2010 has been a HUGE year for dads. The evidence can be found everywhere you look online. All over the internet, dad blogs and dad related web sites are popping up, and a new image of the modern dad is emerging. From power hitting bloggers with kids, to the everyday dad like me, dads are speaking up about becoming more active in their roles as a parent and in a lot of cases they are taking over a lot of the responsibilities from mom.
The online community of dads is growing by leaps and bounds and there are hundreds and hundreds of dads who are talking and sharing their experiences. They are guiding and supporting one another as we all travel the road of fatherhood. Social media has played a big part in making the modern dad’s voice heard through sites like Twitter. There are lots of great dads out there and fatherhood resources to be found.
In the light of all things dad going on in the webiverse I put together a list of 30 dad sites that everyone should be checking out. It was a difficult list to make considering all the great content out there, so I picked 30 from my reader to display for you. Check them out, give them a read, and check out their links to other great dad sites!
30 SITES ALL DADS SHOULD CHECK OUT
2) DadCentric
3) Dad Labs
7) Dads Talking
8 ) Dad-O-Matic
9) The Good Men Project Magazine
10) Book Dads
11) DIY Father
12) Fatherfolk
14) Stay at Home Dad in Portland
15) DadaRocks
16) Del The Dad
17) Dad Street
19) Stay at Home Dad in Lansing
20) Dad of Divas
22) Dads 4 Life
23) Dad University
24) National Fatherhood Initiative
26) Better Husbands and Fathers
27) Bruce Sallan
28) Daddys Toolbox
Great starter of a list.
I’m a little selfish, but I’d love to see both http://www.DigitalDads.com and http://www.CastofDads.com added to the list if you ever do an update.
Lots of great content out there.
I like CuteMonster.com a lot for a Dad site. Great stories. Mix of funny and serious. Great art work. Useful reviews too.
I also like newyorkdadblog.com and whyisdaddycrying.com
Great list John! I follow a bunch of them, but some are new and will be added to my RSS feed!
Nice list! Thanks for including me.
Cheers
Thanks for including Book Dads and SAHD in Lansing. Much appreciated
There are so many more on my reader and there will definitely be an updated list. A lot of great content out there and I have many more to share. Keep the comments and suggestions coming!
The Chalkboard Dad is drowning his sorrows in a particularly large bottle of wine missing seeing his blog…who wants another glass??
LOL
Wow! Thanks for including Digital Shepherds and Dad Revolution! We greatly appreciate the compliment. Rock on.
This list could have been 100 long. The Dad-o-Sphere is growing by leaps and bounds.
BTW, http://GladDads.com would be a good one to add to the next list, but I may be biased
Great list. Go Dad Revolution. Would also like to see my site ‘Luke, I am Your Father’ added. http:\\liayf.blogspot.com
Thanks.
if you are not following that crazy dad Jack then you are really missing out.
Hey, thanks! How do you do a smiley thingy? How do you do a smiley thingy?! HOW DO YOU DO A SMILEY THINGY!!!? Oh, cut and paste:
Now that I have recovered from my wine soaked sorrows, I would like to suggest http://www.chalkboarddad.com because when it comes to shameless self promotion, I am the alpha and the omega.
(I’ll give ya a smiley face sticker!!)
While shameless self promotion is still allowed, how about http://TheDaddyCast.com?
Love the list!!
I just found out about this list and I have to say I am honored as hell to be on it and to be in the company of some totally rad guys! Holy shit, yo! This is way cool!!!
I’m insulted by my absence here. Your loss, buddy.
John, thanks so much for including me and the dadvocate project. Truly appreciated.
Thanks for commenting the sites not on this list. Limited to “30″ (its sort of our thing, THIRTYmag). Please keep them coming. We will be sure to have a follow up with 30 more…
Great list! Thanks for this. I will definitely check them out. One you may want to consider is Anonymous8, which is different in that it is about a group of women who talk about everything that most people don’t talk about. We have plenty of male readers and we help guys out. The husbands of our readers find the site intriguing. Some of our most popular posts include, “The 14 Sexiest Things a Guy can Say to His Wife,” “What Every Guy Should Know About Foreplay,” and “How to Treat Your Husband Like a Boyfriend.”
Sincerely yours,
Sarah Baron
Anonymous8
Thanks for the mention. How the hell did I not see this earlier? Oh, right, I’m an idiot. Cheers.
