“All this listening makes me hungry!”

Then come join us Saturday the 19th for

TimetoPlayMag.com Lunch

A lunch courtesy of your friends at TimetoPlayMag.com

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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 in red shirts. 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 On behalf of the Denver area dads and the Convention Planning Committee

Thank you Denver area dads and the Convention Planning Committee!Mike Bates, Castle Rock, CO Jonathan Heisey-Grove, Alexandria, VARichard Blake, Lafayette, CO James Kline, Apex, NCMike Bonner, Omaha, NE Jim O’Dowd, Boulder, COAustin Dowd, Cary, NC Mike Stilwell, Alexandria, VARon Farrell, Denver, CO Robb Tavill, Omaha, NEAndy Ferguson, San Francisco, CA Chris VanDijk, Denver, COJeffrey Harrington, Topeka, KS David Worford, Fort Collins, CO

Thank you to the Board of The National At–Home Dad Network!President - Al Watts, South Elgin, IL (president@athomedad.org)Vice-President - Chad Welch, St. Peters, MO (vp@athomedad.org)Treasurer - Bill Ekhardt, Des Moines, IA (treasurer@athomedad.org)Secretary - Joe Agro, Wilmington, DE (secretary@athomedad.org)Convention - Jim O’Dowd, Boulder, CO (convention@athomedad.orgMedia Relations - Hogan Hilling, Orange, CA (mediarelations@athomedad.org)Websites - Chris Routly, Portland, OR (admin@athomedad.org)Dad Groups - Greg Frantz, Annandale, VA (chapters@athomedad.org) At-Large - Greg Washington, Morrisonville, WI

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Featured Speakers

Jarrod Hindman, MS Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Jarrod Hindman, MS is the Director of the Office of Suicide

Prevention in the Injury, Suicide and Violence Prevention Branch at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Mr. Hindman directs the legislatively mandated Office of Suicide Prevention, which is responsible for serving as the lead entity for suicide prevention and intervention efforts, collaborating with Colorado communities to reduce the number of suicide deaths and attempts statewide. In an attempt to broaden the reach and impact of state–level suicide prevention efforts, the office emphasizes using state funding to address strategic priority areas. These priority areas include funding local initiatives, supporting statewide crisis lines, increasing knowledge about suicide risk and prevention resources, training individuals to recognize and respond to suicidal crisis, and forming and leading collaborative partnerships at the state and local level.

Stephanie Jelley UmoJawa.com Stephanie Jelley is the founder and executive director of

umojawa.com, a crowdfunding platform for education, and the non–profit organization mmoja. mmoja, which means ‘one’ in Swahili, is dedicated to the development of mindful leaders who take action now and in the future to positively impact their communities. Stephanie and the crew at mmoja develop and deliver programs to help promote mindfulness and social–emotional skills in teens, educators and parents, with a particular focus on those in at–risk circumstances. Stephanie has presented “An Alternative to the Habitual Thinking: Changing the Inner Dialogue” at Central Connecticut University with Dr. Daniel Barbezat, Professor of Economics at Amherst College and Executive Director of the Center for the Contemplative Mind in Society. Stephanie also co–facilitated the installation of the Mindfulness Without Borders Ambassador Council for Essex County, New Jersey at Rutgers University’s Institute for International Peace.

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Dr. Harley Rotbart Dr. Rotbart is a nationally–recognized parenting expert,

pediatrician, speaker, and educator. He serves on the Advisory Boards of Parents Magazine and Parents.com, and previously was a member of the Advisory Board of Children’s Health Magazine. His recent parenting books include, No Regrets

Parenting, Germ Proof Your Kids, and The On Deck Circle of

Life. He regularly speaks to large national audiences of parents, school, and youth sports organizations, as well as to community groups around the country. Dr. Rotbart also speaks widely to national professional organizations of physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. Dr. Rotbart has been a Pediatrics specialist for the past 31 years. His received his M.D. degree from Cornell University. His internship and residency in Pediatrics were at the University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia followed by fellowship in Pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Colorado/Children’s Hospital Colorado. Following fellowship, Dr. Rotbart joined the full time faculty of the University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Colorado, where he continues to practice. He currently is a tenured Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Rotbart has been named to Best Doctors in America every year since 1996, as well as receiving numerous other national awards for research, teaching, and clinical work. He is the author of more than 175 medical and scientific publications.

