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Senator Paul Calvert</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe at the Fatherhood Foundation have b=
een very busy working on a submission for the Federal Government called the =
Australian Fatherhood Initiative Media and Mentoring Strategy=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are hopeful, considering the broad bip=
artisan support for the restoration of fatherhood, that the current Federal =
Government will embrace our recommendations=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Australian Fatherhood Initiative is a comprehensive p=
lan, and includes several key components to encourage and promote fatherhood=
 in Australia=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe ultimat=
e goal is to launch the =91Good to Great=92 Fatherhood Mentoring Course for =
the 21<SUP=3Est</SUP=3E Century, at a national level=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are launching the =91Good to Great=92 Fatherh=
ood Mentoring Course at a Men=92s Dinner 6pm Monday 5<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E April=
, at the Illawarra Leagues Club, Church St, Wollongong=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere is another Breakfast Launch being held i=
n Shellharbour for fathers in the southern Illawarra region=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETo go national we need friends with deep =
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PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPaul Osbo=
rne, previously a front row forward for both the Canberra Raiders and St Geo=
rge Rugby League teams will be speaking at the launch of =91Good to Great=92=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPaul is a devoted father=
 with seven children and has a great sense of humour=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAlso speaking will be Brigadier Jim Wallace, for=
mer commander in chief of the Australian SAS=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe SAS are one of the most feared, special service figh=
ting units in the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJ=
im has been married for 25 years and has two daughters, 17 and 21 years of a=
ge=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen they were little,=
 he knew how to play with Barbie dolls as well as fire a rocket launcher=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJim is a loving father and h=
as contributed to the development of the =91Good to Great=92 Fatherhood Ment=
oring Course=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis course =
will run from the 1<SUP=3Est</SUP=3E week of May 2004, one night per week fo=
r eight weeks=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe know tha=
t distance will preclude the majority of our readers from participating in t=
he =91Good to Great=92 Mentoring Course but if you are within striking dista=
nce of the Illawarra, we urge you to consider the challenge=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation believes that t=
he =91Good to Great=92 Mentoring Course will become a key part of an overall=
 strategy to turn the tide of fatherlessness in Australia today=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAn ounce of prevention is worth a pou=
nd of cure=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EInvestment in =
pro-active fatherhood, parenting and marriage enrichment courses is the way =
forward for our fatherless society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EWe hope that we can bring you positive news in the coming weeks ab=
out our progress at a national and local level regarding these important fat=
herhood initiatives=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYou might remember that a few weeks ago I s=
hared the pain of growing up in a family that was divided=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI wrote about how at a young age I was remo=
ved from my father by my mother and how I was almost sent to a boy=92s home =
with my brother=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI shared =
how the pain of being fatherless was a distinct motivator to start the work =
of the Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EWhat I didn=92t tell you was the deep joy I found of having a strongly c=
ommitted dad (despite difficulties in the home) and the difference it made t=
o me, especially in my teens=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
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My dad was involved in commercial real estate sales in Sydney=2E A talented =
man, he sacrificed his business career for his two sons=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs Mum and Dad didn=92t get on, during my hig=
h school years Mum lived and worked away from home, and Dad took on the bulk=
 of domestic duties to care for my brother and I=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe lost a lot of his business contacts because of hi=
s commitments on the home front=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EHe used to come to our school soccer games and was heavily involved i=
n our growing up activities both inside and outside the home=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGrowing up, you take many of these things=
 for granted, but looking back now I realise that my dad was a heavily commi=
tted pro-active father who sacrificed business and financial success to fath=
er his two boys=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EReading M=
ark Latham=92s story of his dad (affectionately known as =91Mr Mark=92 becau=
se that was all he ever talked about) in last weekend=92s Australian magazin=
e reminded me of my own dad=92s ability to boast about =91his boys=92=2E<SPA=
