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DIYFather wins New Zealander Of The Year title
The DIYFather team is honoured to be awarded the title of 'New Zealander of the Year' by North & South Magazine. DIYFather features in the magazine's latest January 2010 issue released today as the winner of the education category for the popular...
Holiday activities that won’t stretch the budget
A trip to the cinema, the zoo or ten-pin bowling costs around $40 an outing for an adult and three children.1 And food on top of that! But ASG Education Programs (NZ) Limited has come to the rescue with the release of an e-guide to help parents when...
Father figures
It may be no surprise for you guys to know that fathers survive on an average 42 minutes' less sleep a night than other men. Here are some 'father figures' released on Father's Day in Australia and New Zealand: * In 2008, a new baby was a Father Day...
Stefan and Eric on Australias 'A Current Affair' Channel 9 Prime Time TV Show
DIYFather was invited to appear on Australia's prime time TV show 'A Current Affair' to talk about out book 'Call Me Dad!'. Read the Article titled 'Help for first-time dads' on ACA Nine MSN. Watch the show online then look for 'Help for first-time ...
Scott with Pyper on the Good Morning TV Show talking about Fun Activities for Dads and Kids
Scott from DIYFather and his Daughter Pyper are on the Good Morning Show (04/09/2009) to talk about fun activities for dads and kids. Good Morning is a 9am Show that features on New Zealands TV Channel One. Watch the interview and Pyper giving Brendo...
Interview with Graham Lowe - being a dad
Most people probably know Graham Lowe as a former Rugby League Coach or motivational Speaker. However he's recently added another book about fatherhood to his portfolio. Dave who writes for DIYFather.com and his show co-host Camille recently intervie...
DIYFather in the news: Dads4Dads programme awarded funding by Sovereign Sunshine
Great news for our joint parenting eduction programme with Plunket which was specifically put together to get first time dads together to "talk shop" about parenting from a male perspective. We got awarded a grant by Sovereign Sunshine to help with t...
Your day will come
Stu at dinodads.com just posted an article on the Susan Boyle phenomenon. Aside from all the media hype about Susan and what happened in the show, I thought her story offered some interesting insights for parents: instant global fame is a reality (g...
TLC casting call - children who have swallowed foreign objects
We received the following request for participation in a TV show by The Learning Channel (part of the Discovery Group) for parents with children who swallowed foreign objects. Please respond to Mike Mathis Productions directly. (related article on DI...