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9:00 AM Community Service Project

12:00 PM Registration Outside Room NC1535 (North Classroom Building)

12:45 PM Welcome and Introductions

1:00 PM Keynote Presentation ManTherapy.org – The Concept and

Importance of Dr. Rich Mahogany Jarrod Hindman

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Panel Discussion “It Begins With Us” – A discussion about improving the image of

fatherhood Hogan Hilling, Chris Routly, Al Watts, Doug French

4:15 PM Break

4:30 PM Empowering Youth with Mindfulness Stephanie Jelley

mmoja.com & umojawa.com 5:45 PM President’s Reception (by Invitation Only) Restaurant Lab at HLC

Spring Hill Suites

6:30 PM Meet & Greet Restaurant Lab at HLC

Spring Hill Suites

F Friday, October 18Preliminary Event

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8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

9:15 AM Keynote Presentation No Regrets Parenting

Dr. Harley Rotbart, http://www.harleyrotbart.com

11:00 AM Break

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

12:00 PM TimeToPlayMag.com Lunch

1:00 PM First Breakouts (See details, next page)

1:50 PM Break

2:00 PM Second Breakouts (See details, next page)

2:50 PM Break

3:15 PM Third Breakouts – Age Based Open Forums

4:15 PM Break

4:30 PM Fourth Breakouts (See details, next page)

5:20 PM Break

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

7:00 PM Full Dinner Wynkoop Brewing Company

S Saturday, October 19Main Event

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First Breakouts

Room 320 – Baerresen Blogging Panel

Room 329 – Senate Grow Your Local Group Panel

Room 442 – John Good Returning to Work Jeremy Anderson

Room 542 – Reitze Continuation of Bus. Mtg. Al Watts

Second Breakouts

Room 320 – Baerresen Basic Food & Cooking Chef David Beckwith

Room 329 – Senate At–Home Fitness Nick Weber

Room 442 – John Good Literacy Alberto Pellicer

Room 542 – Reitze Special Ed Navigation Lori Parker

Third Breakouts – Age Based Open Forums

Room 320 – Baerresen Infants & Toddlers Austin Dowd

Room 329 – Senate Preschool Bill Ekhardt

Room 442 – John Good Elementary School Greg Frantz

Room 542 – Reitze Middle & High School Phil Andrew

Fourth Breakouts

Room 320 – Baerresen Financial Planning Financial Planner

Room 329 – Senate Marriage – Relationship Open forum

Room 442 – John Good Insurance Nitty–Gritty Laural Jin

Room 542 – Reitze Nutrition

B Saturday, October 19Breakouts

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Visit Room 3 for “Returning to Work,” a breakout

session conducted by FlexJobs.com about going back

out into the workforce while continuing your most

important job – at home.

!rough live–streamed classes, webinars and podcasts, we teach parenting skills and foster a sense of community with like–minded parents no matter where they are in the world.

!e Modern Village is a proud partner of the Annual At–Home Dads Convention for the last 3 years.

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B First Breakouts

Room 320 – Baerresen Blogging

Join a panel discussion featuring Doug French of Dad2.0, Chris Routly of the Daddy Doctrines, and Chris Bernholdt of Dad N Charge, all successful bloggers in their own right to learn and share tips and trends in the dad–blogging world.

Room 329 – Senate Grow Your Local Group

Join a panel discussion featuring Lance Somerfeld of New York City Dads, Austin Dowd of Triangle Dads and Trevor Mulligan of LA Dads Group to explore the topic of growing and managing a local dads group. Guys from other large groups may be present too.

Room 442 – John Good Returning to Work

This session is conducted by Jeremy Anderson, of FlexJobs.com, and is about going back out into the workforce while continuing your most important job – at home.

Room 542 – Reitze Continuation of Bus. Mtg.

National At–Home Dad Network President, Al Watts, will pick up where the business meeting left off just before lunch. This time is specifically allocated to cover any issues that could not be completed in the general meeting. If you have ideas or concerns about the national organization, plan to attend.

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B Second Breakouts

Room 320 – Baerresen Basic Food & Cooking

Come see a demo with Chef David Beckwith, of Metro State University, on strategies for a fun & successful kitchen. Explore some pasta, rice, starches and vegetables. Discussions on shopping, quality foods & basic cooking techniques for the Dad in the kitchen! No apron left behind!!!

Room 329 – Senate At–Home Fitness

Nick Weber, a 3rd year Doctor of PT Intern, and Dade Smith, DPT, both of Waldron’s Peak Physical Therapy in Boulder, CO will present a session aimed at helping you work some fitness into your busy day of parenting.

Room 442 – John Good Literacy

Presented by Alberto Pellicer, of the Denver Public Library, this research–based presentation stresses the critical role of caregivers as children’s first teachers and provides an overview of five familiar, everyday practices with lots of examples to start using immediately at home. Parents and other caregivers can talk, sing, read, write and 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 to take home and enjoy with your child!

Room 542 – Reitze Special Ed Navigation

Lori Parker, of Denver Metro Community Parent Resource Center (DMCPRC) will present Advocacy training which can apply to all dads and equip them with general advocacy skills that they can use to improve their child’s education. The training goes over what advocacy means, how to improve advocacy skills, and how they can make a difference in their communities.

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B Third Breakouts Age–based Forums

Room 320 – Baerresen Infants & Toddlers

Austin Dowd, 3–year at–home dad to 2 children ages 3 yrs and 3 mo.

Room 329 – Senate Preschool

Bill Ekhardt, 8 year At–Home dad to 4 kids, 4–8 yrs

Room 442 – John Good Elementary School

Greg Frantz, 5 year At–Home dad to twin kindergarteners

Room 542 – Reitze Middle & High School

Phil Andrew, 13 year At–Home dad to 3 kids, 17, 11 & 9

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initiatives such as PTOs and PTAs.

umojawa is a proud partner of the 18th Annual At–Home Dads Convention.

