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ana'=3ELast year at the National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood we felt =
it was important to honour and respect Aussie dads who have made a mark on A=
ustralian society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor man=
y years we have only heard of the bad things that fathers do=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf course many of these statistics have b=
een cooked by father-hating zealots of both sexes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe role of the Fatherhood Foundation is to be part=
 of the answer, not part of the problem=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThe answer is not to criticise, condemn and complain but look f=
or the good that fathers do and encourage that=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe must move away from negative talk and begin to look=
 for the many positive things that men are accomplishing to raise the bar of=
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'=3EPaul Osborne is one of those outstanding examples of Aussie fatherhood t=
hat we can all learn from=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Paul Osborne used to play first grade Rugby League for both Canberra Raiders=
 and St George Illawarra and I first met Paul when he was a member of the AC=
T Legislative Assembly in the late nineties=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe were working in Canberra with the Aboriginal reconcili=
ation movement=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPaul as a =
local politician was asked to come and share his point of view=2E<IMG hspace=
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AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMost politicians leave their c=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EHe brought three of his young sons along to the meeting=2E Paul=
 has seven children from 12 years to 1 year old=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe whole time he spoke his boys were climbing all ov=
er him and looking out from behind the lectern=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPaul took it all in his stride and hardly missed a bea=
t in his speech=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHere was =
a man who wasn=92t going to let politics rob him of his children=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESuch men are few and far between=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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Y: Verdana'=3EPaul Osborne was awarded the =91Award for Excellence in Father=
hood and Sport=92 at the National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood last Au=
gust=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPaul is helping to l=
aunch our =91Good to Great=92 Fatherhood Mentoring Course for the 21<SUP=3Es=
t</SUP=3E Century over the next few days with Brigadier Jim Wallace=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBoth of them have inputted into t=
he course development=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBot=
h will come and share during the =91Good to Great=92 course in May & June=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI asked Paul what he believed a=
re the keys to being a great dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EHere is his response:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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rdana'=3ELove your children=92s mother =96 support your wife<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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NT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBe man enough to say =91I=92m sorry=92 =96 always apol=
ogise to your wife and children if you do the wrong thing by them=2E<o:p=3E<=
/o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAlways be loving - encouraging and uplifting y=
our family members=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=
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=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ELove unconditiona=
lly=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ESpend heaps of time with your chil=
dren=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EQuality time is a ro=
rt=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe best way to spend =
quality time is to spend heaps of time with your children, all the time=2E<o=
:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
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SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBuild a strong friendship with your chil=
dren =96 take them with you everywhere you go=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</DI=
V=3E</LI=3E<LI class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: j=
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=3EDevelop a stable and secure relationship with your children =96 they need=
 to know that you love them =96 tell them often=2E</SPAN=3E</LI=3E</UL=3E<SP=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt=92s hard to argue with advice like that, es=
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a tank=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s great that =
Paul Osborne will be sharing some of his secrets of success as a father at t=
he =91Good to Great=92 launch=2E (Info in the News section)=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you can make it for the launch of =91G=
ood to Great=92 please book in=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EIf not, you=92re catching a glimpse now of a new development in father=
hood mentoring=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91Good to=
 Great=92 will become a catalyst for cultural change in Australia=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI believe the day will come when Au=
ssie men will talk about fathering one-on-one, just as they discuss the foot=
ball or the hot favourites for the Melbourne Cup=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen that begins to happen, the divorce rate will be=
gin to tail off, children will be happier and more content and the Fatherhoo=
d Foundation=92s goals will have to be put in mothballs=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have a fair way to go yet, but together we=
 can make a difference=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A028 years=2E=
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rom 23 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer=
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=3Eby Paul Sloan<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'=3E<=3Fxml:namespa=
ce prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EI was=
 never like that!!! You would never catch me talking to an adult like that=2E=
 If I even thought about raising my voice to or questioning the directions o=
f an adult=85my father would of=85=2E!!! Does this ring a bell to some peopl=
