Dad guilty after hitting teenage son with a spoon
A MAN has been found guilty of hitting his teenage son with a wooden spoon during an argument over homework.
Father’s presence cuts delinquency rates
The presence of a father figure can have a “preventive effect” on young males engaging in risk-taking and deviant behaviour, according to the study by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
Father fails in bid to evict son for not paying rent
A CASH-strapped father has lost a bid to kick his son out of home despite the fact he has not paid rent for almost six years.
Rough-and-tumble games with dad good for kids: Expert says
Parenting expert Jane Barry tackles questions about rough-and-tumble games and if they teach children to be bullies.
Young people, big decisions
Many complex issues swirl around this one distraught orphan who lost her homeland, her father, her mother — and her sense of self. They include the rights of a child versus the child’s best interests; the age at which a young person is mature enough to make a meaningful decision about serious medical choices; and the ethics of relieving emotional distress by wielding a scalpel on healthy flesh.
Women shun fathers when ovulating, study reveals
A NEW study reveals women instinctively shun their fathers when they are most fertile, even as they seek out the companionship of their mothers. The reasons, say the researchers, is evolution.
Dad drives into home, killing mum, child
A YOUNG father deliberately slammed his pickup truck into the bedroom of his newborn daughter and her teenage mother, killing both before witnesses rushed to free them from furniture and debris, police in Los Angeles say.
Father faced Court and fined for confronting bullies
An Australian father faced court after confronting bullies who relentlessly teased his daughter at school. The Magistrates Court was told the man’s daughter had been teased at her school after she was scarred in an accident. He was placed on a $300 good behaviour bond for one year.
Giving The Best Father Wedding Toasts Possible
Father Wedding Toasts are normally a very important part of any wedding reception. Here is dad’s opportunity to shine! Normally fathers experience wedding quite different from mothers. Moms are involved in all the stages of wedding planning. Moms are involved with the decorations and choosing attire. Normally all the fathers have to do is write [...]
Single Father in Kitchener
My sons name is Samuel, it was his seventh birthday yesterday, and the only thing he asked for was that his mother would come home to visit him. I’m Daniel, a single father in Kitchener. My wife, well, ex-wife Nikki, had been having an affair with a co-worker of hers for about three years; I [...]
