| Helping boys learn to be men
The lyrics from George Michael's "Father Figure" may be a relevant entry point for exploring the role of father figures as community assets. Father's Day is coming up on Sunday. In communities with disproportionate rates of absent or deceased fathers, the involvement of father figures as positive role models is an urgent priority. Parenting should be the responsibility of both parents. However, the increase in the percentage of female, single-parent households, and decrease in the percentage of households that have a father in the home portray a trend that may not be isolated to one community or demographic group. This may also be attributed to the fact that four in 10 marriages in North America end in divorce within the first five years. One effect of such a condition is an increase in the rate of child poverty, which, in turn, affects the quality of life experiences of youth in households where the father is not around.
Successful Co-Parenting: How to Raise Happy, Healthy Kids with Your Ex
Are you tired of playing joint-custody tug-of-war with your Ex? Would you rather be paying for your kid's needs than paying your custody attorney? Discover the How-Tos of mutual respect with your Ex and co-operation in your shared parenting plans. Find advice that's miles apart from the usual divorced-parent information found in any ordinary shared-custody parenting class. These 5 Steps to Successful Co-parenting give you, your Ex, and your children the support you need most. Divorced with kids, but still playing the "who's-right, who's-wrong" game? Are your attempts to co-parent plagued by leftover anger and unsettled arguments from the past? If you're angry, confused, or just wondering how in the world you will ever be able to share the responsibility of raising your kids with your Ex, then read on.
Eddy Groves explains capital raising move
ALAN KOHLER, PRESENTER: With its eyes firmly on becoming the world's biggest childcare provider, ABC Learning Centres was out raising more funds again this week, but even by its capital hungry standards the billion dollar effort was ambitious. The deal includes selling a 12 per cent stake for $400 million to the Singapore Government's investment company, Temasek, to accelerate ABC's buying spree of US child care centres. I spoke to founder and Chief Executive, Eddy Groves, from his Brisbane headquarters. (To Eddy Groves) Well Eddy Groves, your profits have been doing well and in fact they're forecast to double in the next 12 months, but your share price has been under performing in the market by 28 per cent over past 12 months, isn't the problem that while other companies are doing capital management, that is giving capital back to shareholders, you keep asking for more? EDDY GROVES: I don't know if that is the problem, I mean that's been our formula for a number of years and the market is supported.
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