Chicago Dads provides networking opportunities through activities such as "Dad's Night Out", playgroup activities for children, various other outings, and general camaraderie. We function as an informal volunteer association of independent groups and individuals. We believe the involvement of a father in the life of his child is beneficial to the child, and ultimately society as a whole.
Most of us have made a conscious choice to be the primary care provider for their children. Some work full-time, part-time or work at-home. Some are retired or are at-home dads. We invite all involved fathers to network with us. As researcher Dr. Kyle Pruett says, "fathers have always parented differently than mothers...and father care is as essential as mother care for your child." For this belief and many others, you're an involved dad.
ChicagoDads.com is here to help. This is the place to meet other dads from across the greater Chicagoland metropolitan area.
Weekly Playgroup in Chicago
Chicago Dads organize a weekly playgroup that meets on Thursdays in the city. You can find it by going to the "Group calendar" in the Chicago Dads section of this website.
need high res pic for Chicago Dads article
Hey guys
The Chicago Dads article is finally running in this week's Time Out, in the Kids section, which is right after the Gay/Lesbian section. Hmmm. The editor, ever the communicator, just emailed me to request a high-res jpeg which she forget to ask about in the three months shes held onto the article. She said I could just send one of me with my kids. lame.
Anyone have a group shot, outside would be best? If so, please send it asap to
Thanks
Duffer, begatter of Calvin and Marialynn
Come Out and Support a Chicago Dad!
It would be great to see you at the theater! Plus there's a good Irish pub that serves better-than-bar food across the street, Chief O'Neill's. A DNO, perhaps?
The Curious Theatre Branch presents
As part of The Other Side of the Elephant,
Short Plays by Curious Writers
THE GREAT GALVANI
"Welcome to a colossal magic land where the beastly and grotesque bloom into bewildering beauty, where lost and lecherous souls reign supreme on stage solely for your viewing pleasure, and wonderful walking enigmas and human curiosities in cages can be poked with a stick for an additional price!"
health warning, Please read!
Dear play-groupers,
We found out that Lila has strep throat which is very contagious. This is good treatable with antibiotics but has to be treated right away, especially with the little ones, because if left untreated can cause more serious infections.
Lila's symptoms were fever, pain in her throat, ear pain and crying all day.
I am sorry if caused any inconvenience.
Please go to the doctor if you are uncertain. The doctor will do a swipe and can tell you right away if you have strep throat.
sincerely, Ruben
Hilarious Dane Cook skit on parenting (actually it's on robes)
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQIzRCHW5sE
Shedd Aquarium
Hi,
I'm new to this group, hope to find some events here that we can occasionally travel in from the suburbs.
A couple of us from The Chicago Burbs group planned last minute and are heading down to the Shedd Aquarium tomorrow, will meet around 10:30 am. If anyone else is interested feel free to join us, you can email me.
Also, if you're in the suburbs fell free to join us for weekly play groups and other activities. Our group listing on this site is Chicago Burbs Dads & Parents. We meet on Wednesday or Friday each week.
Cougar on the Northside of Chicago?
Just saw the video on the LA local news. Where was the cougar and do they know where it came from? Details were very sketchy on the news here.
Fill me in!
Jim
Playgroup Organizers Needed
Thanks Peter for organizing this month and thanks to everyone who took it on over the Autumn and Winter.
Now we need some volunteers for the fun Spring and Summer months. Post here if you would like to do May, June, July or August.
Chicago media contacts wanted
I posted this on the national level, but there's a particular need for Chicago area contacts, so I'll repost it here.....
I occasionally get requests for interviews from various media people. I can't handle all of these myself, so I'm looking for volunteers who would be interested in talking when these things come up. The typical request involves anything from a journalism student doing an article on dads, real reporters needing a dad-related sound bite, various tv shows, and people writing books. There are some nice benefits: You get to help present a positive image of at-home dads, it's fun to see your name in the paper or otherwise have your 15 minutes of fame, and it's usually not a big time committment.