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ving and committed father can affect the history of the world in a good way=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe opposite is true=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe know that Hitler, Stalin and=
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N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf the Fatherhood Foundation sh=
ould have any success in Australia, perhaps credit should go to a man that p=
ut his children in front of his career=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EMy father=92s short term loss in career opportunities has retur=
ned a long term stake in being part of the restoration of fatherhood in Aust=
ralia=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s a pity he is=
 not alive today to see the fruit of his labour=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECertainly his influence is still with us=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s amazing how far through the ge=
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erdana'=3EBe an involved loving father to your children=2E <SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EBe proud of them=2E Risk embarrassment! You n=
ever know how far your love will go=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EWhat you don=92t achieve in your lifetime, your children could wel=
l achieve in theirs=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for =
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ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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ILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A028 yea=
rs=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in =
age from 23 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, pro=
ducer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font =
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ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
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N: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: =
11=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'=3E<STRONG=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING=A0 =A0=
PARADOX PARENTING<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsof=
t-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
arttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN=3EAsk most p=
eople what it takes to be a good parent, and they'll probably mention things=
 like love, patience, knowledge, and an unending sense of humour=2E While th=
ose are all necessary ingredients in the parenting mix, it appears to me tha=
t parenting is really about mastering the balance between a set of seemingly=
 contradictory principles - this balance lovingly called the paradox of pare=
nting=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: au=
to 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-siz=
e: 11=2E0pt'=3EPlease explain=3F Most=A0of us=A0have good intentions and the=
 strength of will to succeed=2E We really do love our children, and we will =
do whatever it takes to raise them well=2E But many of us lack good thinking=
 and strategy=2E Most parents got our basic training by watching other peopl=
e (like our own parents) make their best guess at raising kids=2E But few pa=
rents enter into this enormous venture with a complete set of tools for maki=
ng it work=2E Parents surely need good intentions and strength of will to su=
cceed=2E But if we don't add good thinking and strategy to our heroic effort=
s, our very care and devotion could wreak destruction on our children and ou=
r homes=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: =
auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 11=2E0pt'=3EAs parents, we can use these seemingly contradictory though=
ts to develop a strategy for parenting the way God parents us=2E Here's how =
the paradox principle can help you navigate the typical parenting storm of c=
onflict=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: =
auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 11=2E0pt'=3EArguments and disagreements are natural characteristics of =
any relationship, especially a complex relationship in close quarters=97like=
 parents and children=2E Let's say you find yourself=A0 arguing with your da=
ughter because she feels her midnight curfew is unreasonable=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: jus=
tify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EAs you d=
iscuss the situation, require that your daughter speak to you in a respectfu=
l tone (being in authority), but make it clear that you're willing to listen=
 to her arguments and allow her to participate in the conversation on equal =
footing (sharing power)=2E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fteenagers=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vs=
pace=3D3 border=3D0=3E Explain your reasons for a midnight curfew (teaching =
through values), and, because her purity is related to the big issues of lif=
e, be very intense and passionate about what you say (insisting on 'The Way'=
)=2E Explain, in some detail, the dangers of staying out too late (exposing =
to reality), but don't go too far and say things that destroy her optimism o=
r idealism (protecting innocence)=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
arttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
 style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EDon't get bogged down in the issue=
's minor details, like whether the curfew should be 12:00 or 12:15 (keeping =
your distance)=2E In order to keep the conversation on a relational level, l=
ook her in the eye and tell her how much you care about her (connecting at t=
he soul)=2E After that, allow her to work out her own thoughts and convictio=
