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Hi, I am just considering the option of becoming a stay-at-home dad for a period of time. Does anyone please have any experience they would like to offer me to help me come to conclusions and a decision? I would like to speak / meet with anyone in Sydney North Shore who has advice to offer, and also anyone who is involved in a local Fathers Group (I am in Crows Nest)....surely there must be some out there !!!! 
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| Hi there, I am not a Dad but I am currently a stay at home mum and I commend you for even considering the job! It is tough sometimes but it also is filled with many joyful moments! I hope you get some replies from some stay at home dads so you can get an insight into the experience. Good luck. BreeC
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| Hi, I am a project worker for a Father's Toool Kit which is being developed for dad's across Northern Sydney. Kirribilli neighbourhood Centre had a very vibrant dad's group last year - they ran on Tuesday's from 10am - 12pm with up to 30 stay at home dad's attending. In 2009 it will just be run on a voluntary basis - not facilitated by an external worker. Numbers have dropped off a bit as a result. So if you call in on a Tuesady thre will be dad's with loads of stay-at-home experience to talk to. I think the website is www.knc.org.au Warmly, Sally Chapman Relationships Australia Father's Tool Kit Project Officer
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I have older (school age) children. I've worked part time for many years. But it is just me; so I need to both provide, supervise and maintain home. I kinda like work too - just prefer to earn more money for less hours! I also know quite a few women who do he same (not so many bloke - although a mate of mine does too. His wife has a bit of a high powered job so he has taken on more on the run around role).
Anyway, I feel it works well for a parent to be at home for 1st 6~12 months. But I feel it is better to work part time over the longer term 10~15 years. Good for children having parental attention, good parents emotional health. And if their are both parents both might work part-time and neither have frantic/ frazzled life (much better for children).
Finally, late wife and I work full-time, sought to establish home, studied to better career prospects, didn't taker many holidays when children infants ... And for what? Really dumb!
"The key is to keep company with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."
Elizabeth Willet
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Hi
I don't know if you have had any other stay-at-home dads reply to you, but I am one and I would be keen to find out just how many guys are out there and what they get up to. I am a new stay-at-home dad who lives on the south side, and used to work on the north (until I started my paternity leave).
I am extremely fortunate/blessed to have a job at a university which offers 6mths leave on full pay or 1 yr at half pay to fathers if they are the primary carer, which I am. So I have taken 6mths, while my wife has just started full-time work again. I started after my wife had taken care of our son for the first 5 mths, and I am now 3 weeks into it and loving it!  It does help that we have a fantastic boy who is easy to take care of.
A couple weeks ago I went along to a mothers group which a work colleague belongs to and found out that there is one guy in their group who also just started his leave. I haven't yet met him as he was sick when the last get together was held. They meet around Artarmon and try to do something different each week. Hopefully I'll meet him at the next get together which I believe is this Friday.
As one of the other people who replied to your forum mentioned, there is a group that meets on Tuesdays at the Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre. I checked out their website http://www.kncsydney.org/ and found the following info:
Dads and Kids Playgroup (Operated by KU Services for Dads with Children) 9:00am - 12noon every Tuesday in the KNC Courtyard CONTACT: Peta 0439 589 531
I am yet to contact Peta, but will be doing so to see if the group is still happening.
If you have any questions, just let me know. I am new to this, but might be able to help still.
Cheers,
Matt
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| Hi guys. My husband Liam is also a stay at home Dad. He started minding our 6 month old son James since January this year while I am working full-time. We live in the Northshore (St Ives). Liam is keen to get in touch with some other home dads in the area. We tried the Kirribilli Dad's group but it seemed to have been disbanded this year. I would be glad if some of you other home dads would drop Liam an email at liamnsw@optusnet.com.au and introduce yourselves. We would be really pleased to hear from you. Katrina
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My bro-inlaw was a stay at home Dad for 1.5 years with his two girls. He absolutely loved it and struggled at the thought of going back to work. He developed such a great relationship with both of his kids.
Now my partner is going to do the same, once baby no 2 comes along. He can't wait and wants me to hurry up and go back to work. Good on you for doing it, I'm sure you'll love it, I certainly do.
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| Thanks for your kind response. I've been taking care of Isabelle for over 2 months now and we've been having a ball. I find we're getting closer each day and that these are really important development times for her. She is in the middle of tantrum stage so there have been great challenges in finding different strategies for handling her emotional turmoil. Yes, we've had a few supermarket incidents! (but it can happen anywhere at anytime and for no reason at all) Thanks for your support!
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| Hi - the father's group in Kirribilli is no longer running. I'm trying to start a small informal one on North Shore....any ideas? Or even contacts from the former Kirribilli group? Thanks
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| Thanks Katrina....I have mailed Liam to see if he is interested.
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