e=3F It certainly sounds familiar to me=2E And it is certainly accurate from=
 my own experiences as a child=2E I would never have thought about back-chat=
ting an adult, let alone being confrontational=2E But it appears to be rampa=
nt in our teens these days=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=
=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:=
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MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E=
Let me give you an insight into an issue I was confronted with this week=2E =
We car pool with another family every day, I take our kids and theirs to sch=
ool, and their mother picks them up=2E Now this mother has formed somewhat o=
f a dislike toward my teenage son, and doesn=92t mind letting the world know=
=2E And my teenage son, although a beautiful kid, will sometimes let his fee=
lings become verbal=2E So, after months of car pooling, and with my son putt=
ing up with the other family=92s 6 year old boy, emotions started to run hig=
h=2E The mother barged into our house the other afternoon, and commenced to =
relay her dislike toward our children, and how they do not treat her childre=
n well=2E Needless to say, we don=92t car pool anymore, which I am sort of t=
hankful for anyway, however, we now have to try and repair the relationship =
between both families=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN=
-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E=
0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'F=
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3ENo mat=
ter how right I may feel my son was in making his feelings known, I still do=
 not agree with children talking disrespectful to adults=2E As I put this to=
 my children, they were sort of dumbfounded as to my demands of not retaliat=
ing=85even hurt that they should not be allowed an opinion and further, not =
able to voice it=2E Why=3F Are they being taught freedom of speech at school=
 as an over-rider to respect=3F Are old values not present in our schooling =
anymore=3F Do the Government and its law making process accept some blame he=
re=3F What=92s happening=85is it just me=3F Am I old fashioned=3F I am inter=
ested in other parent=92s point of views here=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN =
lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 11=2E0pt'=3ENow, for those of us who were schooled in <IMG hspace=3D3 s=
rc=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5F=
reading%20180=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3Ethe 60=92s and 70=
=92s =96 we understand what it meant to be =91disciplined=92 at school=2E We=
 knew what =916 of the best=92 meant=2E And we certainly understood the repe=
rcussions of our parents finding out about misbehaviour at school=2E It wasn=
=92t a =91fear=92, rather a solid understanding of what it meant to behave a=
s children, respect your elders, and having inbuilt ethics and morals from g=
enerations past=2E It all appears to be changing, with teachers losing much =
of their powers of discipline=2E I am sure the kids are happy about this, bu=
t what of the result=3F Sure life=92s tough for teenagers now, but hey, it=92=
s no walk in the park for us parents trying to raise kids in this crazy mill=
ennium=2E We are raising the next generation here people, the next labourers=
, professionals, doctors, law makers=85we have a duty to ensure values from =
our upbringing are passed down the line=2E It starts from home; it finishes =
at home=85but it=92s what happens in between that can make all the differenc=
e=2E Be it school, friends, work, church=85our children are in contact with =
the real world, and we must give society some responsibility in it=92s affec=
t on our children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt=
'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3ESo, to al=
l you mums and dads who are finding that parenting is no walk in the park; a=
 constant struggle with the =91outside=92 world; and wonder where it is all =
going=85take heart=2E You are not alone=2E I constantly struggle with findin=
g the best ways to raise my kids; sometimes I feel like I am going really we=
ll; sometimes I feel like a failure=2E It=92s all part of the job=2E At the =
end of the day I believe we all do the best job we know how=2E My prayer is =
that our kids realise we are trying our very best, and that they have both i=
nput and responsibility in this whole process=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: j=
ustify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
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MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPA=
N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
-size: 11=2E0pt'=3ETill Next Time=85Paul<BR=3E</SPAN=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
 mso-bidi-font-family: ; mso-ansi-language: EN-US' New=3F=3F Courier=3EPaul =
and his wife are the Children=92s Ministry Coordinators for the Goodlife </S=
PAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-fa=
mily: ; mso-ansi-language: EN-US' New=3F=3F Courier=3ECommunity Centre in Bu=
derim, QLD=2E Paul has</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E children aged two,=A0=
ten and=A0thirteen years=2E Paul is an active surfer and a family man who ha=
sn't lost 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'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</block=
quote=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/=
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</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'ht=
tp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue83=
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o-bidi-language: Roman=3F; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-fam=
ily: =3FTimes=3E<H1=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ETHE PRAYERS OF GRANDPARENTS=2E (Part =
2)</FONT=3E</H1=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ECount Zinzend=
orf was the leader of the Moravian Brethren in Europe=2E He owed his spiritu=
al progress to the prayer and influence of his grandmother=2E In the book, '=
Holy Spirit in missions' author A=2EJ=2E Gordon writes of Zinzendorf=2E 'At =
four years of age, he made the covenant that Christ =91Be Thou mine, dear Sa=
viour, and I will be Thine=92 and =91Henceforth that place is my home where =
I can have the greatest opportunity of labouring for my Saviour=92=2E 'A pra=
ying grandmother taught him in all things spiritual and temporal=2E <=3Fxml:=
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<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EG=
randparents, we are not too old to serve the Lord=2E God benefits us with th=
e choice ministry of influencing our grandchildren through prayer, teaching,=
 and encouragement with the Holy Spirit=92s power=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FON=
T-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ECecily=92s parents spent =
