Hi Kristin,

Sorry I'm going to keep my reply short, but thank you so much for your reply. You have a very reassuring

message with some tangible advice that I will be sure to follow up on.

Thank you for speaking to me of the children. They are very dear to me and at times I find it extremely hard to be the constant balanced switched on father I desire to be as opposed to the sometimes cranky, imperfect, maybe I'm not as strong as I think I am, father that I am in reality.

Mindfullness has played a large part of late, although I'm conscious that no man is an island and I need to bring in other hands to tend to the hidden emotions of my children that are surely fettering away at their hearts and minds. The forum between myself and my children is always open, however I may not convey that message across loud and clear at all times, or perhaps there are just some things they don't want to discuss with dad for fear that I may judge them. I want to allow them the chance to voice their concerns and feelings and some of that may be necessary to done via other avenues.

I'm in NSW and without knowing the MH system in Vic (I know it a little in SA), I'm assuming? there isn't a lot of difference on a grand scale, however as you say, it may be necessary to localise the niche pathway that works for both my wife and us as a family.

Thanks again for your help. I appreciate it greatly.