Effective Ways To Make More Dad Friends

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When you become a dad, life can get pretty hectic and you can often end up drifting away from old friendships or being unable to connect with your non-dad friends in the same way as you used to.

This is really sad, not only because it is always sad to lose touch with old friends, but because it is really important for men's mental health that they have strong connections with other men.

Often, making friends with other dads is ideal because not only do they know the unique struggles that you are going through but you can also get your kids together, which makes socializing a whole lot easier.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at some things you can do to make more dad friends if that is the kind of connection you are looking for right now:

Attend events with your kids

If you are looking to make friends with other dads, then a good place to start is by attending your children’s events such as school football games and fundraisers. Most of the other adults there will also be parents, which means that you have an excellent opportunity to bond with other dads.

Obviously, you’ll need to make the effort to say hello and maybe engage in some small talk about the kids, but if you keep doing this, you will start to see the same old faces, and eventually, you will start making connections.

Join a sports club

Looking for common ground is a good place to start when looking to meet other dad friends. If you have an interest in sports, whether it be tennis or football. Then joining a sports club or local team could be a good avenue to meet friends. Looking for leagues made up of older people is more likely to connect you with dads, so you might have to spend some time scoping out the local sports team, but eventually, you should find one that works for you, and which allows you to meet other dads.

Social media

If you are a busy dad who does not have a lot of spare time on your hands, then social media could be your best bet for making dad friends until work and home life is a little less hectic. There are lots of parenting forums and support groups for parents of both sexes, and these can be a good place to connect with people and get the kind of mutual support that is so important as a parent. Many of your online relationships can easily be converted to offline friendships when you have the time to do so.

Coach Little league

Speaking of Little League, a sure-fire way to come into contact with lots of other fathers in your local community is to get involved in coaching the local Little league team of similar. Yes, it is a big commitment, but it is always good to help out in your local community and do something positive for your kids, and since so many dafs love spots, you can bet that they will come along to watch from the sidelines. Invite them to come for post-game pizza with the rest of the team, strike up a conversation about the game or the team or anything else for that matter, and it will not be long before you have made a whole bunch of new dad friends you can get together with off the field to smoke Romeo y Julieta Cigars or go hiking or whatever,  too. It really is a very effective way to network.

Talk to your kids’ friends’ dads

A really simple way to make more dad friends is to simply start chatting to the fathers of your children’s friends. Whether they are dropping their kids at the same Little League as you are or you are dropping your kids off at their home for a slumber party, start making small talk, see if you have anything in common, and let a friendship develop naturally if there is any spark between you. The real advantage of this is that your kids already love each other, so if you want to go on a joint family picnic or have his family over for a cookout, you can be pretty confident you will all get along.

Making dad friends may take a little time and effort, but it will be so worth it when you have a good group of friends you can rely on for a chat or some fun time watching the football whenever you aren't on daddy duty!