NATIONAL AT-HOME DAD NETWORK 19TH ANNUAL AT...

NATIONAL AT-HOME DAD NETWORK

CONVENTIONSEPTEMBER 19 – 20, 2014 • DENVER, CO

DELIVERED BY

19TH ANNUALAT-HOME DADS

™NATIONAL AT-HOME DAD NETWORK

CONVENTIONSEPTEMBER 19 – 20, 2014 • DENVER, CO

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#AHDConvention | @HomeDadNet 3

W Welcome & Thanks

If you are attending your first convention, you will find that this event is one–of–a–kind. It is a place where you can share both your challenges and triumphs with other dads who “get it.” For those returning, it is an event to re–unite with old friends and pass along tips and encouragement. Most of all, it is an event where your opinion is valued and your experiences (good or bad) are respected. Please participate fully, so that you can return home a better father and energized for the life we know. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to communicate with us or any of the other Denver Dads. These dads have been instrumental in making this weekend a success along with the rest of the Convention Planning Committee. Thank you for supporting this wonderful event! Jim O’Dowd and David Worford On behalf of the Denver Dads Group and the Convention Planning Committee

Thank you Denver Dads Group and the Convention Planning Committee!Richard Blake, Lafayette, CO Robb Tavill, Omaha, NEAustin Dowd, Cary, NC Chris VanDijk, Denver, COJonathan Heisey-Grove, Alexandria, VA Jeff Walters, Evans, COJames Kline, Apex, NC David Worford, Fort Collins, COJim O’Dowd, Boulder, CO Dave Taylor, Boulder, CO

Thank you to the Board of The National At–Home Dad Network!President - Al Watts, South Elgin, IL ([email protected])Vice-President - Chad Welch, St. Peters, MO ([email protected])Treasurer - Bill Ekhardt, Des Moines, IA ([email protected])Secretary - Joe Agro, Wilmington, DE ([email protected])Convention - Jim O’Dowd, Boulder, CO ([email protected])Websites - Chris Routly, Portland, OR ([email protected])Social Media - Greg Washington, Morrisonville, WI (@homedadnet)Convention 2015 - James Kline, Apex, NC ([email protected])

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Featured Speakers

Alberto Pellicer Library Program Associate, Denver Public Library Born in Spain, Alberto has worked in Education for over 10

years. He taught high school in North Carolina and college students at SUNY Albany. Graduating with 2 Masters, Alberto worked for Denver Public Schools. Currently part of Denver Public Library’s Early Literacy team, Alberto reads aloud at pre-schools, offering workshops to families and professionals. An enthusiastic, dynamic presenter, Alberto will make sure you raise your hand more than once.

Play Is a Serious Business This research-based presentation stresses the critical role of

play in children’s development. In a world where play is often overlooked, parents will have the chance to discuss about the importance of play to develop the foundational skills their children need to succeed in school. Come and discover how young children learn best, how you can best support this development, and have fun learning new practices with traditional activities and new technologies!

Follow Alberto @denverlibrary, @bagatges

Barbara Coloroso Kids Are Worth It, Inc. Barbara Coloroso is an internationally recognized speaker and

author in the areas of parenting, teaching, school discipline, non-violent conflict resolution and reconciliatory justice. She is an educational consultant for school districts, the medical and business community, the criminal justice system and other educational associations around the world. Barbara has served as a classroom teacher, a laboratory school instructor, and a university instructor. She is the author of five international bestsellers.

Follow Barbara @kidsrworthitinc.

Sarah Tilton Child Passenger Safety Advocacy Manager, Britax Just when you thought parenting was becoming easier, your

child outgrows her first car seat. Déjà vu sets in – all of the unknowns of parenting come back to haunt you. Too bad a baby registry doesn’t work for each milestone. Take a deep breath. It’s not so bad. There are many resources available to guide you each step of this wonderful, occasionally stressful, journey, we call Parenthood. Sarah Tilton, Britax Child Passenger Safety Advocacy Manager, is here with us to break down how to keep your child safe in and around a vehicle from Birth-to-Seat Belt. Sarah will be covering topics as broad as “What is the BEST car seat?” (trick question, not brand related) to “Why does my state have a child restraint law that differs from what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends?” This session is for expecting, new and experienced parents of children ages 0-16.

