City Dads Groups around the country will raise a glass June 16 to toast fathers everywhere as members from many of our groups gather for a pre-Father's Day celebration of all things parenting in the paternal style. Sixteen City Dads Groups chapters have scheduled Fathers Eve 2018 events, from simple food-and-drink meetups at local hangouts to paintball matches to a fatherhood-theme "gladiator games" competition. Each event culminates with a toast to fatherhood at 8 p.m. local time. Fathers Eve, now in its seventh year, is the brainchild of Twin Cities Dads Group co-organizer John … [Read more...]
Buy Discounted Dad 2.0 Tickets Here, Help Support City Dads Group
Tired of dadding alone and want to meet other pro-active modern fathers? Yearning to share your fatherly wisdom with some of today's biggest and coolest brands? Or maybe you are in need of a few days to recharge your paternal enthusiasm by hearing some passionate parental points-of-view? If you answered "yes" to any of those, then have we got a deal for you. The annual Dad 2.0 Summit -- a national three-day meeting where marketers, social media leaders, blogging parents and regular dads gather to discuss the changing voice and perception of modern fatherhood -- is offering … [Read more...]
Children Protesting Issues is Not Childish Behavior Adults Should Dismiss
My hometown in Ohio had what I thought was a heartwarming story a while back about preschoolers who were upset with fracking in the state's only national forest. So they sent drawings to officials involved in the process to be included in the public record. (A chilling testimony for the future, if you ask me.) It was a great piece on young minds caring about the world. Then I read the comments. I wasn't surprised that many people leaving messages blamed the parents for brainwashing. Or worse. They painted the preschoolers in the story as innocents who could not possibly understand the … [Read more...]
The Vanishing Illusion of Safety in Wake of Yet Another School Shooting
She clings to the green monkey bar on our backyard play set with her little fingers. The nail on her right index finger is an angry purple-blue. The scar from a lost battle with the small iron trap door in the ground by our mailbox that conceals our water meter, which is as endlessly fascinating to a 1-year-old as it is hazardous to appendages. I stand below the bars, my hands resting on her hips. She presses the souls of her pink and black sneakers against my chest, smiles her heart-melting smile, and giggles as she pushes herself up. Her waist at bar level, leaning forward to peak over … [Read more...]
MommyCon Adds Father-Child Playtime Lunches with City Dads’ Help
A little food, a little play and a whole lot of bonding between fathers and children -- and probably among fathers themselves. That's what City Dads Group will be bringing to major parenting events in five cities this year. Local City Dads chapters will host lunchtime playdates for dads and kids at MommyCons being held in Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; New York City; Orlando; and Pasadena, Calif. MommyCon is a nationwide educational/product exhibition series dedicated to natural parenting. "We appreciate this opportunity to partner with MommyCon to create an opportunity for new and … [Read more...]
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