Where Dads Go to Dish

A List of Father-Blogs on the Web

These blogs, podcasts and message groups are specifically aimed at fathers. Many were sent by readers of washingtonpost.com's Parenting e-mail newsletter.

If you'd like to add a site to the list, or recommend other parenting Web sites, send suggestions to parenting@washingtonpost.com.

Cynical Dad: By a stay-at-home New Yorker who goes by Chag, father of Zed and Zoey, and whose list of favorite entries includes "Because It's Not A Birthday Party Until You're Performing The Heimlich Maneuver."

Dad Labs: Less a blog than a flashy site with advice and products on fathering. DadLabs says it "fosters the father/child relationship through media, instructional and retail products."

Daddy Dialectic: Run by several fathers who write thoughtful posts about play dates, the difference between boys and girls and the pain of returning to work after caring for a child full-time.

Daddytypes.com: By New York filmmaker Greg Allen, who writes about what he calls "dad-friendly" products, like high chairs without ruffles and diaper bags that don't look like purses. "Dad-blogs are the new hotness, people," he writes, "so watch what you say on the playground."

Dads and Daughters: A non-profit advocacy group for fathers and girls. DAD and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood successfully petitioned Hasbro to shelve plans to sell hypersexed Pussycats Dolls to young girls.

Laid-Off Dad: Although he has returned to work, Laid-Off Dad continues to write about playground adventures, exchanges with Mrs. Laid-Off Dad, and the trials of "shin mange" caused by his son pulling himself up by dad's leg hairs.

MetroDad: "I'm just a 35 year-old NYC guy writing about his journey into fatherhood"¿which means writing about time outs, bologna, the theory of relativity as it relates to childhood flying by.

Rebeldad: Written by Brian Reid, who comments on news and current events and is a champion of at-home fathers.

Thingamababy: A writer and photographer who goes by AJ focuses on toys and parenting gear, including a list of top ten oddest Playmobil characters,

WebGoonies: Product reviews and daily stories about baby Rylan¿some even written by Rylan--and fatherhood as a whole.

Working Dad: A blog by Seattle Post-Intelligencer family reporter Paul Nyhan.

Podcasts

The Daddycast: Discussions with a variety of experts on topics such as traveling with kids, pool etiquette and school transitions.

101 Uses for Baby Wipes: Produced by Dennis Gray from California's central coast including personal ramblings, news and commentary, music that fits the show's theme and at least one new use for leftover baby wipes.

Message Group

DadTalk, started by Dads and Daughters