their days in continuous occult practices=2E When I marvelled that she becam=
e a Christian at twelve years of age, I asked her, 'What happened to bring y=
ou to Christ as your Saviour=3F' <BR=3E'My godly grandmother=2E She prayed f=
or me, and explained the gospel when she had the opportunity of brief visits=
 to our home=2E I owe my christian life to God=92s grace through the gentle,=
 persuasive teaching of dear Gran=2E' And Cecily=92s ministry today is among=
st those imprisoned in occult practices=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
 Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAlthough you may not be a grandpar=
ent, start praying for your children, and your children=92s children=2E Here=
 is a sure promise:<BR=3E'Oh that their hearts would be inclined to fear Me =
and keep all My commands always, so that it might go well with them and thei=
r children forever=2E' (Deut 5;29 ) <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D=
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; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMy husband often speaks of his godly grand=
parents, now long-time with the Lord=2E As a child he often sat on his grand=
father=92s knee=2E Grandfather was a humble blacksmith, who was righteous in=
 life and strong in body and faith=2E The silver-haired man was known in a c=
ountry town in South Australia as 'Holy Robert'=2E Although he had little fo=
rmal education, he knew his Bible=2E When he signed his name, he always adde=
d ' John 3:16'=2E 'When we asked Grandfather a Bible verse, he turned to it =
in a moment=2E' <BR=3EWith grandmother, he prayed for this grandson to becom=
e a gospel preacher=2E Instead he became a medical doctor and as a layman, h=
e is privileged to preach and teach the Word regularly, including Bible grou=
ps in our home, and witnessing to patients in medical practice=2E 'God answe=
red the prayer of Holy Robert and Elisabeth=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMany older folk fruitfully mini=
ster as spiritual grandparents, and I am grateful to the grandparents and au=
nts and uncles among Christians who assure me, <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E'I pray every day for you and y=
our children=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
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=5F=5F</P=3E<P=3ELife as experienced by an unknown grandparent=2E</P=3E</SPA=
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bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue84-5th April,=
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ter side down - also a known fact=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic=
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piece of buttered toast to the back of said cat and dropped it =3F </FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E*******************<BR=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E=
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left vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3EHe was found crying and shaking in the cabin of=
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o he killed the snail that had been following him around for weeks=2E </FONT=
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'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</block=
quote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' =
nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/=
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d width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebos=
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s Facts</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<=
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ers=5Fissue83-29th March, 2004=5Fdivorce=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <FON=
T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<P align=3Dleft=3EIn the coming weeks the latest=
 research update from Bill Muelenberg=A0shall be provided=2E </P=3E<P align=3D=
left=3EThis information along with a Strategy document was submitted to the =
Federal Government recently and is awaiting their consideration=2E</P=3E<P a=
lign=3Dcenter=3E<FONT color=3Dmediumblue=3E<STRONG=3ETHE FACTS ON FATHERLESS=
NESS<BR=3EPrepared for the Fatherhood Foundation by Bill Muehlenberg, Austra=
lian Family Association</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3ERevised=
, March 2004 (Part 2)<BR=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<FONT fa=
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dequate family structure makes children more susceptible to drug use =93as a=
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 the homes with strict fathers, only 18 per cent had children used alcohol o=
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w Zealand study of nearly 1000 children observed over a period of 15 years f=
ound that children who have watched their parents separate are more likely t=
o use illegal drugs than those whose parents stay together=2E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=
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nd that girls raised without fathers are more like to be sexually active, an=
d to start early sexual activity=2E Father-deprived girls =93show precocious=
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 who grow up without fathers were =9353 percent more likely to marry as teen=
agers, 111 percent more likely to have children as teenagers, 164 percent<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Emore likely to have a premarit=
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earch has found that the absence of a father is a major factor in the early =
onset of puberty and teenage pregnancy=2E Dr Bruce Ellis, Psychologist in Se=
xual Development at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch found that =
one of the most important factors in determining early menarche is the fathe=
r: =93There seems to be something special about the role of fathers in regul=
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y lone parents were twice as likely to leave home by the age of 18 as the da=
ughters of intact homes; were three times as likely to be cohabiting by the =
age of 20; and almost three times as likely to have a birth out of wedlock=2E=
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Africa, a number of studies have reported that anywhere from 50 to 80 per ce=
nt of psychiatric patients come from broken homes=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3EA Canadian study of teenage=
rs discharged from psychiatric hospitals found that only 16 per cent were li=
ving with both parents when they were admitted=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P cla=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3EA study of nearly 14,000 Dutch adolesce=
nts between the ages of 12 to 19 found that, =93In general, children from on=
e parent and stepparent families reported lower self-esteem, more symptoms o=
