Fathers’ Day and Changes in The Bond Between Us and Our Fathers.

People celebrate Fathers’ Day at different times across the world but there is a common aim of showing respect and appreciation for the bond between us and our fathers. But some elements of that bond appear to be changing.

Visiting her parents in Jogya, is one of the most enjoyable moments for Dr Anita Dewi and her family who live in Melbourne, 2010. Source: Photo courtesy Dr Anita Dewi.

Relationships between Indonesians and their fathers seem to be getting closer, less formal and more open. Dr Anita Dewi, Learning Skills Advisor and Research and Learning Co-ordinator at Monash University Library, explains why the nature of the child father relationship may have changed for Indonesians.

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To get away for awhile from hectic work is what Dr Anita Dewi and her family needed – Coffs Harbour, NSW, early June 2020. Source: Photo courtesy Dr Anita Dewi, 2020.