To paraphrase Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz: My! Resources for expectant and new dads come and go so quickly here. And because they do, this is by no means a comprehensive list. But I’d really like to create one—and you can help. If you know of a resource that can really benefit dads and their families, let us know. We’ll be putting the constantly evolving list up on our Web site, www.resourcesfordads.com.
Adoption
National Adoption Center offers a comprehensive list of questions to ask adoption agencies, advice on tax and legal matters, and links to other organizations.
www.adopt.org
Adopting.org provides information, resources, and support for adoptive families.
www.adopting.org
Adoptive Families is an award- winning online magazine—a great source of info before, during, and after adoption.
www.adoptivefamilies.com
Blogs
Alltop Dads is the most comprehensive listing of dad blogs available.
www.dads.alltop.com
DadBlogs features tons of blogs by, for, and about dads.
www.dad-blogs.com
DadThing has a nice listing of dad blogs.
www.dadthing.com/2007/11/13/51dad-blogs
Childbirth, Assistance
American College of Nurse-Midwives accredits midwife education programs, establishes standards, and provides information and referrals to midwives in your area.
www.midwife.org
ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Doulas of North America provides resources and referrals to doulas near you.
www.dona.org
International Childbirth Education Association is a professional organization that supports educators and other health-care providers.
www.icea.org
American Association of Childbearing Centers provides information about birthing centers and resources for finding one near you.
www.birthcenters.org
Child Care and Day Care Au Pair Search
Child Care Aware is a nationwide campaign to help parents identify quality child care in their communities. Great source of local referrals.
www.childcareaware.org
International Nanny Association is a nonprofit association for nannies and those who educate, place, employ, and support professional in-home child-care providers. Provides links to placement agencies, and so forth.
www.nanny.org
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies will put you in touch with the local child-care resource and referral agency that serves your area.
www.naccrra.org
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education promotes health and safety in out-of-home child-care settings throughout the nation.
www.nrckids.org
Death and Grief American (SIDS) Institute
M.I.S.S. Foundation is a volunteer-based organization committed to providing crisis support and long-term aid to families after the death of a child from any cause. This page is specifically for dads. www.missfoundation.org/family/dads/index.html
Fathers and Fatherhood, Advice and Skills
About.com offers extensive information on all sorts of father-and fathering-related issues. www.fatherhood.about.com/parenting/fatherhood
DadLabs features very entertain-ing—yet practical—advice and insights.
www.dadlabs.com
FathersOnline.com is a site where real dads can gather on the Internet to ask questions and give advice to others. You can find—or be—a mentor.
www.fathersonline.com
GreatDad.com is a wonderful collection of articles and information on just about any dad-related topic you can think of. GreatDad also has a terrific pregnancy newsletter just for guys.
www.greatdad.com
MrDad.com is my Web site. You can get information there about pretty much every aspect of pregnancy, childbirth, and fatherhood; find out more about my other fatherhood books; and send me questions and comments.
www.MrDad.com
www.MrDad.com/radio: For “Positive Parenting,” my syndicated radio show (also available as a podcast)
www.MrDad.com/ask: For “Ask Mr. Dad,” my nationally syndicated newspaper column (also available as a blog)
Fathers and Fatherhood, General
Men’s Health Network is a comprehensive resource on fatherhood and other issues affecting men.
www.menshealthnetwork.org
National Center for Fathering offers plenty of advice on strengthening families by inspiring and equipping men to be better fathers.
www.fathers.com
National Fatherhood Initiative provides information on the importance of involved, committed, and responsible fathers and how they can improve the well-being of their children.
www.fatherhood.org
Fathers, Stay-at-Home About.com’s at-home-dad page has a lot of excellent, basic info.
www.fatherhood.about.com/od/stayathomedads/Stay_Home_Dads.htm
AtHomeDad.com provides online resources and support for stay-athome and primary caregiver dads and their families.
www.athomedad.com
AtHomeDad.org is a resource and community for stay-at-home dads, fathers who are the primary caregiver in their families, and other involved dads.
www.athomedad.org
Fertility and Infertility
www.fertilityauthority.com is a web portal that provides tools and information to help you make the best, most efficient decisions about your fertility.