ns on the matter, and be content not to agree on everything (insisting on fr=
eedom), in part because you know that the school of hard knocks will modify =
any unworkable ideas (teaching through results)=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EWhen you're faced w=
ith challenging attitudes or situations, don't fall back on the trial-and-(m=
ostly)-error method, or do it the way (or the opposite of the way) your pare=
nts did, or try to find a role model at church=2E Instead, fall back on God,=
 your Master Parent=2E With God's help, you can parent your children the way=
 God parents you=97with the right mix of the paradoxes of parenting=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm'=3E<SPAN=
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o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Dartbio style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E=
<EM=3EAdapted from </EM=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2081&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Echristianbook=2Ecom=
/Christian/Books/product/=3Fitem=5Fno=3D61051&p=3D1006331' target=3D=5Fblank=
=3E<U=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: black'=3E<EM=3EThe Paradox Principle of Parent=
ing</EM=3E</SPAN=3E</U=3E</A=3E<EM=3E by James R=2E Lucas, Tyndale, 2003, us=
ed with permission=2E</EM=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Dartbio style=3D'MARGIN=
: auto 0cm'=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E=
</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=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=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F<BR=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN l=
ang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bi=
di-font-family: ; mso-ansi-language: EN-US' Courier New=3F=3F=3EPaul and his=
 wife are the Children=92s Ministry Coordinators for the Goodlife </SPAN=3E<=
SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: ;=
 mso-ansi-language: EN-US' Courier New=3F=3F=3ECommunity Centre in Buderim, =
QLD=2E Paul has</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E children aged two,=A0ten and=
=A0thirteen years=2E Paul is an active surfer and a family man who hasn't lo=
st his sense of humour=2E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E=
</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3E=
Back to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E<=
/td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E=
<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/t=
emplate1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D=
578 height=3D12 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquo=
te=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' colo=
r=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3EGrandads</b=3E</font=3E<f=
ont face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2E=
bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue83-29th March=
, 2004=5Fgrandparents=5Fchinese=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-bi=
di-font-family: ; mso-ansi-language: EN-US' =3FTimes mso-fareast-font-family=
: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: Roman=3F; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA=3F Times N=
ew=3E<H1=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ETHE PRAYERS OF GRANDPARENTS=2E (Part 1)</FONT=3E=
</H1=3E<P=3ELie stood with her Chinese relatives who had gathered at the Sin=
gapore airport to farewell her for study in Australia=2E Her grandmother gen=
tly urged her away from the group, and sidled up to Lie=2E She whispered to =
her, 'Lie, if you ever need a friend, ask Jesus to help you'=2E </P=3E<P=3EL=
ie told me, 'I was not a christian at that time, yet it was the testimony of=
 my grandmother that set me thinking about Jesus Christ when I became very l=
onely in Australia=2E' And when she received the Lord Jesus as her Saviour, =
Lie knew He was her friend=2E </P=3E<P=3EBogatsky, a Hungarian-German, was b=
orn 1n 1711=2E He wrote the first-known book of daily devotions, which was l=
ater translated from German to English=2E I found a copy of the book, Bogats=
ky=92s Golden Treasury, at a sale of old books=2E Bogatsky wrote of his earl=
y life in the German Courts of his day=2E It was early 18th century, where e=
vil and licentiousness reigned=2E He wrote, 'It was the interest and prayers=
 of my godly grandmother and aunt that kept me from sinking into that type o=
f life=2E I was kept from sin to serve the Saviour'=2E </P=3E<P=3EWhen a Bib=
le College student told us that his parents opposed his training for the Lor=
d, I asked, 'Surely there was some godly influence in your life=2E' 'Yes, I =
know that my grandfather prayed for me, and since he died, I realised that G=
od answered his prayers for my call to missionary service=2E' </P=3E<P=3EWhe=
n grandchildren arrive, we grandparents accept the responsibility of loving =
and supporting their parents in christian nurture=2E They are never too smal=
l or too tall to hear of God=92s love for them=2E Our grandchildren know tha=
t we pray for them three times a day=2E One wrote, 'I had a miserable day to=
day, but wherever I am, I know that you and Papa are praying for me, and I a=
ppreciate that=2E' </P=3E<P=3EWhen a Chinese student from Malaysia stayed in=
 our home, she wrote fortnightly to her parents, but weekly to her Gran=2E W=
hen I enquired the reason, Lily answered,'Gran has been the greatest influen=
ce on my life=2E Gran prayed for me, taught me Bible verses, and always enco=
uraged me to serve the Lord=2E She rebuked me when necessary=2E' </P=3E<P=3E=
No grandparent should feel their life=92s work is over when the children lea=
ve home, because their godly example and prayer life are testimonies to the =
