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.

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.

We just reveiced the following request from The Sun newspaper (UK) - please contact Ellie directly if you are interested:

Are you a teen dad or a dad who became a parent as a young teen, at 13, 14, 15 years old? I'm writing a feature for The Sun newspaper on the experiences of men who became dads in their early teens - how was it being a dad so young, the story of how it all happened and how your life has changed since your child's birth.

You would have to be identified and willing to be photographed and you would also be paid. Please contact Ellie White (ellie.white@the-sun.co.uk) ASAP if you think you can help.

Classic Hits 90fm breakfast show hosts Dave and Camille review our book "Call Me Dad" and interview Scott about how it is different from other parenting books and why mums will also find it interesting to read.

Listen to the 3-minute interview (1MB MP3 file)

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Check out the "Call Me Dad!" homepage.

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

Listen now

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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.

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.

Here are DIYFather's Scott, Stefan and Eric with babies Pyper and Ava on 'Good Morning' TV Show, interviewed by Steve Grey.

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