City Dads Group outposts around the country did their best to “Embrace the World” in celebration of International Babywearing Week 2015 with hikes, museum visits and trips to the zoo -- all made possible with the help of baby product giant BabyBjorn. Our efforts even caught the eye of the national media with a feature article on NBC-TV's Today show Parents website. International Babywearing Week (Oct 4 – 10, 2015) promotes and advocates the many benefits of using a close-fitting baby carrier to bond with your infant and help him or her thrive through increased human contact and … [Read more...]
Oh, Baby – What a Play by Dad!
Dad, baby in front carrier, foul ball. Ingredients for disaster or proof some fathers can do it all? Watch the video and read about what happened at yesterday's Mets-Phillies game on Penn Live. … [Read more...]
Baby On Board for the Walk on the NYC High Line
Editor's Note: Australian at-home dad Rory Chambers moved to Manhattan earlier this year and quickly discovered a new band of brothers to hang with: Our NYC Dads Group. He recently posted a version of this tale on his blog Rory's Stories about finding his community and his experience participating in a recent International Babywearing Week event on NYC's High Line. Enjoy. Upon arriving in a brand new city with no significant opportunity for “natural” community that might otherwise be found at a workplace, I did what any self-respecting digital native would do and Googled “stay at home dads … [Read more...]
Babywearing City Dads Carry Their Kids Across the Nation
City Dads Group members strapped their babies to their chests and visited the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, toured a professional football stadium in San Francisco, and climbed the famous "Rocky" steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art among the many activities our fathers participated in as part of last week's celebration of International Babywearing Week. All 13 City Dads Groups across the United States did something with babies on board their new baby carriers, courtesy of Britax -- a longtime supporter of our organization. Our dads and their kids visited places as family-friendly … [Read more...]
Restroom Etiquette: Don’t Say This When Wearing a Baby in Men’s Room
My baby daughter Avery and I were making our usual grocery trip when the urge to use the restroom suddenly hit me while perusing the aisles. Damn multiple cups of green tea and coffee! As I stood at the urinal, I looked down at Avery in her Onya Baby Outback carrier and tried to keep her from letting out any random cries as she generally does. Why she has to fuss as I stand at a urinal, no clue. But as I tried my best to offer soothing words, I paused and realized what I was saying might be taken the wrong way considering my location. Then I thought back to the countless times before … [Read more...]