Arlington Family Connection

RESOURCES - for Fathers

WEBSITES

www.dadstory.com
Features resources and community for fathers with articles, advice, shopping.

http://www.isismaternity.com

www.fathersjournal.com
Contains archive of columns about fatherhood by Forest Seymour.

www.fathersworld.com
Information, resources, support, and education for fathers and their families.

www.fathersdirect.com
Directory and community center for fathers.

www.newdads.com
A website for first-time dads, filled with practical and sound advice on starting a new family from an elite core of experts - our "Boot Camp Veterans".

www.slowlane.com
The online resource for stay-at-home dads, primary-caregiving fathers, men and their families.

www.athomedad.com
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 at-home dads.

www.dadsathome.com
info@dadsathome.com
Dadsathome.com was developed by and for gay fathers and gay stay-at-home dads in the hope to bring aid and assistance to gay fathers in the day-to-day trials and tribulations of raising children. Access is free; however, registration is necessary.

READING LIST

Fathering Right from the Start: Straight Talk About Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
by Jack Heinowitz
Becoming a Father: How to Nurture and Enjoy Your Family (Growing Family Series)
by William Sears
The Amazing Dad: More Than 400 Ways to Wow the Kids
by Giovanni Livera
Father to Son: Life Lessons on Raising a Boy
by Harry H. Harrison Jr.
101 Secrets A Good Dad Knows
by Walter Browder and Sue Ellin Browder
FatherTime: Stories on the Heart and Soul of Fathering
by Christopher Scribner
Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: A Hundred Reasons
by Gregory E. Lang
101 Ways to Be a Special Dad
by Vicki Lansky
Dads, Toddlers, and the Chicken Dance
by Peter Downey
The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year
The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years
by Armin A. Brott
Keeping the Baby Alive till Your Wife Gets Home
by Walter Roark
Stay-at-home Dads, The Essential Guide to Creating the New Family
By Libby Gill

SUPPORT GROUPS

Parents Helping Parents
Arlington Father's Group sponsored by Parents Helping Parents.
(800) 882-1250
www.parentshelpingparents.org
php.ma@verizon.net

Gay Fathers of Greater Boston
Box 1037, Hanover, MA 02339
617-742-7897
www.gayfathersboston.org
info@gayfathersboston.org
A network of gay men who have children. Regular discussion meetings, some with speakers, panels or workshops. Topics include: gay fatherhood, parenting, relationships with children, partners, and current or former spouses.