f anxiety and loneliness, more depressed mood and more suicidal thoughts tha=
n children from intact families=2E=94<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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ssive longitudinal study undertaken in Sweden involving over one million chi=
ldren found that children from single parents showed increased risks of psyc=
hiatric disease, suicide or suicide attempt, injury and addiction=2E The aut=
hors, writing in <I=3EThe Lancet</I=3E, concluded that growing up in =93a si=
ngle-parent family has disadvantages to the health of the child=94=2E Bear i=
n mind that Sweden is one of the most highly advanced welfare states on eart=
h=2E Thus even with a comprehensive welfare net, children still suffer when =
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sely linked with family breakdown=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EA recent Australian study conducted at two Melbourne universities h=
as found that children whose biological parents stay together are about thre=
e times less likely to become homeless than those from other family types=2E=
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 nearly 4,000 ninth-grade girls found that =93stepfather-daughter incest was=
 about 15 times as common as father-daughter incest=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3EIn Australia, former Human Rights Commissioner Mr Brian B=
urdekin has reported a 500 to 600 per cent increase in sexual abuse of girls=
 in families where the adult male was not the natural father=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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eakdown are the major problems of our society<BR=3E</B=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<BR=3EWade Horn, the head of the National Fathe=
rhood Initiative in the USA summarises the evidence in this fashion:<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=93The news is not good when large =
numbers of children are growing up disconnected from their fathers=2E It=92s=
 not that every child who grows up in a fatherless household is going to hav=
e these kinds of difficulties=2E But it is true that there=92s an increased =
risk of these negative outcomes when kids grow up without fathers=2E=94<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN:=
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pt 252=2E0pt 288=2E0pt 324=2E0pt 360=2E0pt 396=2E0pt 432=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
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pt 252=2E0pt 288=2E0pt 324=2E0pt 360=2E0pt 396=2E0pt 432=2E0pt'=3EWith the r=
ise of fatherlessness Australia and the Western world has also experienced a=
 marked rise in social problems and the brunt of these problems has been bor=
ne by children=2E We owe it to our children to do better=2E We urgently need=
 to address the twin problems of fatherlessness and family breakdown=2E Publ=
ic policy must begin to address these crucial areas=2E Until we tackle these=
 problems, our children, our society and our nation will continue to suffer=2E=
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enberg is the=A0Research Executive=A0of the Australian Family Association</F=
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anguage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EMy Dad died three =
years ago of cancer and during that last period of his life it seems that ev=
erything of Dad=92s life was shortened into this space of reflection, knowin=
g that he would not live much longer=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SP=
AN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
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dana=3EOne of the things that came back to me then, and constantly resurrect=
s in my memory was the wisdom he had=2E Little things that were said just at=
 the right time, not necessarily heard by everyone around him, but just targ=
eted to the person he wanted to receive it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3EAs a write this article I am also digitising all our old family vi=
deos, right back to our wedding day (last century)=2E It is amazing how our =
minds or is it memory, works=2E I do not remember so much of what we took on=
 video, the school events, family time, holidays, birthdays and trips away=2E=
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k=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
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EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EFrom a finite physical sens=
e there is only so much our memory banks can store in the active area-we nee=
d a jogger to bring the stuff in the storage banks to active remembrance=2E =
A bit like remembering the file name of an important computer file=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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Verdana=3EWell somehow, Dad=92s influence on my life broke through these phy=
sical memory restrictions=2E His words of wisdom are embedded in the active =
lobes and are triggered by situations and events rather than a predetermined=
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0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D=
2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EI can remember he encouraged me to try and invest=
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hen I just started work=2E And when the investment was matured his words at =
that time (also last century) were =91always leave something for someone els=
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e: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EWhat did that mean=3F I =
thought you got the most you could get=2E Wasn=92t the idea to make money=3F=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU=
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orcing,=A0because of greed was not good=A0 for me=2E Trying to gain more, mi=
ght also take longer=2E It is not the money that was totally important; it w=
as how I handled it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'm=
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ew what I needed to hear, and it has stayed with me over 30 years=2E It is o=
ne of many little gems he imparted to me as a life long guide in my life=2E<=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU=
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ace=3DVerdana=3EI have come through many situations where that advice has be=
en just right and now I have passed it on to my children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
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nitiative and from 1989-1993, was=A0the Commissioner for Children, Youth and=
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en, Youth and Families=2E He also served as a US Presidential appointee to t=
he National Commission on Children from 1990-1993, was a member of the Natio=
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