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B Fourth Breakouts

Room 320 – Baerresen Financial Planning

A financial planner will present on the universal concern of planning for the financial future of your family.

Room 329 – Senate Marriage – Relationship

For the first time this year, we are planning an open forum discussion on marriage and relationships. Please join the conversation with your stories of success, or seek suggestions with your latest challenge.

Room 442 – John Good Insurance Nitty–Gritty

Laural Jin, one of the founders of the law firm Jin & Schauer, LLC, will discuss the highlights of navigating your insurance claims and battles, including basic strategies for getting reimbursed and some of the obstacles you may encounter.

Room 542 – Reitze Nutrition

This session will help to frame basic nutritional guidelines for your family, with special mention of various ages and developmental stages.

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N NOTES

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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, October 20Breakfast with the Board

Join us in New Orleans, LA Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2014!

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The National At–Home Dad Network would like to thank

Farm Rich Foods for supporting our campaign to end the

use of the term ‘Mr. Mom.’

www.FarmRich.com

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N Nomineesfor Board Members for the

National At–Home Dad Network

Chris Bernholdt Chris is the dad of three kids, Adam (8), Sarah (6), and Heidi (2). He attended his first convention last year in D.C. and since then has become involved in the NAHDN as the blog editor and has assisted with the Scholarship Committee. Before staying at home he was a high school art teacher for 10 years. Chris has a blog called DadNCharge where he writes about his adventures as a stay at home dad and has recently launched the Philly Dads Group. He and his wife Susie live in Devon, a western suburb of Philadelphia.

Will Culp Will is a father of three (1, 3 and 6) in Not Chicago, IL but is a native of Charlotte, NC. As a lifelong Tar Heel married to a Duke alumnus, he has reached a peaceful compromise to support the Illini and Bears, for the sake of the family. Will has owned Knowshon Moreno on his fantasy team four straight seasons so... Go Broncos? He coaches youth soccer, volunteers at preschool and for a local homeless ministry, The Canteen Run, while also dispensing spiritual advice at an Irish pub two nights a week. In 2008, Will started writing “Illinois Daddio,” a weekly parenting column for a local paper, The Mahomet Citizen. In 2011, a collection of those articles was published as a paperback, “Better Off Dad: Parenting morsels from a stay–at–home daddio.” Hopefully the next book will be a blockbuster spy thriller. His previous work experience includes Arts Administration and Advertising. Will does not usually refer to himself in the third person.

Hogan Hilling Hogan is a 21 year–at–home dad veteran and author of “Rattled: What He’s Thinking When You’re Pregnant” and the award–winning book “Pacifi(her): What She’s Thinking When She’s Pregnant.” He has three boys Grant, Wesley and Matt. Hogan is the Chairman of the Media Relations Committee.

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James Kline James, an advocate of at–home parenting, has been the primary caregiver for his family since 2010. Trading his laptop for a diaper bag, James left the Healthcare IT field to conquer child rearing. Disclosing that toddler–hood has been his greatest challenge; above farming, physics and project management. As co–organizer for the Triangle SAHD group in Raleigh, NC, James helped grow membership to over 200 though media exposure and promoting the “coolness factor” of at–home–dads. James also serves as the Southern Regional Coordinator for The National At–Home Dad Network. James restores his own cars, brews his own beer and takes care of his own children... giving many thanks to his supportive and tolerant wife.

Jim O’Dowd Jim has been an at–home dad since 2001, just before the birth of his first (of four) terrific kids. Originally from Chicago, Jim now lives in scenic Boulder, CO where he continues his efforts to decide just what he wants to do when he grows up. Mechanical Engineering is sooo last career… Jim serves as the Chairman of the Convention Committee for the 18th Annual At–Home Dads Convention in Denver, CO on Oct. 18–19, 2013.

Chris Routly Chris is entering his fifth year as an at–home dad. He currently lives with his wife and two sons in Portland, OR. He became an “accidental activist,” as he calls it, when he succeeded in getting Huggies to change an offensive ad campaign and has jumped at the opportunity to be able to discuss modern fatherhood with a wider audience. Late at night, and while his boys (hopefully) nap, Chris blogs about his thoughts and experiences at The Daddy Doctrines and writes and illustrates children’s books. He currently serves as the Website Committee Chairman.

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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, “Unstuff Your Life,” by Andrew Mellen,

Denver Dads and Boulder Valley Dads

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Join us again in 2014,

here in Denver, CO for the

19th Annual At–Home Dads Convention!!

athomedadconvention.com

Joseph FowlerMatt Schneider

Joe AgroGreg Frantz

Paxton HelmsDavid Worford

Jim GabelJan MedinaBill EkhardtChad Welch

Todd MatarazzoRobb Tavill

Chris BernholdtJorun Kaufman

OurMomSpot.comEric Springer

Jeffrey TaggartTyler WatsonEric Boyette

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welcomes you to the 18th Annual At–Home

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