Killer list! Thrilled to be a part of this larger story: dads diving in, engaging kids, trying to pull off the workaholism and selfishness we’re prone to!
Cheers to all! To kids growing up confident enough to dream!
Great list. Glad to see DadRevolution, which I’m proud to be a part of, on there. I’m sure the #1 spot is just an accident of sorting or something, but I’m going to pretend it isn’t.
(*chants we’re #1 a few times*)
Of course, I’m not a fan of shameless self promotion…. oh wait, I am! So might I add: http://www.TechyDad.com/ ?
Glad to see DadRevolution topping off the list as well. My only complaint is the list is limited to 30 by way of the website’s name. Since http://cutemonster.com is a part of DadRevolution, I personally am honored for myself and the team.
Many of those sites ate great. Others are more giveaway type blogs which are great, but lack content. This is the part where I obviously offer up my site, trying to straddle the fine line between self promotion and modesty. It’s well written. I will say that. Great list…
I’ve been following this one for about a year. It’s well written, makes you think, and is usually good for a laugh. http://www.bobbleheaddad.blogspot.com
Thanks all for the comments and suggestions. I am working on another list right now. And will continue this for quite some time I am sure. A lot of sites are sites in my reader and sites that I like and frequently read. Others are sites recommended to me and some I just happened across. Thanks for all the feedback!
Great list! How about DadsAdventure.com? Been around since 1995!
And I’ll represent for the single dads with my blog: http://datingdad.com...
You might want to check out http://www.thepapapost.com
A few suggestions:
http://www.daddysdown.com
http://www.thefatherlife.com
http://www.dad-blogs.com
http://www.postpartumdadsproject.org
One more to add to the list: http://DadsforLife.sg
A lot of these are new to me so thanks for the round up. Book Dads is a great one for me. And while not a must read, Puzzling Posts is worth taking a look for a laugh.
Great list!
I’d like to add http://www.daddybrain.wordpress.com to the list. I’d also like to speak with you via e-mail regarding promoting what you’re doing on my blog (if you haven’t guessed, it’s Daddy Brain). I’d like to help get the word out.
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Joey
Honored!
I’ll selfishly cast my own nomination in case you ever expand the list to 3,000 dad bloggers.
Great list. Of course, thank you for including us, but also thank you for the work you are doing to promote dads on the internet.
Thanks so much for the mention. A great list of sites you’ve built and certainly room to grow. We are very honored to be amongst the group and really look forward to giving you all a lot more great content. Adding writers all the time.
I know I’m a little late to the game but thank you kindly for including me in your list. That’s a distinguished bunch and I’m humbled.
I’m not so upset that my site didn’t make the list as I am that all of the comments aren’t saying your forgot to add OrdinaryDad! but seriously, I think a more worthy site than mine is http://www.busy-dad-e.blogspot.com/ this guy knows how to write! and I like http://jugglingeric.blogspot.com/ for his always hilariously entertaining daddy graphs!
What a great list! Please consider adding Somebody’s Dad (http://somebodysdad.net) to your list. Thanks!
Wow! So many great sites. Love the list and love a bunch of these sites. Some I knew and some I’m new to. I would humbly also add my own but it’s probably somewhere near the bottom of a top 100 list.
http://dadquest.com So many of these sites are incredibly professional and very well written. I aspire to someday match their greatness. Keep on keeping on killer dads!
What a great books list. I have another book to add to the list in case others were interested in good books.
Great list! I follow alot of them but I also visit Daddyplace.com almost everyday. Instead of reading alot of articles written by dads, the dads at Daddyplace.com help each other with their problems.
Nice list but how did you miss the Daddy of all dadsites off of it ? http://www.DadTalk.co.uk rocks. Articles, news, dad blogs, free child law advice, a great forum what more could a dad want
We are dad to the bone 24/7 and we’d like to join the list with all these great dad sites!
http://www.dadtothebone.com
Hey John,
Don’t forget us: http://www.HowToBeADad.com
We’re here for Dads, Moms, Soon-To-Be Parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.
Learn about the Dads of HTBAD here: http://www.HowToBeADad.com/about
Nice list. Familiar with almost all of them.
And yeah, I’ll be the narcissistic d-bag who adds his own site to the list:
http://daddyfiles.com