Being a dad is the best job
and the hardest one.
Dads Group is a bunch of dads supporting dads — like you — to be great dads. Local groups, real talk, and the support no one tells you you're going to need.
His world just got turned upside down.
He loves his partner. He loves his kid. And he is absolutely cooked.
- He's trying to figure out his role.
- He wonders if his parenting is good enough.
- He's so tired he's struggling at work.
- There's no time to catch up with mates.
- He feels like a failure at everything.
- But he's trying to be strong for everyone else.
The early years of fatherhood are a time of acute stress and loneliness for many dads.
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
We promote positive parenting for fathers and father figures and give new dads the support and connection they need. Our early-intervention approach connects new fathers with positive social relationships and easier pathways to health services if they need them.
Programs built for real dads
Dads Groups
Dads. Their kids. Coffee. A playground.
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Dads at Work
Dads who do better at work, do better at home.
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Community Events
Bringing dads and families together.
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Father-friendly initiatives that actually work.
Learn moreWe focus on the early years.
The impact lasts a lifetime.
Straight-talk for new dads
The first 30 days: a survival guide for new dads
Sleep is broken, your partner needs you, and you have no idea what you're doing. Here's the playbook.
It's not just the baby blues — paternal mental health matters
1 in 10 dads experience postnatal depression. Most never tell anyone. Here's what to watch for.
How to ask for proper parental leave at work
A script, the data, and the mindset shift you need before walking into that meeting.
Real blokes. Real life.
Why I walked into my first Dads Group, and what I found there
I almost didn't go. Five other blokes, five prams, five reasons we were all hanging on by a thread.
What good paternity leave actually looks like
Six weeks isn't a perk. It's a public-health intervention. Here's the data, and the policy template.
Dad stories: the night shift
Three dads, three 3am routines. None of them are pretty. All of them are love.
Find your dads. Find your feet.
There's a Dads Group near you, or we'll help you start one.