Great news for our joint parenting eduction programme with Plunket which was specifically put together to get first time dads together to "talk shop" about parenting from a male perspective. We got awarded a grant by Sovereign Sunshine to help with the nationwide expansion of the programme. YAY!

The following story was covered by several publications yesterday. The text below featured in the NZ Herald yesterday:

A training and support group for new fathers has been given a $15,000 hand-out from charity fund-raiser Sovereign Sunshine.

Do you feel like you need to reserve a little "me time" in your busy day as a father to stay sane? Well - you're not alone! Comedian, radio-blogger and father Ryk Goddard let's us peak into the secret world of his shed where he plays out the naughty things dads do to stay sane. Listen to a podcast with Ryk where he talks about his ideas for the show and the sneaky stories he received from other dads (like "I dressed my daughter in spots and stripes just to annoy my wife").

Here's the trailer for the series:

The other day we got asked to join TVNZ's dad panel to talk about "becoming a dad" - so I went on the show today to represent DIYFather.com. Here's a link to the show if you want to check it out (opens a pop-up window). Dad Panel on TV NZ's Good Morning Show (it's about 2h 30min in, so just FF if you want to go straight to the dad's panel).

Nothing radical happened but it was great to have a relaxed chat about different experiences. Lots of dads sent in emails to the show as well which was great to see - there's obviously interest in fatherhood. YAY!

Listen to Scott being interviewed by Jim Mora on Radio New Zealand.

A huge thanks to everyone who turned up for our official book launch of "Call Me Dad!" yesterday at Dymocks. It was great to see so many of our friends, colleagues and business partners with their families and kids turn up to celebrate with us.

We trust a good time was had by all!

-Scott, Eric and Stefan
DIYFather.com

Listen to the interview with Scott as part of Barnardo's "Children Come First" programme.

Listen now

-DIYFather.com

As you may know we have writen our first book "Call Me Dad!" which was picked up on TV News Show Close-up

Click here to watch the show

if you live in Wellington, come along to our LAUNCH PARTY for drinks and nibbles on February 18th, 6pm at Dymocks on Lampton Quay.

Scott was interviewed by the Sunday News, click here to view the article yourself

If you live in Wellington, come along to our LAUNCH PARTY for drinks and nibbles on February 18th, 6pm at Dymocks on Lampton Quay.

Here is a site for the single father's out there, as well as the women that would be friends or love a man already with children.

Curious? Join up and have a look around it's free to join Meet Fathers Online

- Eric

DIYFather directors Scott Lancaster and Stefan Korn have successfully completed the first Dads4Dads course delivered as part of Plunket's Parenting Education Programme. Eleven fathers enrolled for the first course which was held at the Khandallah Plunket Rooms in Wellington.

The course was designed for fathers of children under one-year-old and covered key issues relating to parenting in general and specifically fatherhood. Scott and Stefan were keen to help fathers realise the importance of their role in helping their baby develop and emphasise that babies know their fathers right from the moment of birth.