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...]
BabyBjorn, City Dads Celebrate International Babywearing Week 2015
City Dads Group will team up with baby product giant BabyBjorn to "Embrace the World" together during the 2015 International Babywearing Week celebration. 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 touch. Several City Dads Group outposts are celebrating this positive health experience, along with the importance of dads being active caretakers of their children, by organizing members to take leisurely group walks at … [Read more...]
Viva, Las Vegas Babywearing
Babywearing was something I always planned on doing. It seemed like a great idea. Your child was right next to you, gaining comfort in hearing your breathing and in feeling your heartbeat. It would leave my hands free to shop, do dishes, or fold laundry. I’d be the coolest Dad on the block, really showing my friends and neighbors “how it’s done.” Then came the day that my wife’s doctor told us the two words that would shatter that wonderful babywearing image: “It’s twins!” How was I going to manage to carry two babies? One on the front and one on the back? My ideas of being the hippest … [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 Storm 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...]