Welcome

The fourth annual Who Let The Dads Out? conference will take place on 22 September 2012. For more details, and to book your place, click here.

We know that parent and toddler work can transform relationships and strengthen families. Yet we also know that mostly mothers have populated the parent and toddler world.

Who Let The Dads Out? is all about creating space where dads and their young children can have fun together and is founded on the Christian principle of wanting to demonstrate God's love to communities. Who Let The Dads Out? comprises the Who Let The Dads Out? toddler sessions, SODA sessions for 4 to 7 year old children and their dads, a Daddy Cool! parenting programme, a Soul Man? discussion group for dads and football for dads.

Who Let The Dads Out? toddler sessions are specifically for toddlers and their dads, stepdads, grandads and male carers. They follow the same traditional format as normal parent and toddler sessions. There are toys, craft activities, stories and, if you're brave, even song time, but with a few masculine touches, such as bacon butties and newspapers.
SODA, School's Out, Dad's About, is a special club for dads, stepdads, grandads, male carers and their infant school children. The fun involves a mix of arts, crafts, toys, games and sports.
Daddy Cool! is a 5 session parenting programme specifically for dads and male carers.
Soul Man? is a format through which men can explore basic questions of faith and spirituality.

Who Let The Dads Out? began at Hoole Baptist Church, Chester in March 2003. In March 2012 Who Let The Dads Out? became part of BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship), a registered charity working throughout the UK. Who Let The Dads Out? is now a core ministry of BRF. It is our vision to encourage and support the free establishment of Who Let The Dads Out? groups. We want to help you to run your own sessions to support fathers and their children in your local community. On this website you'll find details of how your church can apply to join the Who Let The Dads Out? network. It is free to join, but once a member, you will be able to use the Who Let The Dads Out? name and logo, materials, publicity, and log on to the forum for ideas.

Look out for two new books from Mark Chester: Who Let The Dads Out and School's Out, Dad's About, both published by BRF. Visit www.brfonline.org.uk for more details.