Other At-Home Dads Resources
| Slowlane.com is an online resource for Stay-at-home-dads (SAHD) and their families. Established as a reference, resource and network to assist fathers who have made (or are considering) the decision to stay at home and raise their children. Slowlane.com is operated as a free service for Dads and at-home-dads. http://www.slowlane.com |
| At Home Dad Network The At-home Dad Network is a loose-knit, grassroots organization for primary care dads who want to start up or join any activity to help connect with at-home dads. http://www.athomedad.net |
| Family and Home Network educates the
public about at-home mothers, at-home fathers, and those who work part-time or work at home. Publishers of the award winning monthly newsletter, Welcome Home. Join our efforts to make public policies fair to parents who provide child care for their own children. http://www.familyandhome.org/ |
| All Experts: A full time stay at home
father with a Masters in Social Work, offers advice or answers questions from fathers (or mothers) who are staying at home with their kids or thinking about staying at home with their kids. I can help the person connect with other fathers in their area or offer advice on how to reduce the isolation. Also, I can offer tips on things to do with the kids and on discipline matters. http://www.allexperts.com/displayExpert.asp?Expert=37338 |
| Online Playgroup is an Internet resource for finding, starting, and managing a playgroup or parents' group. We have an extensive directory of playgroups and parents' groups around the world, plus practical information for starting a playgroup and a variety of free online tools for playgroups. Visit our site for a web-based calendar, books, kits as well as our very popular weekly articles on starting and managing playgroups. http://www.onlineplaygroup.com |
| Activities & resources for
families in the Washington, DC metro area http://www.our-kids.com/index.html |
| Beltsville Parents Club: This is a
site for parents and their kids living in and around Beltsville, Maryland.
The Parents Club shares information and provides a resource for organizing local events and activities. We have playgroups for the 0-4 age set, links for places to go with infants and toddlers and more! www.beltsvilleparentsclub.com |
| New Austin Dads group: Austin's Stay at Home Dads http://austin-sahds.tripod.com/ |
|
Washington Parent Magazine The most trusted parenting publication in the Washington Metro area in print, online and at special events. http://www.washingtonparent.com/index.htm |
Resources for Working Moms of At-Home Dads
| MAWDAH (Moms at Work, Dads at Home)
mailing list. This discussion list (formerly MDAH-list) was
started in July 1998 as a place for working mothers to support and
commiserate with each other as our husbands have assumed the primary
caregiver roles for our children. For more information, or to join this
group send an email to; owner-mawdah@sportsstats.com |
| Parent's Place: An informational web
site for all aspects of parenting. Geared toward women, the site has discussion boards of great interest to the wives of stay at home dads. Part of the iVillage family. http://www.parentsplace.com/ |
| When Breadwinner is Mom: http://boards2.parentsplace.com/messages/get/ppbreadwinner33.html?nogifs |
| Working Moms who Travel: http://boards2.parentsplace.com/messages/get/ppmomswhotravel9.html?nogifs |
Other Resources
| THE BREASTFEEDING CENTER FOR GREATER WASHINGTON 2141 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037 The Breastfeeding Center for Greater Washington is an innovative center for new and expectant families that offers free classes for all stages of breastfeeding, infant massage, private consultations and home visits by a certified lactation consultant, bra fittings and the largest selection of nursing bras in the D.C. area, breastpump sales and rentals, and a comprehensive selection of accessories for the breastfeeding family. Our hours are Mon-Fri, 8:30 – 5:00 and Sat, 10:00 – 4:00 www.breastfeedingcenter.org |
| For product recalls, go to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (their slogan: Saving lives and keeping families safe). |
Articles on Childcare Issues
The following three articles have been posted with the permission of AAA and the authors.
| From AAA, Child Safety Seats |
| From AAA, Teen Auto Insurance |
| From AAA, Child Passenger Safety |