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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThis has been an exciting week as =
we have launched the =91Good to Great=92 Fathering Course for the 21<SUP=3Es=
t</SUP=3E Century here in the Illawarra=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EWe give a full report in the Special Feature section which will=
 also be printed in the Illawarra Mercury later this week=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91Good to Great=92 is like no other father=
ing course that I am aware of, in that it involves practical, relational =91=
field exercises=92=2E As a matter of fact, one night=92s free accommodation =
for a romantic get-away with your wife is included in the course cost=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91Good to Great=92 is all abou=
t fathers prioritising their family relationships and not just on paper=2E</=
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-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe last few weeks hav=
e been extremely busy here in the Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHaving my wonderful wife as my number-one-hel=
per in the office has its good and bad points=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s great to enjoy any success we have in Fatherhood=
 Foundation together, but the joy of working together soon wears thin after =
the third night in a row of burning the midnight oil, with an important gove=
rnment presentation caught in the printer / computer crash at one o=92clock =
in the morning and due the next day=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EOur mother of five finds this lifestyle exceptionally trying and o=
ften alludes to her sixth child, due to my inept ability to help with the ho=
usehold duties=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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ang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBeing the grea=
t servant leader that I am, I realised (after some prompting), that I had to=
 take some affirmative action=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EWe agreed that going out for coffee once a week and one night together =
a week would be a terrific start to overcoming our problem of overwork=2E<o:=
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=3Dleft vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3EWe ventured out to the shopping centre for a=
 Gloria Jeans coffee and =91a look=92 at dresses for our forthcoming son=92s=
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ng became unravelled when I suddenly sighted and wanted to buy some motivati=
onal signs for the office=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
My wife did not seem to understand that buying three signs, although trivial=
, was easily achievable, while her looking at dresses had been cut short as =
she thought we were too pressed on time and had to get back to the office to=
 finish important work=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe don=92=
t often fight, but this was one of the worst we have ever had=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EInsensitive, uncaring, ignorant and selfi=
sh is what I was called and the sad fact was that it was probably all true=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt felt like World War III,=
 but for some couples who fight every day it was probably a non event=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor me it was a major deal and =
my heart sank into my boots=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3EThe fact that I was launching the =91Good to Great=92 course in a few day=
s, in order to help men love their wives, did not help=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI often take solace in Robbie Burns=92 words, =
=91the best laid plans of mice and men=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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: Verdana'=3EI=92m telling you this because I don=92t want to be a bull arti=
st=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe truth is that none=
 of us are perfect=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs Pau=
l Osborne observed last week at the Good to Great Launch: as imperfect fathe=
rs we all need the ability to ask forgiveness from our wives and children=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThere was one man who was perf=
ect, but he was nailed to a tree=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThe movie by Mel Gibson called, =91The Passion of Christ=92 tells hi=
s story=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s interestin=
g to note that the New Testament from which the Passion is taken says this, =
=91that husband=92s should love their wives as Christ loved the church and g=
ave himself up for her=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
These are tough words but Jesus' example of leadership in love is still the =
highest love benchmark of all time=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EMaybe that=92s why The Passion is breaking box office records all =
around the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETrue lov=
e is a very attractive thing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EThis is Easter time, if you haven=92t seen The Passion, check it out=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI think I should go and see =
it again as I still have so much to learn about love=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
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FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for imperfect husbands<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A02=
8 years=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, rangin=
g in age from 23 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter=
, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himse=
lf=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a hre=
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<FONT color=3D#000080=3E<STRONG=3E<I=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-=
FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWhat Kind of Dad Will You Be=3F </SPAN=3E</I=3E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:sche=
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-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt has become a generally accepted theory that children =
with a secure attachment to their mothers and fathers grow up to be confiden=
t and have good relationships with adults and peers=2E Their involvement is =
essential in raising competent, healthy responsible children=2E Both parents=
 play important roles in the family and are not currently interchangeable</S=
PAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt'=3EUnfortunately, many fathers are not committed =
to parenting their children and sticking around for the long term=2E Having =
ties to their children, for some men, means having constrictions=2E They don=
't want the responsibility, restraints, and sacrifices that goes along with =
fatherhood=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EWhat about the impact of dads in children's lives=3F=
 Historically, most child care programming and child development research ha=
ve centered around mothers and their children=2E This is due to the fact tha=
t nearly 75% of all children born in the United States live in a female-head=
ed household=2E The tendency has been to belittle fatherhood although sociol=
ogy shows that every family needs a dad and just about every dad needs his f=
amily=2E The disconnect between the two is responsible for many of the probl=
ems we face today in our society=2E Ironically, most insight about the influ=
ence of dads has resulted from studying children whose fathers are absent=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D=
