Dads' UNI Blog

I think one of the most beneficial ways for us as men to improve the way we feel about ourselves is to live a life of honour. The word ‘honour’ is rarely use...

As we grow into our role as a father, whether we are raising sons or raising daughters we will eventually develop our own parenting style. Practically put, t...

It is important for us as men and fathers to pass onto our children the values and beliefs that we ourselves live by. Although our children will eventually m...

Most living things that grow start off in a seed form, usually in a smaller and less developed form than that which it will mature into, it’s the same way wi...

Sometimes in life it's good to pull back a bit and look at the wider view. Like using a wide-angle lens on a camera, it allows you the opportunity to see thi...

What is Marriage really? I have heard it said on numerous occasions by the younger generation “it’s just a piece of paper”, and therefore by extension ‘not w...

As a father you have a huge say in deciding what you allow and what you don’t allow in your own home. Each parent must consider exactly what they will teach ...

While travelling overseas in Asia I experienced a wide range of cultures and some amazing sights that will always stay with me. I tended to rely heavily upon...

Each generation can either reject the ways of their forefathers or to embrace them. As a father we need to look carefully at the examples we have personally ...

As a father our parenting decisions are made for the benefit of our children, and our focus is toward raising resilient children well prepared to face life. ...

When you transition from being an expectant dad to becoming a parent, you realise that you now have a family to look out and provide for. Often as young men ...

Every human being born into this world needs to gain an understanding of how to live and function successfully. We quickly master the use of the basic five s...

I think it is important for every family to have a place that they call ‘home’. The word ‘home’ means more than just a house/apartment or a place to live, it...

The complex fabric that is woven to make up the society we live in consists of many unique threads. Each of us individually has a place in the weave and with...

The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:9-13 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth ...

I thought it was time to revisit the foundations of Dads’ UNI and to explain afresh the elements that make us who we are as an organisation. While in the rol...

The morals and ethics of any society or nation is the fabric that holds it together. The way we relate to each other and treat our fellow man will ultimately...

Great Dads are quick to say sorry It is important to realise that ‘fathering’ is not an exact science. There are many different parenting styles and no one w...

Great Dads discipline their children fairly and consistently I think it goes without saying that the area of ‘discipline’ is probably the most contentious is...