Topics Sarah will cover include:

- Child Passenger Safety - Heatstroke Awareness and Prevention - Front overs and Back overs Prevention - Getting Ready to Drive

Follow Sarah @Britax #CarSeatSafety


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12:00 PM Lunch and Registration Ballroom (Spring Hill Suites)

12:45 PM Welcome and Introductions

1:00 PM Keynote Presentation Alberto Pellicer - Denver Public Library Play is a Serious Business

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Panel Discussion Spouses and Partners of SAHDs

4:15 PM Break

4:30 PM Birth-to-Seat Belt Sarah Tilton, Courtesy of Britax 6:30 PM Meet & Greet Social presented by Dove Men+Care Restaurant Lab at HLC

Spring Hill Suites

Participate in research on Stay-At-Home Dads Pre-Function Space (Spring Hill Suites) Aundrea Snitker, M.S., PhD Student in Gender Studies at

Arizona State University, will be conducting interviews for her study on how fathers, who are at home with their children and identify as the main care-giver, construct their role as the primary caregiver. Sign up with Aundrea for a time Friday or Saturday in the Pre-Function Space just outside the ballroom.

@asnitker0929

F Friday, September 18Preliminary Event


A leader in mobile safety for more than 70 years, Britax proudly presents Sarah Tilton, mother and Britax Child

Passenger Safety Advocate.

Learn about the proper seat for your children and how to install them correctly.

If you listen closely to her talk on Friday, you could win a

FREE CAR SEAT!www.britaxusa.com

#CarSeatSafety @Britax

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B Saturday, September 19Breakouts


8:30 AM Registration Outside Ballroom (Spring Hill Suites)

9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

9:15 AM Keynote Presentation Barbara Colorosso - Kids Are Worth It

11:00 AM Break

11:10 AM Annual Meeting Al Watts, President, National At-Home Dad Network

12:00 PM Animal Jam Lunch

1:00 PM First Breakouts - Age Based Open Forums (See details, pages 9 and 10)

1:50 PM Break

2:00 PM Second Breakouts (See details, pages 9 and 12)

2:50 PM Break

3:15 PM Third Breakouts (See details, pages 9 and 14)

4:15 PM Break

4:30 PM Fourth Breakouts (See details, pages 9 and 16)

5:20 PM Break

5:30 PM Wrap–up Anecdotes & Surveys, #WeDad Photo Essay, Closing Remarks

7:00 PM Full Dinner Denver ChopHouse & Brewery

S Saturday, September 19Main Event

First Breakouts – Age Based Open Forums

Ballroom Infants & Toddlers James Kline

Culinary Demo 208 Preschool Joseph Fowler

Tourism Lab 214 Elementary School Chris Bernholdt

Events Lab 200 Middle & High School Carl Wilke

Second Breakouts

Ballroom Money and the Family Jessica DeGroot

Culinary Demo 208 Literacy Begins at Home Sarah McNeil

Tourism Lab 214 Emergency Preparedness Brandon Robbins

Events Lab 200 Faith and Parenting Bill Ekhardt

Third Breakouts

Ballroom Cross Fit for Kids Jacqueline Jimmerson

Culinary Demo 208 Online Safety Dave Taylor

Tourism Lab 214 Photography Tips and Tricks Micah Adams Austin Dowd

Events Lab 200 Is Home Schooling for you? Michael Crill Greg Washington

Fourth Breakouts

Ballroom Marriage Open Forum

Culinary Demo 208 Starting a Blog Doug French

Tourism Lab 214 Mindfulness Stephanie Jelly

Events Lab 200 Start & Grow a Dads Group Matt Schneider Lance Somerfeld

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N NOTESB First Breakouts Age–based Forums


Ballroom Infants & Toddlers

James Kline, 4 year at–home dad to 2 kids, ages 3 and 1 yrs.

Culinary Demo 208 Preschool

Joseph Fowler, 5 year at–home dad to 2 kids, ages 5 and 3 yrs.

Tourism Lab 214 Elementary School

Chris Bernholdt, 6 year at–home dad to 3 kids, ages 9, 6 and 3 yrs.

Events Lab 200 Middle & High School

Carl Wilke, 13 year at–home dad to 6 kids, ages 19, 15, 12, 10, 4 and 1 yrs.

