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Celebrate Fathers Day in Australia on Sunday 5th September, 2010
A father is one of the most important people in a child's life. He is looked up to and respected, but more often than not, fathers are forgotten or don't receive the recognition they deserve. This makes Father's Day the perfect opportunity to say thank you.
If you're a father, you'll appreciate the joys of being both a son and a father. If you're a son, I'm sure you already know how special fathers are. Looking back on my childhood, I remember the special moments I spent with my father. We went camping, boating bicycling, fishing (well, more like feeding the fish), and skipped rocks on the water and went to watch the mighty Cats beat the Magpies on a Saturday afternoon (nothing against Collingwood of course). My father showed me the loving image of what a dad should be.
Gifts are a part of Father's Day. Sometimes it's difficult to find the perfect gift ideas that say, "I love you dad, and I appreciate all the sacrifices you've made for me." This year, forget about the tacky tie, socks and Jocks, and give your father a gift that he'll truly appreciate.
Father’s day and Dadshop: 
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I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
Sigmund Freud
Dad, The primary learning system for children is by example, and you are often that example.
Chris Ewing
Fathers’ day in Australia:
In Australia, Father's Day is celebrated this year on Sunday 5th September, 2010 by over 4.5 million Dads across Australia. What is noticeable about Father's Day in Australia is its unique time of celebration. Unlike in US and several other countries where Father's Day is celebrated on the Third Sunday of June, Fathers Day in Australia is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, Sunday 5th September, 2010.
Fathers Day celebration in Australia takes place in the same way as in several other countries around the world. Our kids take the opportunity on Father’s day, to thank their dad for all their care, love and support. In most families children often give gifts and breakfast (best served in bed) to dad as a symbol of their appreciation and love.
History of Father's Day:
History of Father's Day Festival as seen today is not even a hundred years old. Thanks to the hard work and struggle of Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Washington that just as we have set aside Mother's Day to honour mothers we have a day to acknowledge the important role played by the father. However, some scholars opine that Father's Day history is much older than we actually believe it to be. They say that the custom of honoring dad's on a special day is over 4,000 years old.
Earliest History of Father's Day:
Scholars believe that the origin of Father's Day is not a latest phenomenon, as many believe it to be. Rather they claim that the tradition of Father's Day can be traced in the ruins of Babylon. They have recorded that a young boy called Elmesu carved a Father's Day message on a card made out of clay nearly 4,000 years ago. Elmesu wished his Babylonian father good health and a long life. Though there is no record of what happened to Elmesu and his father but the tradition of celebrating Father's Day remained in several countries all over the world.
A few wise words from Homer:
For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers."
Father’s day quotes:
Mark Twain
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Charles Wadsworth
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
Bertrand Russell
The fundamental defect with fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
Johann Schiller
It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.
Marlene Dietrich
A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox... they would understand the dilemma.
David Gottesman
Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development.
Did you know?
Father’s:
• In 2006/07, there were 4,569,000 men aged 18 years and over who reported having one or more natural children living either with them or elsewhere.
• Most commonly, 41% of fathers had two natural children, 39% had three or more natural children, while 21% had one natural child.
• Over one-third of these men (36%) reported first becoming a father aged between 25 and 30 years, while 13% had first become a father aged over 35 years.
Step-fathers:
• In 2006/07, 132,000 men were step-fathers to children aged under 18, living in the same household. In comparison 30,000 women were step-mothers to children aged under 18, living in the same household.
Non-resident fathers:
• There were 385,000 non-resident fathers in 2006/07, that is, fathers who had at least one natural child aged 0-17 years not residing with them but usually residing with the natural mother.
• Just over one-third of non-resident fathers (36%) lived alone, while 31% lived in a couple family with children and 18% lived with their partner and no children.
Work and family:
• There were 1,720,000 fathers living with their natural, adopted, step or foster children aged under 15 in July 2008. The majority of these fathers (92%) were employed and 29% of employed fathers worked 50 hours or more per week.
• In 2006, fathers living with their children aged under 15 years, spent an average of 8 hours per week where their main activity was related to caring for their children, including providing physical or emotional care, minding their children, teaching or disciplining their children, and playing with or reading to their children.
Fathers' Day 2008 Australian facts and figures: ABS
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