Author Archives: Neil Stott

The time for excuses is over

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Neil Stott

The time for excuses is over. With the news that 6 women have been killed in 5 days, it is time for a nation wide, community led response to family violence. (Refer to the Sydney Morning Herald article) Men … … Continue reading →

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Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Neil Stott

Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down It is a great thing to be able to say I have seven Grand Children, 5 girls and 2 boys. They bring great pleasure and fun and tiredness when on “Grand Pa” duties! Recently, I … Continue reading →

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Absent Fathers

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Neil Stott

Challenge 7 – Being a Role Model Absent Fathers On the last Fathers Day I started to think of my own father.  On the day after Christmas in 1977, my father died suddenly at the young age of 57.  I … Continue reading →

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Real Men Challenge – Introduction

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Neil Stott

Now that I have officially “launched” this project, I wrote this introduction to the Real Men Challenge Manual. Comments please Why the Real Men Challenge? Why me? The Stats Family violence continues to be one of the most serious social … Continue reading →

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Real Men Challenge – The Manual

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Neil Stott

The Real Men Challenge writing team  are committed to preventing Family violence. A key to achieving that is to help men find a model for “Positive Masculinity” and a model for “Positive Partnerships”, one built around a solid set of … Continue reading →

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