DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by Huggies®.In City Dads Group’s latest community outreach venture, our Chicago chapter this month joined forces with Huggies and its “No Baby Unhugged” program to help create care packages of childhood necessities like clothing and school supplies.Members of our Chicago Dads Group went to work one afternoon at the Cradles to Crayons’ Giving Factory, sorting and packaging enough items to help 105 children, big and small. The biggest order of the day, of course, was diapers – courtesy of Huggies, which donated 250,000 Huggies diapers for babies in need … [Read more...]
Upworthy Agrees: Dads Need Changing Tables for Babies, Too!
Our recent report on diaper changing tables now being required in men's and women's rooms in publicly accessible federal buildings caught the eye of the people over at the Upworthy website. They interviewed City Dads Group co-founder Lance Somerfeld on the subject as he changed his daughter on a park bench, and posted the video on Facebook.As of this publication, the video has received more than 430,000 views and 450 comments.Earlier this month, President Obama recently signed into law the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act, or BABIES Act. The new law requires baby changing … [Read more...]
Diapers, Wipes Critical Necessity for Families in Need
DISCLOSURE: This post by L.A. Dads Group co-organizer Eli Lipmen marking National Diaper Need Awareness Week is sponsored by Huggies®, founder of the National Diaper Bank Network. Huggies has donated more than 200 million diapers and wipes to help babies in need over the past six years, most through the NDBN’s 320 banks throughout the United States. Read on to learn how you can help through this year’s #NoBabyUnhugged campaign.There is nothing better than a hug from your child after you return from a long trip.I recently returned from traveling way past my kids’ bedtime. The next day, … [Read more...]
Diaper Bags For Every Dad, Father and Dude
Diaper bags designed just for dads? Unthinkable a decade ago, but today's manufacturers are hip to the needs and sensibilities of modern fathers. Tim Shabarekh, co-organizer of our Boston Dads Group, test drove several models sent to City Dads Group and filed this report. A diaper bag, in many dads' minds, is a shapeless purse-like sling that we hope is ideally functional and – if we’re lucky – neutral in design and color. Or, if you're like me, it's a repurposed favorite hiking backpack.That is – until now. I recently field tested, with my son in tow, five diaper bags designed … [Read more...]
Huggies Seeks Your Feedback, Questions
City Dads Group is pleased to announce it will be part of Huggies Parents Council meeting, scheduled for next week in Chicago. City Dads Group has maintained a good working relationship with the diaper and baby-product maker for several years after we joined a chorus of dad bloggers urging Huggies to reconsider their portrayal of dads in a TV and print campaign. The company eventually changed the campaign based on feedback from our members and other parents across the country, and we have been celebrating them ever since.Never a brand to shy away from controversy, the Huggies team now … [Read more...]