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N NOTESB Second Breakouts

Ballroom Money and the Family

Families need to care for children and family’s need money. Both take time. When juggling these responsibilities there are many different solutions – and many different challenges. All families benefit from creating a better understanding of where they are and where they want to go next. Jessica DeGroot, president and founder of ThirdPath Institute, is passionately committed to helping mothers and fathers create integrated lives where they have time for work, love and play! ThirdPath provides coaching, training and workbooks around work-family and work-life integration. Join us for an honest and thought provoking discussion. @ThirdPathInst

Culinary Demo 208 Literacy Begins at Home

Come sing, talk, play, read, and write with Sarah McNeil from the Denver Public Library! Participants will learn how basic early development is boosted by these simple activities and have a chance to practice new activities as well as share their favorites. @denverlibrary

Tourism Lab 214 Emergency Preparedness

Preparing children and even preparing a home with pets is not complete common sense, but isn’t difficult if provided with the information and/or tools to prepare. Brandon Robbins currently teaches Homeland Security and Emergency Management at Indiana University. @branrobbins

Events Lab 200 Faith and Parenting

We will be looking at the question, how do we raise children to have faith? Rev. Dr. Bill Ekhardt is an ordained Presbyterian pastor who stayed at home with his four kids for 8 years. We will open with a conversation about what it is we are trying to accomplish as we impart faith to our kids. Bill will share some guiding thoughts on faith development and the role of the family in imparting faith. Then we will open up for dads to share with one another the practices they have found to be effective. @BillEkhardt


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N NOTESB Third Breakouts


Ballroom Cross Fit for Kids

CrossFit Kids workouts consist of constantly varied, functional movements that deliver a fitness that is broad, inclusion and general (B.I.G.) and are scalable for any participant at any level. What this means is that each child experiences challenge and reward every workout, basing success on effort rather than comparison. Kids are training for life, rather than a small, sport-specific, skill set.

Culinary Demo 208 Online Safety

Tech expert and single dad Dave Taylor will share his experiences and thoughts about online safety, privacy, social media and the NSA. Among other things. And then we’ll talk. Bring your questions, your fears, your amusing anecdotes, your knowledge of that messed up dude from down the street, and we’ll see if we can figure out how to keep our kids safe together.

Tourism Lab 214 Photography Tips and Tricks

An intro 101 to taking better pictures of your kids. Topics include getting better exposures, good composition techniques, posing practices for family & group shots, and avoiding blurry pictures. We will also discuss kid centered photography, a Q&A with working dad photographers and some practice time at the end of the session.

Events Lab 200 Is Home Schooling for you?

With most resources for homeschooling targeting mothers, this will be a chance for dads to share their personal experiences and network with other like-minded fathers. We will discuss the legal challenges to homeschooling, how to get started, how to choose a homeschooling methodology and/or curriculum, and how to socialize your children outside a traditional school environment.

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NOTESB Fourth Breakouts


Ballroom Marriage

Join in an open, non-judgmental discussion about the relationship with your partner.

Culinary Demo 208 Starting a Blog: Resist Overthinking and Jump In

Now that dad blogging has reached a more prominent stage, and the image of a modern dad is starting to shift perceptions of fatherhood, it’s easy to think that you’ve missed the boat. And that’s nonsense. Studies shows that new dads (and/or new writers) are the most ardent members of our community, and least likely to conform to the stereotypes that are so quickly fading away. If you’re considering starting a blog about your life as a SAHD, even if you have no commercial aspirations whatsoever, it’s never too late to add your voice to the chorus. @Dad2Summit @MrDougFrench

Tourism Lab 214 Mindfulness: Building Inner Resilience

The aim of this workshop is to equip parents with the necessary skills to build back their inner strength and resilience, and to model this way of being for the children in their care through mindfulness practices. @StephanieJelly

Events Lab 200 Starting and Growing a Dads Group

Dads benefit from opportunities to socialize and support each other. Learn the steps you need to take to create a vibrant, growing dads group from the leaders of City Dads Group, Matt Schneider and Lance Somerfeld. They grew their NYC Dads Group from 2 to over 800 and then, earlier this year, launched City Dads Group to help start and grow dads groups in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other major cities. Find out how you can follow their successes and avoid their mistakes to make your dads group grow. @CityDadsGroup

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9:00 AM Bonus Event Breakfast With Board Members of the National At–Home Dad Network Spring Hill Suites Lobby

S Sunday, September 20Breakfast with the Board

Join us in San Francisco, CA Feb. 19-21, 2014!


Denver Dads Group is a member of City Dads Group, a diverse and growing community of fathers who take an

active role in our children’s lives. Join one of our groups or start your own at

www.citydadsgroup.com.

During the Friday Meet & Greet Social, many of the contributors to Dads Behaving DADLY: 67 Truths, Tears and Triumphs of Modern Fatherhood will be on hand to sign a copy of ground-breaking book by National At-Home Dad Network President Al Watts and 6-time parenting author Hogan Hilling.All proceeds will be donated to the National At-Home Dad Network

Thanks for making Dad's Night Out a HIT!

