Tools for Dads
Are you are new or expecting Dad? Or know one?
We’ve put together a bunch of resources, tools and info from our friends and partners that we’ve found helpful on this fatherhood road.
SMS4Dads
Built specifically for Dads, this SMS service sends you the important info you need direct to your phone. Find out more here.
Beer and Bubs
Beer and Bubs is a one–night session at the pub where expectant dads learn how to support their partner through the birth of their baby. They run all over Australia and you can find out more here.
The New Baby Manual, For Dads
If your car comes with 24hr roadside assistance, surely a new baby should have some kind of instruction manual or support service? Well now it does. Check out this light-hearted but useful guide for new babies here.
Becoming a Dad: Adjusting to Fatherhood
Becoming a parent is one of the biggest adjustments you’ll ever make in life, and these articles and videos provide some great insight into how to prepare. Find out more here.
The Fathering Project
This is another resource developed specifically for Aussie Dads.Find out more here.
Dadvice
This is a four-part video series following a group of everyday Aussies as they become Dads. You can check it out, along with finding a whole lot of other useful resources here.
Dads Handbook: A guide to the first 12 months
This free pdf is packed with good info to help guide you through the first 12 months of being a parent.
The Father Hood
This Australian site is packed with articles that help Fathers navigate to their best lives. Find out more here.
Dads Who Can
This book by Melbourne Fatherhood expert, Timothy O’Leary shares the secrets of what he wishes other Dads had told him before he became a Dad. The illustrated e-book can be downloaded here and you can read more from Tim here
Family Man By Movember
Family Man's strategies are backed by years of research & tested on hundreds of families. A free, quick & easy online parenting cheat sheet. Start becoming a Family Man today! Find out more here
The Culture of Fatherhood
If you are keen to learn more about the culture of Fatherhood in Australia, the issues, interventions and initiatives, check out the below resources.
Building Safe Communities for Women and Their Children
A compendium of stories from the field. Read the full report here.
Father Inclusive Practice
A tool to support the inclusion of fathers in a holistic approach to service delivery. Find out more here.
Preventing Violence Against Women
Stories and case studies of success from Melbourne’s inner North. Find out more here.
Fatherhood & Mental Health
Researchers have traditionally paid little attention to the intersections between men’s mental illness and family life. Recently, however, this has changed. Check out some of the latest research here.
Men’s Social Connectedness
Social isolation and loneliness are now widely accepted as risk factors for depression and anxiety, find out what can be done. Find out more here.
Dads Group are also partnering with the University of Sunshine Coast to research the culture of fatherhood in Australia. Find out more here.