indianred=3EMen between the ages of 20-49 spend an average of only seven </F=
ONT=3E<FONT color=3Dindianred=3Eyears living in a house with young children=2E=
</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E Forty percent of these children have not seen their fat=
hers in at least one year=2E One reason is the proportion of two-parent fami=
lies has declined over the past five years=2E But no matter what the reason,=
 being an absent parent is bad for society and for the man=2E Children from =
single parent families, on average, score lower on reading and math tests an=
d are twice as likely to drop out of school=2E The most reliable predictor o=
f juvenile crime is not income or race, but lack of positive parental involv=
ement=2E Children living with only one parent are seven times more likely to=
 live in poverty than are other children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 10=2E0pt'=3EIn contrast, studies have shown that children with invo=
lved fathers are more nurturing themselves=2E Fathers who spend time alone w=
ith their children more than twice a week-giving baths, meals, and basic car=
e - rear the most compassionate adults=2E Paternal involvement is a strong f=
actor in the development of empathy=2E Boys with strong, warm, nurturing fat=
hers are more socially competent, more persistent at solving problems, and m=
ore self-directed=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EStudies have shown that=A0fathers would rath=
er cook the bacon than bring it home=3F Why the switch=3F Dads are just now =
discovering what moms knew all along: It's great to be a part of your <IMG h=
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n's lives=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EReach out to your children and guide them to a bette=
r life=2E Dads really do make a difference!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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: justify'=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-=
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TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEVEN WHEN YOUNG!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: j=
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 I was five years old I lived at 302 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, and o=
n Saturday mornings my Grandfather, William (Bill) Coyle would look after me=
 while my mother worked in the city=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EMy grandfather was about 162cm (5=924=94) tall, and about as wide=2E=
 His grandfather, a lawyer, had migrated from Ireland to Australia in the 18=
00s=2E They were good Catholics; my grandfather had 14 children, of which my=
 dear mother was one=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
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di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWell, to the story=2E The last thing my mother sai=
d to me as she went out the door at about 8am was<I=3E: =91Now Leo, don=92t =
you play with that boy Bobby Stotten=92</I=3E=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EBobby Stotten was about twic=
e my age, and if I remember correctly he lived with his grandmother just aro=
und the corner=2E As far as tough kids go (if a person can be tough at age 8=
), Bobby was the terror of the neighborhood=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWell, as bad luck would have=
 it, just after mum left to catch the tram, Bobby came to the back gate: Our=
 back gate was in a lane way=2E He stuck his face under the gate and called =
out =91Leo!=92 I was ready and waiting=2E Elegantly dressed in a pair of old=
 green shorts and an athletic singlet; no underwear, no shoes, no socks, no =
money, and I might add=85NO BRAINS=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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ana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EOld grandad could not run very fast in =
those days (or probably any other days given his serious lack of an athletic=
 build), so by the time he got to the corner, Bobby and I were halfway to =91=
paradise=92, or wherever Bobby had decided we should go, and on this particu=
lar Saturday in 1946, it was to the Melbourne Zoo=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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t a long distance from where we lived; probably about 2 miles as the crows f=
lies, and these two =91crows=92 were walking along the tram tracks=2E<o:p=3E=
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we got into the Zoo I will never know=2E Perhaps if Bobby is alive and readi=
ng this he might tell me these 57 years later=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy belief is that we must have tagged onto a family som=
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Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAll day without food can be a long =
time for a 5 year old, and by lunch time I was yearning for a few sandwiches=
 with some of mum=92s lovely dripping=2E This was my first brush with =91fas=
ting=92 and I was not going to become an avid fan of the process=2E<o:p=3E</=
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losing time, in those days 6 o=92clock, Bobby and I were<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D=
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 We were way down the back near the Bison enclosure, and it was getting dark=
=2E It was at this juncture in our day of adventure that Bobby showed his tr=
ue colors=2E He looked at me and said <I=3E, =93Leo, at night they let the a=
nimals out!=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</I=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
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; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThat did it for me! I screamed loud enough=
 for the bloke at the front to find us and let us out the back gate=2E<o:p=3E=
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Bobby and I commenced the trek home along the tram lines in the dark=2E This=
 route took us through a place known in those days as Camp Hell (a story for=
 another time), not a place where mothers wanted their five year old sons to=
 be in broad daylight, let alone at night=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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MILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt was about ten o=92clock wh=
en we turned right in Haines Street just at the bottom of Abbotsford Street=2E=
 I could see four figures silhouetted by the dim street lights of 1940s, wal=
king towards me and Bobby=2E I could tell that one of them was my mother, sh=
e was the one sobbing and saying, =91Don=92t hit him Perce (my father=92s na=
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in my =91travelling=92 life, he had never hit me; but all that was about to =
change=2E My father had been rejected from enlisting in the Second World War=
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GN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana'=3EWollongong and the greater Illawarra are finally taking centre stage=
 as a =91desirable place to live=92 and more than that, a centre for innovat=
ion=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur University has wo=
n University of the Year two years in a row and not a day goes by where we d=
o not hear of some innovation or new business being birthed in the Illawarra=
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N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ELast week was a case =
in point as the Fatherhood Foundation launched its innovative =91Good to Gre=
at=92 Fatherhood Mentoring Course for the 21<SUP=3Est</SUP=3E Century=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe launch took place at the Il=
lawarra Leagues Club and featured two presenters from the eight week Good to=