"I recommend this book for dads in any stage of parenting." Dr. Sally Goldberg,

Parenting Tips with Dr. Sally

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N Nomineesfor Board Members for the National At–Home Dad Network

Chris Bernholdt Chris is a former art teacher and dad of three kids Adam, Sarah, and Heidi (ages 9, 6, and 3) who has been staying at home for six years since his wife Susie was relocated. Since the Washington DC convention in 2012, Chris has been an active participant in the NAHDN, volunteering as the blog editor and promoting the organization through his blog DadNCharge.com. His first convention gave him the inspiration to become an active voice in everything SAHD related and he hopes that becoming a board member is the next step in his journey.

Will Culp Will Culp of Mahomet, IL is a father of three (2, 4 and 7), author of “Better Off Dad: Parenting morsels from a stay-at-home daddio” and the incoming Chair of the Media Relations committee for the NAHDN. He is a retired blogger, bartender, arts administrator and advertising executive. Will coaches youth soccer and tee ball, performs improv Murder Mystery theatre, mentors teen dads through “Young Lives” and volunteers for “The Canteen Run,” a local ministry serving the homeless community. This is his 4th consecutive year attending the NAHD Convention.

Austin Dowd Austin is the father of two boys, Emory (4) and Kellen (1). He has a background in photojournalism and creative services marketing. As a life long resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, he organized a weekly playgroup with other dads in his area. The Triangle Stay At Home Dads has now grown to over 250 members spanning 3 different counties. He first attended the 17th Annual At-Home Dad Convention in Washington, DC in 2012. Since then he has become involved in the Marketing Committee and the Convention Planning Committee for Denver, CO and Raleigh, NC.

Robb Tavill Robb has been at home with his twins since February ‘06 and active with the Omaha Dads since moving to Nebraska in June ’06, serving as DNO Coordinator and organizing playgroups. Robb helped plan and execute the 14th & 15th Conventions hosted by Omaha. Leveraging that experience, Robb co-chaired the 16th Annual Convention in D.C. and currently serves as the Midwest Regional Coordinator. He led the Brian Dickson Memorial Scholarship Committee for the 18th & 19th Conventions. He is eager to help the National AHD Network grow support, education and advocacy, for the benefit of all actively involved fathers.

CJ Trader My name is Charlton “CJ” Trader; I live in Omaha, Nebraska & I have been a SAHD for almost 5 years for two beautiful girls. My careers before include Corporate Facilities Manager, Maintenance Manager, General Contractor, Para-educator, & group facilitator, Actor, Model, Entertainer, and the list goes on. My volunteer experience ranges from Treasurer for a local non-profit (CoDA) with an annual budget of $1000 to OSC 13 league volleyball organization with 650 members & budget of $30,000. I was also the President/CEO of Twelve Step House Inc. (non profit) with an annual budget of $90,000.

Greg Washington Greg has been an at home dad for 13 years. He home schools his 2 boys and is co-organizer with the Madison Dads group. When he’s not daddying, he is tweeting from @homedadnet and he’s the General Manager of a local semi-pro football team.


Join us again in 2015,

in Raleigh, NC for the

20th Annual At–Home Dads Convention!!

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The National At–Home Dad Network would like to thankthe following for their support:

Friends of the Convention:Happy Family Brands and Boulder Valley Dads

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Paul GilbrideJames KlineJesse King

Mick SchwartzJeff Walters

David WorfordJoseph FowlerEric Springer

Will CulpRobert Burnell

Todd MatarazzaJeffrey Taggart

Bill Ekhardt

Tyler WatsonMarc Mitchell

Ian WorthingtonChris Bernholdt

Brandon RobbinsRyan Rippentrop

Robb TavillCarl Wilke

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Dave TaylorMeghan ClasperJanes Heenan

The National At–Home Dad Network would like to thankthe following for their Endowments:


#HugsDelivered @Huggies

#CarSeatSafety @Britax #FantasyDecisions @DoveMenCare

@FarmRichSnacks #Dad2Summit @Dad2Summit

#CityDads @CityDadsGroup #DADLY @TheDadGuru, @BehavingDadly

#AnimalJam @PlayAnimalJam

welcomes you to the 19th Annual At–Home

Dads Convention!

To celebrate, the Convention following National Diaper Need Awareness Week,

Huggies® is delivering hugs and donating diapers to babies in need!

For every use or share of #hugsdelivered, Huggies will donate diapers to

The National Diaper Bank Network.

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