Some
Fatherhood resources
you may find of interest:

Dumbing down Kids

The importance of having a father in your life - statistics.

The At-Home Dad Network message board is a forum for at-home dads who want to discuss any activity to help connect at-home dads. We are also here to discuss any issues concerning at-home dads. The At-Home Dad Network was started in 1994 in conjunction with the At-Home Dad Newsletter and we now have playgroups across the country and the world.

Dads_In_Action
Dads in Action is the largest Canadian Fathers egroup for those fathers who are victims of domestic abuse, parental alienation and gender discrimination.

Dads-Rights
Dads tell your story, network with other fathers (and those who love them) to learn how to fight for your rights as fathers. Share information and support each other in your quest to have a good relationship with your children! We are based in Michigan, but encourage all dads to join no matter where you live. This is an open, unmoderated group.

DADS in FAMILY COURT are pro-active fathers who assert their interests in the reform of the legal, economic, and sociological aspects of Family Law, most principally: parental rights, child custody / support, and the judicial system / industry.

The main forum focuses on INTELLIGENCE SHARING and SUBSTANTIVE OPINIONS. Our mission is to be well-informed dads for the purpose of parenting and political action. We critically discuss CASE LAW and LEGISLATION, as well as the functions of psychologists, mediators, attorneys, judges, and legislators. Our GOAL: a COLLABORATIVE NETWORK empowered by collective experience / knowledge and shared research -- ultimately to enrich our relationship with our sons and daughters. We rely on your active participation to further strengthen our network (which is now the largest in Family Law), and to disseminate effective strategies. JOIN us in electronic advocacy! All necessary tools are provided for free as part of your membership [$0].

The DadTalk group is primarily a forum for conversation among fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers and other father figures of daughters, regardless of marital status, age, and whether the parent lives with or away from the child. The group is pro-female and discusses the joys and challenges of fathering daughters in today's world.

DadTalk was begun by Dads and Daughters, the national nonprofit for fathers and daughters, and overseen by group volunteers. By participating, DadTalk group members agree that Dads and Daughters may use their postings in its educational efforts.

Fathers Raising Sons
A serious parenting discussion board for fathers (and sons) to discuss the unique role dads play in raising their sons and preparing them for adult manhood. Get advice, share ideas, and give your thoughts on all the issues related to being some little-guy's dad. Boys--especially strong-willed boys--are a special parenting challenge. What works (or has worked) for you? What role does spanking play? Is "wait till your father gets home" a good policy? What about grounding, loss of privileges, or other forms of discipline? School grades, curfews, chores, morality, levels of responsibility, and respect are all open issues about which fathers can encourage one another. What did your father do that worked for you? Also, the modern idea that dads are unnecessary and (possibly even detrimental) needs to be laid to rest once and for all. There are some things that only fathers can pass on to sons--let's explore those things together.

Single Dads...notice they're missing off the lists? What are we, chopped livah?? This group is for divorced or otherwise single fathers who adore their kids, support them (financially, emotionally and in all other ways) and want to remain involved in their children's lives as much as possible. Members can discuss common problems, and can share advice on a number of Single Dad issues, from legal matters, to parenting and education, to dating, sex and blended family issues. We encourage both single fathers as well as the women who love them (or women seeking to meet devoted single dads) to join...however, beware: NO MALE BASHING ALLOWED!! By the same token, if you're a deadbeat parent of either gender, find a different club. This club has been primarily created as a result of the societal prejudice and biases against the "silent majority" of caring, supportive, devoted dads. We hope you'll stop by and share some of your experiences!!

http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/feminist4fathers/

LiveBeatDads **WE NEVER GIVE UP OUR CHILDREN FOR OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE**

Live Beat Dads® sole purpose is to educate the family about freedom; to demand government accountability and government responsibility. We stand for equality, for justice, for the preservation of our rights as individual citizens, and for our rights as parents, regardless of gender or disability. Currently membership is 40% women: so women, please feel free to join our mutual efforts. Our policy is based on the Constitution. Live Beat Dads® is focused on the family. Therefore, at no time will we condone putting children at risk by calling Child Protective Services, or actual abuse. Live Beat Dads® works because our COURT WATCHERS!
COURT WATCHERS is the reason Live Beat Dads® is successful!

