www.dadsclub.com.au is the perfect site for dads.

ABOUT DADS’ CLUB

• We deliver essential dads’ stuff without the fluff .
• We do NOT push any fatherhood agendas.
• The site is written for Aussie dads.
• We are NOT  a religious site.
• We’re blokes who reckon dads can benefit from some tips, info and deals on stuff to do with their kids.
• We’re ordinary dads who’ve  pulled together a range of expertise  on dads stuff.
• There are no catches, nor agenda…the site speaks for itself.

WHO’S INVOLVED

Dave Woolbank is the founder of DadsClub.com.au and is a father of two children, Sam, 9yrs and Ella, 7yrs.

Dave spent twenty years working in corporate life in Australia and overseas before making a complete career change and doing a teaching degree in 2008. Dave now works as a part time teacher, working regularly in secondary schools around Sydney.

Dave was inspired to start Dads Club after a spending yet another weekend juggling various parenting activities and realising that there are millions of other Dads around Australia and there must be many who, like him, feel like they are just fumbling through.

With his wife Katrina, Dave juggles work and parenting responsibilities and it was through this experience that he discovered a lack of Dad specific parenting resources that offered quick practical tips and easily accessible information.

Like many men, Dave has an aversion to instruction manuals and wordy self help books so wanted to create an online environment that Dads could get fast, useful information written in a way that blokes could relate to and a forum where they could share their tips and stories.

Dave’s just a regular, ordinary Aussie dad whose pulled together a range of  expert  information on dads’ stuff.

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On our site you’ll find:

• practical and insightful information plus deals just for dads
• blogs and forums to help dads share yarns, tips and concerns
• the opportunity to connect online on issues and topics dads might not share with their mates at the pub
• the tools and dad specific deals that help dads better engage with their kids
• FREE & FAST membership for special and exclusive deals
• FREE calendar service with reminders and tips on gifts and things to do

WHY A DADS’ CLUB

 • Dads’ Club was born out of the insight that the vast majority of dads want to be active and involved parents but sometimes don’t know where to turn to for practical, non judgmental and entertaining information

WHAT YOU GET
Whether you are a Single Dad, New Dad, Dad with Boys, Girls, Teenagers or even a Grandad we cover everything from:
1) Deals 4 dads: get exclusive deals on activities dads can do with their kids
2) Gift ideas for kids of all ages
3) Sport and Health: De-code the sports your kids want to play; healthy snacks; tips on healthy living
4) Activities: cycle paths; holiday deals and destinations; boredom busting weekend activities for dads and kids; and for dads and their partners
5) DIY: how to build a billy-cart, worm farm or animated guide to the 10 greatest paper planes
6) Practical parenting tips from cyber bullying to best books for boys and girls; how best to choose a school; demystifying kids’ technology; successful meal times; and even tips on “The snip”
7) Forums where dads can share their stories, tips, concerns and have a few laughs

Dad’s Club is for all Dads.

A FEW QUOTES

• “many men don’t attend parenting classes; they’re worried it’s a sign of weakness, so blogs fill an important niche” … M Carr Greg child expert, psychologist and author

• “It was not enough to be there,when it was convenient or easy, but what really counted was being there when it was difficult and thankless….Fathers need to step up and realise that their job does not end at conception…To realise that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child – it’s the courage to raise one”. Barak Obama September 2008

• “Mothers stress nurturing, while fathers stress achievement: both of these are important when it comes to healthy development. Fathers have a powerful and positive impact on the health and development of their children….Good fathers, like good mothers make an irreplaceable contribution to the happiness and well being of kids”.  Cardinal Pell, ‘Men need to be better

• “these guys want somewhere to talk and the internet is a great place to do that”
  Brent Rutherford – creator Dadsqaud.com

• • Research supports the importance and escalating interest in being a better dad:
  “being a father is likely to be the best thing you’ll do for
  (a) your own satisfaction and joy and
  (b) its effect on the future of other human beings
  “wished to be a better father than their own (father)”
  “many men feel a ‘wound’ when it comes to the fathering they had”
  W. Pollack’s ‘Real Boys’

• “Dads are expected to be experts in all things. Yet there is no fatherhood manual and few role models to assist today’s dads realise their full fatherhood potential.” Dave, Dad’s Club, father of 2

• Fathers today are keen to ‘get it right’ . S Biddulph. Manhood

CONTACT US

General enquiries: dads@dadsclub.com.au
About deals4dads: deals@dadsclub.com.au
If you’ve realised becoming a dad was easier than being one, then dads’ club is for you.