Welcome to the new Fathers' Forum
For more than 35 years, I've sat with men in dads groups and heard the same quiet question: Is it normal to feel this way? The answer, almost always, is yes — and you're not the only one asking.
Fathers' Forum began as a place for new and expectant fathers to find each other. Over the years it grew into books, video workshops, a YouTube channel, and online conversations with dads around the world. This new website is the next step: a home base where you can read freely, return weekly, and find resources that speak to the inner changes men go through when they become fathers.
What you'll find here
- Weekly articles — short reflections on fatherhood, updated each week
- The first 12 months — month-by-month themes for new dads
- Stages of fatherhood — how men's development unfolds across the years
- Links to my books, audiobook, and YouTube — including Becoming a Dad: How Fatherhood Changes Men and Fatherhood: The Journey from Man to Dad
A note on advice
I don't write to tell you how to be a father. My work — in groups, in books, and here — is to help you see how you are changing as a man when you become a parent. The feelings, the doubts, the pride, the distance from friends, the new closeness with your child — these are part of the journey from man to dad.
Questions for reflection
(From the tradition of our dads groups — take a moment with these.)
- What surprised you most about becoming a father — or about expecting to become one?
- Who do you talk to honestly about being a dad?
- What do you hope this next chapter of Fathers' Forum will offer you?
I'm glad you're here. Come back next week for a new article — or explore the first 12 months and stages of fatherhood while you're getting oriented.
— Bruce Linton, Ph.D., MFT