young ones=2E 'More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of,'=
 wrote the poet=2E </P=3E<P=3EAt a wedding we sat beside an aunt of the brid=
e=2E She recalled how she and the bride=92s grandmother met every week to pr=
ay for this girl, as her own parents were not Christians=2E The radiant brid=
e and her godly husband were a sure testimony to the delighted praying grand=
mother and aunt=2E </P=3E<P=3EWe take courage from God=92s promise to David,=
 'From everlasting to everlasting the Lord=92s love is with those who fear H=
im, and His righteousness with their childrens=92 children - with those who =
keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts=2E' <BR=3E( Psalm 103:17=
-18 ) </P=3E<P=3E=A0( to be continued)=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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FONT color=3Dmediumslateblue size=3D3=3E<P=3E<BR=3E<BR=3ELiving in the 21st =
Century=A0 </P=3E<P=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=3EYou know=
 you're living in 2004 when=2E=2E=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=
=3E1=2E You accidentally enter your password on the microwave=2E</FONT=3E</P=
=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=3E2=2E You haven't played solitaire with real c=
ards in years=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=3E3=2E You have a l=
ist of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FON=
T color=3Dpurple=3E4=2E You e-mail your mate who works at the desk next to y=
ou=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=3E5=2E Your reason for not sta=
ying in touch with friends is that they do not have e-mail addresses</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=3E6=2E When you go home after a long day at =
work you still answer the phone in a business manner=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<=
FONT color=3Dpurple=3E7=2E When you make phone calls from home, you accident=
ally dial '0' or '9' to get an outside line=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT colo=
r=3Dpurple=3E8=2E You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for =
three different companies=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=3E10=2E=
 You learn about your redundancy on the 11 o'clock news=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=
<FONT color=3Dpurple=3E11=2E Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your j=
ob=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dpurple=3E12=2E Contractors out number=
 permanent staff and are more likely to get long-service awards=2E</FONT=3E<=
/P=3E<P=3EAND THE REAL CLINCHERS ARE=2E=2E=2E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dchocol=
ate=3E13=2E You read this entire list, and kept nodding and smiling=2E</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dchocolate=3E14=2E As you read this list, you thi=
nk about forwarding it to your friends=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dc=
hocolate=3E15=2E You got this email from a friend that never talks to you an=
ymore, except to send you jokes from the net=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT col=
or=3Dchocolate=3E16=2E You are too busy to notice there was no No=2E 9</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dchocolate=3E17=2E You actually scrolled back up =
to check that there wasn't a No=2E9</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT color=3Dmediumv=
ioletred=3E18=2E AND NOW U R LAUGHING AT YOUR OWN STUPIDITY=2E=2E=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</H4=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E=
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<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 heigh=
t=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D5=
95=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' bac=
kground=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/te=
mplate1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verd=
ana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor5'=
=3E</a=3E<b=3EFatherlessness Facts</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=
=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue83-29th March, 2004=5Fdivorce=2Ejpg' al=
ign=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<P align=3Dleft=3EIn t=
he coming weeks the latest research update from Bill Muelenberg=A0shall be p=
rovided=2E </P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3EThis information along with a Strategy do=
cument was submitted to the Federal Government recently and is awaiting thei=
r consideration=2E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT color=3Dmediumblue=3E<STRO=
NG=3ETHE FACTS ON FATHERLESSNESS<BR=3EPrepared for the Fatherhood Foundation=
 by Bill Muehlenberg, Australian Family Association</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P align=3Dcenter=3ERevised, March 2004 (Part 1)<BR=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcente=
r=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3EFatherlessness is a growing problem in Austra=
lia and the Western world=2E Whether caused by divorce and broken families, =
or by deliberate single parenting, more and more children grow up without fa=
thers=2E Indeed, 85 per cent of single parent families are fatherless famili=
es=2E Father absence has been shown to be a major disadvantage to the well b=
eing of children=2E The following is a summary of the evidence for the impor=
tance of fathers and the need for two-parent families=2E</P=3E<P align=3Djus=
tify=3EOne expert from Harvard medical school who has studied over 40 years =
of research on the question of parental absence and children's well-being sa=
id this: =93What has been shown over and over again to contribute most to th=
