We often expect too much from our children (Kane and Matty included) when it pays to remember they are just exactly that children full of excitement and enthusiasm.

This week we take a page or two from W Livinigston Larned and his fantastic little speech/reading called FATHER FORGETS which deals with this exact issue.

It may be around 100 years old, but the message is still current.

You can download a copy of the text at:

http://beyondtheordinary.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/FatherForgets.pdf

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Is the modern man a hunter or a gentleman? A manual labourer or a technophile? In today‘s culture the modern man usually is a mix of many things. The modern man must be adaptable.

Gender roles are changing and blending together and the stay-at-home dad or part time dad population is growing.

More fathers than ever are participating in their children‘s nurturing and upbringing.

The thing is that fathers and mothers come into the parenting process differently though. For the mother, the connection is biological. It‘s a part of her. 

Fathering, on the other hand, is less so. Therefore, it‘s important for men to learn the skills they need to be a good dad. For some guys it‘s more intuitive, like kicking a football, but most guys need a coach or some direction.

DADDY EATS LAST discusses what it means to be a man and a father in modern society and all the issues that comes with both.