=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis particular soldier had a growing family, with a y=
oung daughter and another baby on the way=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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t'=3EPaul asked this soldier, =93What if we tried to stop you=3F=94<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe SEAL replied, taciturn and firm,=
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l declined to argue but continued the conversation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=93You mean that you could be called at a moment=92=
s notice, into active service against the enemies of the United States, and =
may die in another country and your wife and children would never know=3F=94=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Navy SEAL looked Paul i=
n the eye and said, =93The trouble with you is that you don=92t understand t=
hat I was born for the freedom of the United States of America=2E=94<o:p=3E<=
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idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EPaul de Jong used this story as an illustration o=
f the committment needed to succeed as a dedicated =91family man=92 in the 2=
1st<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ecentury=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPaul<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3Esaid, =93Life without resolve will diminish into nothingness=2E=94=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis story really brought h=
ome to me the need for us as men to have a total and unswerving committment =
to the relationships in our lives that are really important=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe two relationships most crucial to the=
 survival of our families in the 21st century are those between a mother and=
 father, and a father and his children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EAs fathers we must maintain absolute committment to being in ac=
tive service for our families at all times=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur level of committment will be the measure of how we tre=
asure our loved ones=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
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Consider the saying, =91Life without resolve will diminish to nothingness=92=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EResolve to renew your co=
mmittment not just to your country but to your family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EStrong families mean a stro<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D=
'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Ffami=
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N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe greatest way you can serve =
your country is to commit your love and your life to your family=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJust like our friend the Navy SEAL w=
as born for the freedom of his country, you were born to be a blessing to yo=
ur wife and children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
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bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWarwick Marsh<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been marrie=
d=A0to Alison for=A027 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=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<f=
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I love giving people presents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EThe process of selecting a gift based on what I know about the recipien=
t, their personality, interests and desires, can be challenging=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is however fun and rewarding=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen I give a gift I know that=
 this person knows I have thought about them and that I value them=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBuying presents for your own baby =
though, is a different kettle of fish=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EA baby=92s personality is just developing=2E Likes and interest=
s can change rapidly and frequently=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EPurchasing gifts for <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
com=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fbaby=5F&=5Frattle%20125=2Ej=
pg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Ea baby using the same criteria as I=
 would for an adult is unrealistic=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EMy eldest daughter is almost two=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOver the past few years, I=92ve gleaned a lot of practical=
 information about how, and what, to buy, from other parents, books, experts=
 and hard experience=2EThe first present I ever bought for my first daughter=
 was a pair of socks with her name on them=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAt the time, mum was only four months pregnant, the socks =
I bought were size 5!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI like=
 to think that, these days, I select gifts more appropriately=2E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EFrequent acquisition of=
 new clothes for a baby, who is growing like a mushroom, is of course, a nec=
essity=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWith time I have l=
earned, the hard way, to leave clothes' selection up to mum=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENow when I dress the girls in clothes whi=
ch mum has hand-picked, she still, almost invariably, has some critique rega=
rding my colour co-ordination, choice of styles or appropriateness to the da=
y=92s weather=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E(If a man s=
ays something in the forest, and there are no women around to hear it, is he=
 still wrong=3F)<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EKeeping thi=
s in mind, when I go to shop for baby presents, I try to stick to furniture =
or toys=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EThere =
is an overwhelming variety of toys on the market=2E It can be helpful to app=
ly some selection guidelines to narrow the field=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA good toy should be:<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://w=
ww=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fsafe=5Ftoys=5F=
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ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3ESAFE</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EFirst and foremost, a toy <U=3Emust</=
U=3E be safe=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt must have=
 no sharp edges or abrasive textures and no small parts=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt must be easy to clean and durable=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBear in mind that your child will=
 drop and throw toys, bang them together and suck on them=2E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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</STRONG=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EIn =
their first two years babies minds develop at an exponential rate (more than=
 ever after)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey are lea=
rning from everything around them=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EVery young babies benefit from toys that encourage them to grasp an=
d manipulate, doing new things with their hands and bodies=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is important for the development of b=
asic motor skills, as well as an<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3Eawareness that they can make a difference to this world around them=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you buy a cot gym or mobi=
le (decorative and practical!), hang it where your baby can reach to activat=
e it themselves=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
Older babies (9-12 months+) enjoy toys which can be utilized in a variety of=
 ways=2E Things like construction blocks, dolls and tools=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis encourages creative thinking and probl=
em solving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EStuffed toys, =
on the whole, are a bad investment=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThey take up a lot of space, get dirty easily and are difficult to=
 clean=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETheir range of use=
