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Crucial impact of fathers on children's lives
Having an involved father living at home can make a big difference in the life of a young child. For one, the household they grow up in is likely to be better off, their mother is likely to feel affirmed and assisted in her role and their nutrition, healthcare and schooling are likely to be encouraged and supported.
Never underestimate your importance as a father
Zane Meas, director of the Fathers Matter Film Everything a Boy Could Want speaks to Good Hope FM about how we can encourage fathers to be positively present.
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The metrics of fatherhood in South Africa
Heartlines CEO Dr Garth Japhet joined Power FM's Lerato Mbele on the Culture Corner segment in a discussion on how we can encourge the positive presence of men in children's lives.
South African society suffering profound absence of father figures
Read Heartlines CEO Dr Garth Japhet's OpEd in the Daily Maverick where he discusses the state of fatherhood in South Africa and looks at fathers matter – even beyond Father's Day.
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Heartlines partners with a football acadeny to help teach young boys life skills
Newzroom Afrika tells the story of how Fathers Matter is helping young boys learn about positive fatherhood as part of their journeys with the IQ Football training academy.
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Encouraging positive fatherhood in South Africa
Heartlines Fathers Matter's Seth Naicker talks to Morning Live about the message of the Fathers Matter Films and the broader project goals.
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A father's impact is crucial in a child's life
Read an opinion piece by Heartlines CEO Dr Garth Japhet about why fathers matter.
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Youth and their dads
This Youth Month, to coincide with the rebroadcasting of our Fathers Matter films on SABC 2, Heartlines was part of a conversation about youth and their dads on Expresso.
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"We need to listen to our children"
Jacques Blignaut, who stars in the Fathers Matter Film Everything a Boy Could Want speaks to Good Hope FM about fatherhood.
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Teenagers raising kids
Heartlines' Nkosinathi Sixabayi shares his thoughts in a Daily Thetha panel on teenagers raising kids.
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