e emotional development of the child is a close, warm, sustained and continu=
ous relationship with both parents=2E=94 Or as David Blankenhorn has stated =
in <I=3EFatherless America</I=3E: =93Fatherlessness is the most harmful demo=
graphic trend of this generation=2E=94</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E</P=3E<P al=
ign=3Djustify=3EAnother expert puts it this way: =93There exists today no gr=
eater single threat to the long-term well-being of children, our communities=
, or our nation, than the increasing number of children being raised without=
 a committed, responsible, and loving father=2E=94</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E=
</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3EBryan Rodgers of the Australian National Universi=
ty has recently re-examined the Australian research=2E Says Rodgers: =93Aust=
ralian studies with adequate samples have shown parental divorce to be a ris=
k factor for a wide range of social and psychological problems in adolescenc=
e and adulthood, including poor academic achievement, low self-esteem, psych=
ological distress, delinquency and recidivism, substance use and abuse, sexu=
al precocity, adult criminal offending, depression, and suicidal behaviour=2E=
=94 He concludes: =93There is no scientific justification for disregarding t=
he public health significance of marital dissolution in Australia, especiall=
y with respect to mental heath=2E=94</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E</P=3E<P alig=
n=3Djustify=3EAnd the importance of fathers is neither a recent nor a merely=
 Western truth=2E The need and importance of fathers is an historical and un=
iversal given=2E As anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowksi put it, =93The most =
important moral and legal rule concerning the physiological site of kinship =
is that no child should be brought into the world without a man =96 and one =
man at that=2E =2E =2E =2E I think that this generalization amounts to a uni=
versal sociological law=2E=94 There may be cultural variations, yet =93throu=
gh all the variations there runs the rule that the father is indispensable f=
or the full sociological status of the child as well of its mother, that the=
 group consisting of a woman and her offspring is sociologically incomplete =
and illegitimate=2E=94<SUP=3E </P=3E</SUP=3E<P align=3Djustify=3EHere then i=
s a sampling of the evidence:</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E</P=3E<B=3E<P align=3D=
justify=3E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblas=
t/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fpoverty%20150=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D3 bor=
der=3D0=3EFatherlessness brings poverty<BR=3E</B=3EIn America, among familie=
s with dependent children, only 8=2E3 per cent of married couples were livin=
g below the poverty line, compared to 47=2E1 percent of female-headed househ=
olds=2E In Australia, a recent study of 500 divorcees with children five to =
eight years after the separation found that four in five divorced mothers we=
re dependent on social security after their marriages dissolved=2E</P=3E</FO=
NT=3E<P=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EFigures from Monash Univer=
sity=92s Centre for Population and Urban Research show </FONT=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3Ethat family break-up, rather than unemployment, is the main cause =
of the rise in poverty levels in Australia=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P alig=
n=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<B=3E<P align=3D=
justify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFatherlessness lowers educational =
performance=2E <BR=3E</FONT=3E</B=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAmerican=
 children from intact families have a 21 per cent chance of dropping out of =
high school whereas children from broken families have a 46 per cent chance=2E=
 American school children who became father-absent early in life generally s=
cored significantly lower on measures of IQ and achievement tests=2E A study=
 of Australian primary school children from three family types (married hete=
rosexual couples, cohabiting heterosexual couples and homosexual couples) fo=
und that in every area of educational endeavour (language; mathematics; soci=
al studies; sport; class work, sociability and popularity; and attitudes to =
learning), children from married heterosexual couples performed better than =
the other two groups=2E The study concludes with these words: =93Married cou=
ples seem to offer the best environment for a child=92s social and education=
al development=94=2E A Melbourne University study of 212 children found that=
 fathers, even more than mothers, had a major beneficial influence on childr=
en in their first year of school=2E The study found that kids with regular f=
ather involvement were more cooperative and self-reliant in school than kids=
 who did not have father involvement=2E The more regular involvement the fat=
her has with the child, the study=92s author said, the better the child does=
 in his or her first year of school=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<B=3E<P align=3Djustif=
y=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FON=
T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFatherlessness increases crime=2E </FONT=3E</B=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EA British study found a direct statistical l=
ink between single parenthood and virtually every major type of crime, inclu=
ding mugging, violence against <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
com=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5FChild=5FCrime150=2Ejpg' ali=
gn=3Dright vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3Estrangers, car theft and burglary=2E One =