s is limited=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHaving said =
this, most children like to have a comforter=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA quality sheepskin is eminently more practical=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf I buy a fluffy toy I like it t=
o have interactive features such as movable limbs, changeable clothes or lig=
hts, sounds and actions which a child can activate=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOne character who is very popular with both my gir=
ls (5 months and 22 months), is that furry red fellow who giggles and jiggle=
s when you tickle his tummy=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<=
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Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3ELet the experts (your children) guide=
 you in this department=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EW=
herever possible, allow your child to have a play with something before you =
invest in it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWatch what t=
hey do, if they respond well, it may be worth buying=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf they respond <U=3Ereally </U=3Ewell, you may =
have no choice!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETry not to o=
verdose on plastic and primary colours, although they just scream FUN=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EChildren enjoy natural colours =
and textures too=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=
=3E<STRONG=3ELONG-TERM ENJOYABLE</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
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MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EDon=92t buy too many small, cheap =
toys=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt can be painful wh=
en a parent has to go through a menagerie of potentially cherished toys and =
get rid of some=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESave your=
 money for larger, well considered purchases=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey will give you and your child better value,<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eparticularly if they can be put to v=
arious uses or converted to different functions=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EPRACTICAL</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=
=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EOur homes a=
re full of potential toys=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
In fact many toys are simply small replicas of everyday objects, like plasti=
c teasets, cookware or handbags=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EPerhaps you have something at home that would suffice=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI=92m not suggesting that you give your b=
aby a functioning hammer drill, but there are plenty of real things which th=
ey would love to play with=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
If an object is safe, give it to your child and see how creatively they will=
 use it=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRON=
G=3EEDUCATIONAL</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EI=92ve deliberately left this 'til the end because I=
 believe that educational value is over-exaggerated in toy marketing=2E<SPAN=
 style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDon=92t be sucked in by claims t=
hat a particular toy is 'a necessity'=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3ENo one toy is essential to your child=92s development=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn saying this though, I want to e=
ncourage you not to skip books=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EFew things are more valuable to a developing child than books=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EReading with your child requires =
mutual participation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey=
 are never too young to start=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EIf you find yourself overwhelmed by the range and various cl=
aims of toys on the market, I hope that these criteria, and some of your own=
 devising, can help to clear the muddy waters=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EToys are fun and useful but remember, the mo=
st important play material for your children is sensitive and responsive peo=
ple=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENothing money can buy=
 will substitute for the time you spend with your babies=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPerhaps instead of that expensive, battery p=
owered wonder toy, you could invest in a sling or backpack seat, so you can =
all go for a bushwalk together=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 15pt'=3E<FONT col=
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s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EMobiles that move and make sou=
nds, manipulative toys like rattles, busy boxes or squeezy animals, things w=
ith interesting or various textures=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
RGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 15pt'=3E<FONT color=3Dslateblue=3E<STRONG=3E6-12 months</S=
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Wooden blocks, balls, dolls, containers and objects <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'h=
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<STRONG=3E12-18 months</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3ESimple puzzles, push and pull toys (preferably with =
cargo space), cars, trucks and planes, stacking and nesting toys=2E</P=3E<P =
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l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EProps and clothes for dress-ups, ride on c=
ars, tractors etc=2E, crayons and colouring books, mini gardening tools=2E</=
P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EThe next issue=A0w=
ill be=A0tips on buying furniture and equipment for your babies!</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=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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t2 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3EJason Emslie is 25 y=
ears old=2E He is=A0the father of two beautiful little girls and a stepson, =
13 years of age=2E=A0 Jason does voluntary work for the Fatherhood Foundatio=
n and is a passionate father and family man=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoB=
odyText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0</P=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div a=
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</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td wid=
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3; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EA father came home =
from work one day and was greeted by his young son=2E <BR=3E=93Dad=94, he sa=
id, =93how much do you make an hour=3F=94 <BR=3E=93That's personal, son=2E E=
ven your mother doesn't know that=94, the father replied=2E <BR=3E=93Yes, da=
d, but how much=3F=94 <BR=3E=93Twenty dollars an hour, son=2E=94 <BR=3E=93Ca=
n I have ten dollars=3F=94 <BR=3E=93No, son=2E Now off to bed with you=2E=94=
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ns door and entered=2E <BR=3E=93I've thought about it son=2E Here's the ten =
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pt'=3ERecently I have been pondering the relevance of this statement in my o=
wn life=2E It has been a number of years since I separated but I still strug=
gle with a lack of vision for my life=2E It doesn=92t really matter how you =
come to be separated from your children and their mother, I think at some ti=
me we all experience the same thing - a need to re-evaluate our vision for o=
ur life=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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ould be fair to say that I was sold the happy ever after and live for the ch=
ildren, work hard and move ahead as a family unit message=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThese are great messages but when you reali=
se that situation has now changed, it becomes important to recast a vision f=
or your life=2E I hasten to add that I haven=92t perished as such yet, but I=
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: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI accept that there is a great em=
otional toll which accompanies divorce and separation, including from spouse=
