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Empowering at-home dads with advocacy, community, and education to embrace their role as essential caregivers. Find out more at http://HomeDadCon.org

The National At-Home Dad Network is a 501c3 nonprofit, with the sole purpose of empowering fathers and to champion a culture that recognizes them as capable and competent parents. Their mission is to provide advocacy, community, education, and support for families where fathers are the primary caregivers of their children. One way they do this is through HomeDadCon, their annual At-Home Dads Convention, which is part professional development for fathers, and part networking opportunity for them to connect with their At-Home Dad colleagues. HomeDadCon is the 2nd longest-running fatherhood event in the country, still proudly organized by dads for dads.

10/10/2026

💙 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛

Being emotionally well doesn’t mean feeling good all the time.

Sometimes it means recognizing when you’re stressed, overwhelmed, angry, anxious, or just worn down — and giving yourself permission to talk about it.

That’s exactly why 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 exists.

It’s a live virtual peer support group where dads can connect, talk honestly, and support one another.

🗓️ Sundays at 11:00 PM Eastern
🗓️ Tuesdays at 12:00 PM Eastern

You don’t have to have everything figured out before you show up.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆?

10/10/2026

Today is 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗦/𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

We know families in our own community are affected by PANS/PANDAS, and today we’re thinking of them.

Awareness, understanding, and support matter. 💙

10/08/2026

📚 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛! 📚

Books can entertain us, challenge us, teach us something new, or just give us a much-needed excuse to disappear into another world for a while.

And if you’re looking for a reason to read a little more, the 𝗧𝗡𝗔𝗛𝗗𝗡 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 is a great place to start.

Join other dads as we read, discuss, recommend books, and occasionally add way too many titles to our “to be read” piles. 😂

📖 Join the Book Club:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dadsbookclubfightclub

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

10/08/2026

Brock and Danny limp back from Home Dad Con's 30th anniversary in Chicago, running on zero caffeine, warm Diet Dr. Pepper, and pure adrenaline. Along the way, they unpack the real magic of the weekend and the announcement that HomeDadCon 2027 is heading to New Orleans.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AQkccjae6ZU7O7VNtrGEv?si=zlVou38FSTS7Kgg0sXj_WA

10/07/2026

🚶‍♂️🚲 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞 & 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬 🚲🚶‍♀️

Sometimes a different trip to school can make the whole morning feel a little different.

Walking, biking, scootering, or rolling to school can give kids a chance to get moving, enjoy some fresh air, and build a little independence before the school day even begins.

And for dads, it can be a pretty great excuse to slow down and get a few extra minutes together before everyone heads their separate ways.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 — walk, bike, bus, car, or something else?

10/06/2026

⚜️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦, 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘! ⚜️

Chicago gave us an incredible 30th HomeDadCon.

Now it’s time to start counting down to number 31.

📍 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗖𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳
⚜️ New Orleans, Louisiana
📅 September 23–25, 2027
🏨 Drury Plaza Hotel New Orleans

And yes — 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪!

Early-bird tickets are currently $300.

🎟️ Tickets:
https://tinyurl.com/2027HDC

🏨 Hotel:
https://tinyurl.com/2027Hotels

The Drury Plaza Hotel New Orleans will serve as both our official hotel AND our HomeDadCon venue. Staying with the group means free breakfast, the hotel’s complimentary evening 5:30 Kickback®, no commute to the conference, and — most importantly — even more opportunities to spend time with the HomeDadCon community.

Because anyone who has been to HomeDadCon knows some of the best conversations happen long after the sessions end.

Chicago was unforgettable.

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀. ⚜️

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

10/04/2026

And just like that, the 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 of HomeDadCon 2026 is in the books. ❤️

We started the morning with our 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝟱𝗞, benefiting the Fathers Overcoming Adversity Fund, before another full day of learning, conversation, and connection.

Rebecca Peltzer-Miller, along with Brock and Corie Lusch, helped educate our dads about perimenopause and the ways we can better understand and support the people we love.

ThirdPath Institute challenged us to think about 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, and Joseph Gidjunis shared how we can create 𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Somewhere in there, we did Chicago properly with deep-dish pizza and Italian beef. 🍕😂

After another great round of breakout sessions, Kevin Seldon closed our educational programming by tackling some of the 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱.

We also celebrated the next chapter of The National At-Home Dad Network.

Please join us in welcoming 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 and 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗹 to the Board of Directors, and congratulating 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 on his re-election.

And with enormous gratitude, we say thank you to 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻 and 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 as they complete their terms on the board. Thank you for the time, energy, leadership, and heart you have given this community.

Thirty years brought us to Chicago.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼.

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀. ⚜️

10/03/2026

Dad-lympics

10/03/2026

The Finale of the Dad-lympics

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