DADS
UNLIMITED™ LAUNCHES WITH MISSION
TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN DEFINITION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FATHER
Parenting Support Organization Provides Practical Guidance and Resources to Help Fathers Embody Qualities Kids Say Make "Excellent" Dads
Washington, DC - June 9, 2003 - This Father's Day, one dad will give birth to not only a different kind of parenting organization, but also to an expanded and deeper definition of what it means to be a father. On June 15, career educator, child and family consultant and advocate, lifelong dad, granddad, and son Allan Shedlin, Jr., will officially launch DADS Unlimited™ LLC (www.daddying.com), an organization dedicated to developing and providing a comprehensive range of hands-on services and resources that support parenting.
The organization will help fathers learn the practical art and craft of "daddying" and enable them to become the lifelong dads they want to be, and that kids want and need them to be. An important component of DADS Unlimited will be its nonprofit arm, which will provide parenting consulting services to local clinics and assist struggling grassroots fatherhood initiatives nationwide.
"Fathers are perhaps America's - indeed, the world's - most underutilized resource," said Allan Shedlin, Jr., president and CEO of DADS Unlimited. "Many dads are clamoring for a little practical, accessible guidance to make their lifelong role as parents fulfilling to both themselves and their kids. DADS Unlimited will help one dad, one child, and one family at a time."
Driven by the particular needs of men, based on the latest research, and responsive to the ways in which men learn and how they prefer to get their information, DADS Unlimited will develop a unique combination of practical tools, services, and products that can demystify daddying. It will provide fathers of all backgrounds easy-to-follow ideas and consultations, exercises, games, and activities. In addition, DADS Unlimited will exchange information and collaborate when appropriate, with a variety of other parenting organizations.
"During the past year, the 'Fatherhood Movement' has struggled to sustain momentum, without getting drowned out or distracted by other issues and political agendas," said Randell Turner, Ph.D., president, The Father's Workshop International. "DADS Unlimited introduces a much-needed, fresh voice to the cause of effective parenting, and a boost of strength and encouragement to grassroots fatherhood organizations everywhere."