 and children, so I don=92t want to sound like I=92m denying that in any way=
=2E I also agree that the financial strain is difficult to bear, yet I canno=
t get past the statement that without vision people perish=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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MILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAs I stated earlier, I=92m st=
ill breathing but my life feels like it=92s been on hold for far too long an=
d I attribute that to a lack of vision for my own life=2E Having said that I=
 wish to add that I still struggle to cast a vision for my life, but I am en=
couraged to do so by the statistics that say that of the population only a v=
ery small percent become rich and of those studied, they all carried with th=
em their vision for their life=2E The really successful ones reviewed that v=
ision <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/cl=
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=3EYou don=92t have to aim to be a zillionaire, but we all need to set a vis=
ion for our lives=2E If you=92re now separated or divorced, recast a vision=2E=
 With a vision you will always reach a greater height than without a vision=2E=
 I encourage you to recast yourself a vision, and if it seems selfish, that=92=
s a reflection of how things have changed, not a reflection of diminished lo=
ve for your children=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EIn t=
he long run kids benefit from seeing us move ahead, and we all want the best=
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dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EColin Stollery, CPA and Business Consu=
ltant, is a committed father of two boys aged 9 & 10 and has been separated =
for nine years=2E Colin is an avid reader and is keen to encourage other sin=
gle dads=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EFatherless Family Facts</STRONG=3E</F=
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ustify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Ron Hellyer</FONT=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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ughout the coming weeks, we shall be presenting a number of facts<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eregarding fatherlessness in Australia =
and around the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt i=
s important to understand not only some of the vital statistics, but the res=
ultant effects that stem from the absence of fathers in families=2E<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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e=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E<FONT size=
=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EA study carried out in the United Kingdom, cal=
led Experiments in Living: The Fatherless Family, in September 2002 found th=
ree main reasons for the fatherless family, which were:</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<UL=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;=
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=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EDivorce</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<D=
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layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-=
bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EBirths ou=
tside marriage</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: =
none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: A=
rial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EChanges in marriage and coha=
bitation </FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E</UL=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align:=
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Arial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EThe experiment also found t=
hat fewer children live with both their mother and their father, although mo=
st people still believe in the ideal of marriage=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
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rial'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3D=
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-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-f=
amily: Arial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EIn the section entit=
led Children Living without their Biological Fathers, the study found that c=
hildren:</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<UL=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal =
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ne'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Ari=
al'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3Eare more likely to live in pov=
erty and deprivation;</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-=
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mily: Arial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3Ehave more trouble in =
school; </FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3Etend have more trouble getting along=
 with others; </FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: =
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rial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3Ehave higher risk of health p=
roblems;</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3Eat a greater risk of suffering physi=
cal, emotional, or sexual abuse; and are more likely to run away from home=2E=
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ial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EAs teenagers living without t=
heir biological fathers they:</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<UL=3E<LI=3E<D=
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bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3Eare more =
likely to experience problems and sexual health, are more likely to become t=
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2=3EFamily First=92s call for a fatherhood inquiry has received the support =
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organisation to make a submission to the committee=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
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Dear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=85The child =
and family services provided by the Victorian government recognizes the impo=
rtant role of fathers as well as mothers in caring for their children and se=
ek to engage or support both parents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThe Maternal and Child Health Service includes fathers in a range =
of forums=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESome local serv=
ices offer activities targeted specifically at fathers=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SP=
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ze: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe Victorian government is committed to continuing to impro=
ve the health, development, learning and wellbeing of young children and the=
ir families=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=85 =91Best Start=92 partnerships are now active in 11 p=
arts of Victoria covering some 27 percent of young children and actively enc=
ourage the involvement of fathers as well as mothers in providing leadership=
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ere is now widespread community support for fathers being closely involved, =
from birth on, with the care of their children=85Some evidence showing the d=
irect gains for children that can flow from this involvement, for example, p=
aternal support leading to longer breastfeeding=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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=2E0pt'=3EI wish you well in your work of encouraging fathers to take pride =
in their task, their partners and their children, and to take time to be wit=
h them, particularly in the early years of life=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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Dear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=85I feel tha=
t the information provided in The 12pt Plan will provide a valuable basis fo=
r developing strategies that will strengthen the role of fatherhood in the S=
hoalhaven community=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI commend the Fou=
ndation for its work in producing The 12pt Plan as I believe it will become =
a valuable resource for councils in preparing their strategies for the futur=
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