Fertility and Obstetrics (a.k.a. the unofficial medical advisory board) Whitney Pollock, D.O. manages the Gynecology Center, Pottsville, PA.
www.drwhitneypollock.com 570-628-9448
Lissa Rankin, M.D. is the author of What’s Up Down There? Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend (St. Martin’s Press). She also runs the Owning Pink Center, an integrative medicine center for vital wellness in Mill Valley, CA.
www.owningpink.com
www.lissarankin.com
David Elan Simckes, M.D. is a fertility specialist and OB/GYN. He practices at Fertility Partnership in St. Peters, MO.
www.FertilityPartnership.com
Saul Stromer, M.D. is a New York City–based boardcertified OB / GYN at Lenox Hill Hospital and a sex therapist.
saulstromer@yahoo.com 212-717-7000
Susan Warhus, M.D. is a boardcertified OB/GYN physician and author of several pregnancy and childbirth books. She currently serves on the Childbirth Graphics Advisory Board.
www.childbirthgraphics.com
Saul Weinreb, M.D. is an OB/ GYN who practices at White Square Obstetrics and Gynecology in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgical Training at Franklin Square Hospital. Check out his Web site:
www.askmyobgyn.com
Carrie Wieneke, M.D. practices and teaches at the University of Kansas, 913-588-2532
Finances (College Savings, Financial Planning, Insurance, and so on) American Council of Life Insurers provides basic information on the spectrum of life insurance products and operates the National Insurance Consumer Helpline, which can give you referrals to local agents.
www.acli.com
College Savings Plans Network offers great info on all of the state-sponsored college savings plans and referrals to the one in your state.
www.collegesavings.org
Financial Planning Association provides information on financial planning and referrals to certified financial planners in your area.
www.fpanet.org
Financial Planners (a.k.a. the unofficial finance advisory board) Joe Pitzl, CFP Mindful Asset Planning 800-525-5301
www.mindfulplanning.com
Jackie Weitzberg, CFP Guide My Finances 800-423-4891
www.GuideMyFinances.com
EcoMom Alliance is a global network of mothers working together to create an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable future.
www.ecomomalliance.ning.com
Environmental Working Group’s mission is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment.
www.ewg.org
GreenHome explains everything you need to create a healthy, nontoxic home environment.
www.greenhome.com
The Green Parent is a kid-friendly guide to earth-friendly living. www.thegreenparent.com/category/green-home Healthy Child Healthy World’s mission is to create a movement that inspires parents to protect young children from harmful chemicals.
www.healthychild.org
Seventh Generation manufactures a variety of eco-friendly products. Their pregnancy and parenting section has a lot of good information.
www.seventhgeneration.com/learn/topic/pregnancy-and-parenting
Danny Foundation educates the public about crib dangers and advises eliminating the millions of unsafe cribs currently in use or in storage.
www.dannyfoundation.org
Kids in Danger is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting children by improving children’s public safety.
www.kidsindanger.org
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers the latest info on car and car-seat safety. Includes a shopping guide for car seats, recall information, and safety literature.
www.nhtsa.gov
National Safety Council provides facts, information, and resources on environmental issues and accident prevention.
www.nsc.org
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission provides comprehensive safety checklists, notices of recalls, and other important safety info.
www.cpsc.gov
Parenting, Children with Disabilities Parents Helping Parents
The Fathers’ Network supports fathers and families raising children with special health-care needs and developmental disabilities.
www.fathersnetwork.org
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities is a referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
www.nichcy.org
Preemies PreemieParenting.com aims to offer hope, inspiration, support, and resources to parents of premature infants.
www.preemieparenting.com
Prematurity.org’s goal is to support preemie parents by providing information on prematurity and preemie care.
www.prematurity.org
Emory Perinatal Center is a great source of info on developmental milestones, medical concerns, and other issues.
www.emoryhealthcare.org/gyn/maternal-fetal.html
Preemie Store offers anything you could possibly need to buy for your preemie.
www.preemie.com
Pregnancy and Parenting, General
There are a number of excellent Internet sites offering comprehensive pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting information, advice, resources, and products. Most have community sections where you can post questions and get advice from other parents. Most also have special sections for dads (although they usually aren’t as good as the Web sites listed above). Among the best are:
iVillage
PregnancyToday
100 Top Parenting Sites maintains a constantly shifting list of, you guessed it, the top 100 parenting sites on the Internet.
www.100topparentingsites.com
Twins (and more) About.com: Twins and Multiples
has an excellent selection of information on all things multiple.
www.multiples.about.com/cs/dadsofmultiples
MOST (Mothers of SuperTwins) provides information, resources, empathy, and support to families with triplets and more.
www.mostonline.org
The National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.
(NOMOTC) promotes the special aspects of multiple-birth children.
www.nomotc.org
The Triplet Connection
www.tripletconnection.org
Work and Family Families and Work Institute provides information on the changing nature of work and family life.
www.familiesandwork.org
Fathers at Work is my site, started to help companies create father-friendly workplaces.
www.fathersatwork.com
Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston College is one of the premier sources of information on work and family. Their new page, “Fathers, Caregiving and Work,” is a wonderful resource on every possible issue facing working dads.
www.wfnetwork.bc.edu/topic .php?id=46