In sum, we demand our constitutional rights, we demand our child(ren)s rights to their family, and especially we demand giving children a voice. This is about the child, not the parent; we are here to save the children.

ParentsWithoutRights
" Destroy the family, and you destroy society." (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin)

This was Lenin’s plan, and he set out to do that, with the objective of creating a new society with the government as the ultimate father. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, we have seen the consequences of Lenin’s plan. Florida makes the mother the custodial parent in 90% of all cases, and turns the Father into a visitor in the lives of his child(ren). Children's rights are protected only when both parents are treated as equals.

Unless one parent can be proven to be unfit and dangerous to the child(ren), anything less than 50/50 parenting is child abuse. Parents Without Rights is affiliated with the Indiana Civil Rights Council (CRC) to become the Florida Civil Rights Council (Florida CRC). Please visit: www.CRCFlorida.org

Parents Without Rights sponsors the Million Dads March. We are the Florida liaison for the march. Please visit www.MillionDadsMarch.com

Euro-Dads
Mailing list for those interested in discusing the concept of Parental Equality, Shared Parenting, meaningful Joint Custody, the need for Fathers in Families. The problems surrounding these issues and the means to redress these issues. Whether these be on a national or pan european basis.

The online forum of the COUNCIL for the STATUS of FATHERS. Our purpose is to share information and to provide an international collective voice to our members while reinforcing the Father Figure as a positive image by contrast to the politically correct but false stereotype imagery of the Male perpetrator and Female victim in Family Violence and Child Abuse. Our membership consists of enlightened industry professionals and representatives of Father’s and Children’s rights groups from around the world as well as some individual father’s and children’s rights activists and high profile disenfranchised dads who want to contribute to the cause of Family Law reform. Obviously we can not accept EVERYONE who simply applies to join our council and there are no anonymous members.

STANDING_UP_WITH_DADS
Imagine that men can get equal treatment, we will make it happen. Imagine winning- we're going to. 100% of all laws don't need to be harder on males.

SLOGAN: Men aren't third class citizens.

The movement- as Einstein tells us- will win or otherwise in our minds. That is to say, if we think we can win then we will, but if we feel like we won't win then there's no point in even starting. This is ok, the mind doesn't know the difference, so just imagine winning. Now let's fight. This group accepts that abuse of men is wrong.

There's something that we've got to deal with for the sake of the children. First some background.- When a woman leaves her husband or the father of her child she often [understandably] feels a lot of shame and guilt. We also know that women initiate 93% of divorces. And we know that massive numbers of these women try anything to avoid the shame of admitting that they broke the family up. Most of these women, to avoid the shame of admitting that they did it,- blame the father. Typically they say anything. For example, they say- 'oh your dad didn't love you and left' [regardless of the fact that this is not based on the truth [truth is- she left]]. That is a terrible thing to do.- when a child is told that someone doesn't love them they take it harder than anyone can imagine. Women shouldn't do that anymore. And we must stop them!!!!

Fathers-4-justice-Israel
Fathers 4 Justice Israel is part of the most powerful global civil rights movement campaigning for a child's right to see both parents with equal access. This group is dedicated to assisting divorced and separated Jewish and Israel dads.

The group comprises of Jewish and non-Jewish Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents, Psychologists, Teachers, Doctors, a complete cross section of society which believes that Israel is creating a Jewish nation of children without parents.

Fathers 4 Justice Israel raises awareness through publicity, the media, the Internet 'making the injustice visible' and mobilising a 'dads army' - applying pressure to the system - members of Knesset, family courts, child welfare departments to implement joint custody and shared parenting. For the latest news regarding how both fathers of divorce and their children suffer in Israel from gender bias discrimination in court custody cases, Parental Alienation Syndrome, read the Jerusalem Post Magazine article.

