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'I don’t regret doing it all': At-Home-Dad-Convention takes place in Milwaukee

Bryant McCray of CBS58 in Milwaukee Interviews President Jonathan Heisey-Grove and Milwaukee City Dads Lead Greg Clapp

Dads cleaned up Pere Marquette Park on Thursday, Sept. 21. It was all a part of the annual at-home dad convention, and while they may be picking up trash, they are breaking a stigma.

"I think it's starting to turn around a bit, I don’t know if it would have been the same way 20 years ago, even 10 years ago," said Clapp.

 

The challenges facing a growing population of stay-at-home dads

by Wisconsin Public Radio | The Ideas Network

https://www.wpr.org/listen/2121709

Lorin Cox of The Ideas Network interviews President Jonathan Heisey-Grove on Wisconsin Public Radio

Milwaukee is hosting the HomeDadCon this week, a national convention for stay-at-home fathers. We talk to one of the organizers and a UW-Milwaukee sociologist about why more dads are staying home and what challenges they face.

 

At-home dad convention in Milwaukee this weekend

Kristin Pierce interviewed members at HomeDadCon 2023.

Stay-at-home dads are hanging out in Milwaukee for a weekend convention without their kids.

But it's more than just a break. The National At-Home Dad Network organized the 27th annual HomeDadCon convention to teach new parenting skills.

Stay-At-Home Dads Turn Isolation Into Community: ‘I Found My Tribe’

TODAY’s Craig Melvin spotlights fathers across the country who have quit their corporate jobs to stay home with their kids. On this episode of “Dads Got This,” they share their stories and come together for their favorite part of the year: HomeDadCon, a convention for stay-at-home dads.

Stay-At-Home Dads, Breadwinner Moms And Making It All Work

The next time you see a father out shopping with his kids, you might need to check your assumptions.

https://www.npr.org/2013/05/15/180300236/stay-at-home-dads-breadwinner-moms-and-making-it-all-work