Hot Links
- The Fatherhood Institute - untold info for dads on absolutely everything – UK based and very very good.
- Zero to Three - excellent stuff on what is happening for your baby from as soon as they are born. Here's a fantastic interactive link about the science of a baby's brain.
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The Fathering Project - a great Auzzie site with good articles on kids and being a dad - and a terrific video "What Kids Really Need from Their Dads."
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Australian Fatherhood Research Network - the aim of the network is to promote high-quality collaborative research into fatherhood and fathering. Check out the Bulletins.
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Canadian Father Involvement Initiative - good one for new dads. Check out their "Manual for New Dads - 24hr Cribsite Assistance," it's cool.
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The Happiest Baby on the Block - one of the most satisfying and useful thing a dad can learn is how to sooth a crying baby - and they show you how to do it.
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The Dadler - is a very good blog by a dad with young children.
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Father & Child Trust – good info for NZ dads.
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It's Not the End - a downloadable ebook by a very blokey bloke who finds himself a dad after he and his wife had agreed they wouldn't have kids. Illustrated, funny, with the author's quirky take on dadship, relationships and life. Easy to read.
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Barnardos - this is a direct link to the dads section. It's got good info and is not so female oriented as mainstream NZ parenting websites tend to be.
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DIYFather – a kiwi-built international dads site with loads of good information for dads with kids of all ages - from the guys who wrote Fatherhood for Dummies.
- Brainwave Trust - the best NZ site on understanding how your baby’s brain works.
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Fathering Foundation - committed to fostering quality fathering in New Zealand.
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Father Friendly - a dad's articles reflecting on his experience and research.
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Where to find a childbirth education class? Start here by contacting your District Health Board.
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Change for our Children is on a mission to build a strong culture of respect for children that is visible in our country’s systems and services, conversations and communities, hearts and homes.
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Baby Life Check - an interactive site where you can find out about your baby's safety, talking and playing together, how your baby is doing, feeding and healthy teeth, sleep routine, immunisation and being a parent.
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Plunket– here is quite a good page for dads.
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Parent Centre – NZ's largest provider of childbirth education classes.
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SKIP - "Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents" is a very progressive NZ government agency which focuses on skills for parents. There is some stuff for dads.
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Kariclub - a New Zealand site, this link is direct to their dads' page.
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The Parenting Place - provides a ranges of workshops, hot tips events, parent groups, fathers breakfasts, a magazine, coaching, resources and on-line advice for parents.
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Jig Saw is a good place to look for getting anger management support.
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Essentially Men - holds weekend and other 'events' aimed to address social isolation of men.
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Ecobots - where you can buy cost effective, modern cotton nappies from an NZ company!