Thread: Fatherhood Course

If you want to have some structure to your discussions you might consider each purchasing a copy of "Raising Boys" by Steve Biddulph and reading, say, a chapter a week, and then talking about what you gained from it, over a meal. It's a great read, full of excellent practical stuff for blokes and their sons or lads they have an influence over. It is applicable to many different cultures... cost is about $20 and it's in most book stores. I've recommended it to several "frustrated" parents... in all seriousness, it's especially enlightening to some womenfolk

without wanting to start a war you might also want to have a look at this article: How to raise boys in the era of internet porn

FWIW: I recently heard a well credentialled AFP officer speaking about the addictiveness of pornography and the terrible effects it's having on young men, and a growing number of young women. There is compelling evidence that it is often as addictive as a hard drug habit and can lead to all sorts of what he termed "catastrophic behaviours"...

Hope this helps.

Thanks Hoges, yeah, that Biddulph book is on the list. I read some of his stuff when I was young.

The porn stuff is pretty frightening eh?

We're reading a book called, 'Fatherhood' by Tony Payne at the moment. Short. Easy.

Yes, I've come through to the other side of a porn addiction which started when I was a kid before school age. I used to get into my dad's magazine collection... and I became an expert in hiding it for the next 30+ years.

Anyway, life is very different these days without it. Amazingly different.

I'm extremely motivated in not passing anything like that on to my own son.

as a father think seriously about your own childhood and how you would improve it for your own children. Just do that, make it an entertaining era for all of you, give up more of your time for them, read to them and teach them stuff.....stuff being anything interesting you know that they don't......you don't need a phd or any special training....its what I did.....never ever any physical punishment....I have 3 very happy and well adjusted adults growing up in society. My only wishes were that I could have taught them to use knives and guns as I was taught to do. There is no training for fatherhood, just the benefit of your own experience passed on with dignity, love and passion.

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

Yes, I've come through to the other side of a porn addiction which started when I was a kid before school age. I used to get into my dad's magazine collection... and I became an expert in hiding it for the next 30+ years.

Anyway, life is very different these days without it. Amazingly different.

I'm extremely motivated in not passing anything like that on to my own son.

Thanks for sharing this mate. How'd you kick the addiction? What helped?
Glad life is different now.