All children and their parents have inalienable rights to enjoy a loving relationship with each other. The Knesset's intention in the 1962 Family Custodian Act was to embrace the child's best interest principle which has now effectively become the mothers best interest. We are pro-active divorced and single fathers who assert their interests in civil rights reform of legal, economic, sociological aspects of Family Law, most principally: parental rights, child custody / child support and the judicial system / industry. The main forum focuses on INTELLIGENCE SHARING and SUBSTANTIVE OPINIONS. Our mission is to be well-informed dads for the purpose of parenting and political action. We critically discuss CASE LAW, STRATEGY, PAS, job searching, suicide as well as the functions of psychologists, mediators, attorneys, judges and legislators.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/International-Fathers/

Fathers Are Parents Too
An e-mail list for members and friends of FAPT to keep up with activities and provide information among the supporters of FAPT. In addition the list is to to serve as a source for information and resources regarding issues of concern to all parents with a focus in Georgia and surrounding states.

Dadstalk
This is a site for dads to talk about parenting, to express the joy of parenting and vent their frustrations at the limits of parenting often allowed fathers.
This is an unmoderated list.
Married? Divorced? Unwed father? Have a meeting notice to distribute? Want to tell others about your child's first step? About your child's first solo flight on a bicycle? Want to express your joy at watching you child's birth? Want to gripe about a recent court appearance? Want to express your frustration at being denied the right to see your child?

Altdadsrights
A group for those interested in preserving the rights of dads in family court.

Kids and Divorced Dads
I'm tired of hearing all the news about these deadbeat dads that do not live up to their obligations. What about the divorced fathers who do want to be a part of their children%ffs lives? What about the divorced fathers who happen to have ex-wives that feel you have absolutely no rights as a parent because you left her ? I have also attempted to be as much a part of my two children%ffs lives as possible with no luck. Who can help??

Fathers Rights As Parents
This group is dedicated to caring fathers that have been denied there human rights as parents due to divorce, separation, and custody battles around the United States. I have created this group as a way for fathers to ban together and challenge the current laws that exist today. I have been successful in lobbying a group of very powerful attorneys to help me in this journey and plan to see it through till the laws are changed. There is not a child on this earth that deserves to be separated from a father that cares. In the United States today, 98% of all fathers have been denied there rights because the law favors the mother, however, A father that cares should be granted the same rights as the mother in all cases, and this has not happened for fathers that love there children ever!!. I am urging all fathers around the United States that are in this situation to join this group. And ban together to challenge the courts to change the laws in equality and parenting. Remember dads!! As of today, we have absolutely no rights as fathers. The courts may say we do, however, we don’t! And who suffers the most?? The children!!

DADSFOREQUALRIGHTS
A group for DADS ONLY, that are discriminated against in the fed, county, local courts. For DADS that have to pay out-ragest sums of money to the EX's. That have to live in poverty and strugle to survive, with limited visitation of children, that make all child support payments after they have to borrow, begg, and almost steal, to keep out of jail. For DADS that have sat in court and watched those DEAD BEAT DADS get OFF WITH ONLY A WARNING "try to get caught up on your 1,2,3-4 years arrearage in support payments!" For DADS that watch thier EX buy new cars, go on trips, and support boyfriends with your money, when it should be for the children.

United Families International (UFI) is a public charity devoted to maintaining and strengthening the family as the fundamental unit of society. By strengthening the family, the basic building block of society, communites, states and nations are strengthened. United Families International supports the following causes:

• Family -– Respect for existing laws, political structures, religions and cultural norms that preserve the family
• Marriage -– Marriage between man and woman, founded on chastity before marriage and fidelity in marriage
• Life –- The sanctity of human life, including unborn children
• Parents –- The right and obligation of parents to love, protect, provide for and teach their children
• Compassion -– Compassion for the disadvantaged and distressed, including orphans and street children.

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