 Great Fatherhood Mentoring Course=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EGood to Great was also launched in Shellharbour at the new Rock Ca=
f=E9 in the stunning Shellharbour City Christian Community Centre=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAttendance was excellent and the co=
urses are filling up rapidly=2E Paul Osborne who <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http=
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borne=2Egif' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Eused to play as front row=
 forward for both St George and the Canberra Raiders, teamed up with Jim Wal=
lace, former Commander in Chief of Australia=92s SAS=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBoth of these men have excelled in their chosen =
fields and yet have also excelled as fathers to their own children=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJim, an expert in war strategy, ha=
s two older daughters who loved playing dolls with their dad when they were =
young=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPaul has seven chil=
dren and is not beyond laughing at his own foibles as a father=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey are both looking forward to comin=
g back to the Illawarra in May and June to help with the training process=2E=
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SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EGood to Gr=
eat is a revolutionary approach to combating a crisis in Australian fatherho=
od which is affecting our children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation, based at Wollongong Australia, is pione=
ering this innovative advance in fatherhood training in the local area=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUltimately this school of fath=
ering excellence will be made available at a national level=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
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g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size=
: 12=2E0pt'=3EAlmost one million Australian children are growing up in a hom=
e without their biological father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3ETime and research has shown that this is not the optimum environmen=
t for children to grow up in=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EMany children and indeed adults, carry a father-wound inflicted by carel=
ess or uninvolved fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Many of the men who are now fathers still feel the old wounds inflicted by t=
heir own father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe chall=
enge is to break this generational cycle and create a better place for our c=
hildren=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are talking ab=
out education, support, recognition and a mutual sense of achievement for gr=
oups of men who together strive for excellence in the most important task of=
 their lives=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMen partneri=
ng together for a fathering breakthrough=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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 to Great is all about inspiring and equipping fathers to go to the next lev=
el as a dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEvery young c=
hild believes that his or her father is the best dad in the world=2E<SPAN st=
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 12=2E0pt'=3EKnowledge empowers people to rise above their circumstances=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Good to Great fatherhood=
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 men in understanding and prioritising their relationships=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis course will deal with the real issues=
 of effective fathering=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EC=
ore topics will include: keys for success, goal setting, love & marriage, mo=
ral courage, listening/communicating, fun & friendship, spiritual dynamics, =
honour and respect, servant leadership and time management=2E<B style=3D'mso=
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=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
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ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ETraining wil=
l be conducted in small groups with a heavy emphasis on interactive and expe=
riential learning=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFatherh=
ood mentors will provide hands on practical advice for the challenge of movi=
ng to a greater level of fathering excellence=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis course will run for eight weeks=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
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0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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gime will be tough and a high level of commitment will be expected and requi=
red=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEntry requirements wi=
ll likewise be high to help ensure successful completion of the course=2E<SP=
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The course will be designed around practical components or =91<I style=3D'ms=
o-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Efield exercises=92</I=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EActivities designed to bring to bear a positive=
 fathering skill such as romancing your wife, strengthening effective commun=
ications with your children, showing appreciation of the gift and the respon=
sibility that is fatherhood=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3ESkills and knowledge learned or applied during exercises, together with s=
trong peer and mentoring support will make this a challenging and rewarding =
learning experience=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe Good to Great training=
 program will be modelled on the training plan of Australia=92s elite Specia=
l Forces, the SAS=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe SAS=
 is recognised as one of the very best elite military forces in the world=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThose who survive the train=
ing regime are the best of the best, proficient, disciplined and committed l=
eaders=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELike wise successf=
ul recruits for Good to Great must be confident, capable men, passionate for=
 excellence as fathers and able to lead other men in the offensive against t=
he threats posed to our children by fatherlessness, dysfunction and complace=
ncy=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMothers, children and families will benef=
it from involved and committed fathers of excellence=2E The fact that Good t=
o Great has been created in the Illawarra will further the region=92s claim =
to being a =91city of innovation=92=2E=A0</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFor more information=
 about Good to Great email to <A href=3D'mailto:info@fathersonline=2Eorg'=3E=
info@fathersonline=2Eorg</A=3E</SPAN=3E</P=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=
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kground=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/te=
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rdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EPrior to this appointment, Dr=2E Horn was=A0Preside=
nt of the National Fatherhood Initiative and from 1989-1993, was=A0the Commi=
ssioner for Children, Youth and Families and Chief of the Children's Bureau =
in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families=2E He also served as a=
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1993, was a member of the National Commission on Childhood Disability from 1=
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