American study even arrived at this startling conclusion: the proportion of =
single-parent households in a community predicts its rates of violent crime =
and burglary, but the community's poverty level does not=2E Neither poverty =
nor race seem to account very much for the crime rate, compared to the propo=
rtion of single parent families=2E In Australia, a recent book noted the con=
nection between broken families and crime=2E In a discussion of rising crime=
 rates in Western Australia, the book reported that =93family breakdown in t=
he form of divorce and separation is the main cause of the crime wave=94=2E<=
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 Muehlenberg is the=A0Research Executive=A0of the Australian Family Associat=
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#0000ff size=3D4=3E<P align=3Dleft=3EGOOD RELATIONSHIPS =3D GOOD HEALTH =96 =
FOR MEN</P=3E</FONT=3E<FONT color=3D#0000ff=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EMake Yourself Available</FONT=3E</P=3E</B=3E</FONT=3E<P a=
lign=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMen are taught to hide their f=
eelings as a sign of strength and masculinity=2E But when it comes to loving=
 and being loved, that belief is a sure fire guarantee of isolation, lonelin=
ess, and depression=2E Show up, because only what you show is available to b=
e loved=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<B=3E<FONT color=3D#0000ff=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FON=
T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EHonesty is Your Trump Card</FONT=3E</P=3E</B=3E<=
/FONT=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ELove can be truste=
d only when you know you are being loved for who you really are=97for your e=
xcellence and shortcomings, your toughness and tenderness=96all of you=2E Ho=
nestly letting your partner know what you think, what you feel, what you wan=
t and need opens the way for her to know you and love you=2E Deceit is a chi=
ld=92s game=2E Don=92t play it=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<B=3E<FONT color=3D#0000ff=3E=
<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EGenuine Love Requires=2E=2E=
=2E=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E</B=3E</FONT=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana s=
ize=3D2=3EAs simple as it may sound, a relationship takes two=2E Both people=
 must feel seen, heard, appreciated, and valued=2E If you are the only one t=
hat counts, your partner is as good as invisible=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
left=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAnd if only your partner counts, what=
=92s the point of being in a relationship=3F A real life, satisfying relatio=
nship grows out of your willingness to work with your partner, especially wh=
en she has the better point of view=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<B=3E<FONT color=3D#000=
0ff=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EDifferences are Crit=
ical</FONT=3E</P=3E</B=3E</FONT=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana siz=
e=3D2=3ENo matter how much two people have in common, when they enter into a=
 relationship they soon discover all the ways they are different from one an=
other=2E How you treat those differences will either make or break your rela=
tionship=2E Trying to change your partner leads only to resistance and rejec=
tion=2E Opening to your partner as different from you sets the stage for a l=
ove that is real, trustworthy, and secure because she will know that she is =
being loved for who she is and not for some idea or image of who you think s=
he=92s supposed to be=2E And that=92s the only love that lasts=2E</FONT=3E</=
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face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ENo one receives any formal training for intimate r=
elationships=2E So you may expect that loving is going to be trouble-free=2E=
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es become apparent=2E Then it=92s natural to be anxious and fearful that may=
be who you are isn=92t going to be enough=2E That=92s normal=2E Deepening in=
timacy entails the risk of revealing yourself, discovering yourself, and all=
owing your partner to do the same=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<B=3E<FONT color=3D#0000f=
f=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIntimacy is not Automa=
tic</FONT=3E</P=3E</B=3E</FONT=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=
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ight, but intimacy takes time=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EIntimacy results when two people share their affection an=
d their fear, their desire and their upset, their willingness to be known an=
d know one another=2E Be patient with love, it is a garden worth seeding and=
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<DIV=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EFather & Son Camp</=
STRONG=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EJust a reminder that registrations for the Father & Son=
 Camp close April 9, 2004=2E The camp is for non-residential dads and their =
sons aged 10 - 18 years=2E=A0 We have had some interest from dads which is v=
ery pleasing but we could certainly do with more registering into the camp=2E=
<BR=3E<BR=3E<STRONG=3EThe camp is to be held @ Camp McLaren, Yarra Junction,=
 VIC</STRONG=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EThe cost of attending is Dads $109=2E25 & Sons $7=
4=2E25<BR=3E<BR=3EPlease note that we have some funding available for both F=
athers & their children [subject to suitability]=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EI have attach=
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