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By Frank Donovan
Frank Donovan, psychotherapist and counsellor, asserts that it is men’s business to face up to their anger, look behind its veil, and to change. Utilizing a program which is the outcome of 25 years culmination of his work, Donovan says, See full info...
By Bruce Robinson
This has become one of Australia’s most popular fathering books. Robinson who is Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Australia Medical School, has first hand experience with the challenges of living 'in the fast lane': See full info...
By Peter West
In Fathers, Sons and Lovers, men and boys who grew up in the time between the Depression and the 1990s talk of important facets in their lives. Are men easier to be with today? How do boys become recognised as men now compared to earlier See full info...
By Steve Biddulph
Heralded as one of the most important books of its time, Manhood has been quoted in Australian parliament, as well as in a presentation to MPs in the British House of Commons. The book begins with the confronting words 'Most men don't See full info...
By Ian Macdonald
Ian Macdonald’s sensitive yet forthcoming approach (based on direct experiences in his own life and from those of many other men) helps men who are separated to move beyond just surviving a difficult and challenging experience and See full info...
By Rex McCann
The loss or absence of an involved and present father impacts many boys, and can create a sense of loss that they take into adulthood. The absence can lead to real difficulties in their adult relationships, their role as a parent, their See full info...
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Kindred's Ultimate Nappy Guide - The Disposable Story
Until 1946, cloth nappies were the only nappies that existed in Western society. They were usually cotton or muslin. There were no nappy covers except for knitted wool pants. With few covers and basic washing facilities, motivation was very high to train
The birth of the natural death movement
Similarly to the natural birth movement, the natural death movement has arisen by a sense of powerlessness and choicelessness that people feel about how their important life choices are being subverted by a society bent on homogenising life in an attempt
Room 137
On the east coast of Australia, in a secluded location in the rainforest-covered hills of the hinterland, is a community known as Room 137. Not a very evocative name, but one with a special significance.
Room 137 of a Brisbane inner-city apartment block
An Unschooling Adventure
Unschooling is more than an education – it’s life. In natural learning, everything is connected. Our children have gone from classical music to art, architecture, and ancient Rome, and from there to philosophy, Plato, Pythagoras and mathematics...
Creation of a Family not a Lifestyle
After 3 long years of trying, a miscarriage, Chinese herbs fertility stones and an eventual successful IVF cycle I was to finally be one of the ‘smug mothers.’