Rear-facing seat with a seat belt
NHTSA shows the belt path, the lock, and the inch test for a rear-facing infant seat. Read your seat manual and the car manual. This video is the picture, not a certification.
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DadLane
Be the dad who shows up
The free night-drive map, from pregnancy through launch.
A dad can find a book, a forum, or a hotline. He still needs the next job written down. DadLane is that map. It is free. No account.
You get the miles, the house tools, sheets you fill in, and videos from the people who own the skill. If a day goes sideways, the kit is there. It is not the point of the page.
- MilesSeven miles.Pregnancy through launch. Each mile is a path: three things, the stretch you are in, a sheet, then the next mile.
- HouseTools for the week.Rules by age, a 15-minute meeting, fridge numbers, rites, and this week's three things.
- SheetsPrint them.DadLane sheets you fill in. Night notes, the handoff, the fridge, the week. The prompts are ours.
- VideosWatch the skill.Car seats, safe sleep, a school conference, the teen years, the FAFSA. Embedded from the people who made them.
- Hard dayThe kit stays off to the side.If the day is too much, pull over. It is a short stop, not the story of this map.
Ten minutes
Start here.
Three doors. Pick the one that matches tonight. Then one page, not the whole map.
Tonight
A line, a question, the numbers.
One of these. Then stop. The rest of the map can wait until morning.
Start
Where am I?
Pick the mile that matches today. The kit is on the shoulder if you need it later.
- PregnantThe appointment, the ride, the night sheet.Mile 01
- NewbornThe door, the notes, the first night.Mile 02
- First yearNamed blocks. Text the backup early.Mile 03
- ToddlerThree rules. Repair the same day.Mile 04
- SchoolOne pickup. The portal night.Mile 05
- TeensOne ride. The rule written calm.Mile 06
- LaunchingThe FAFSA date. A number you can pay.Mile 07
- Hard day right nowA short stop if the day is too much.Shoulder
Stage map
Seven miles. One job: show up.
All seven miles are open. Each one is free: three things, three stretches, a sheet you fill in, and further reading. No account.
How DadLane works
Main lane. Side lanes. Shoulder.
- 01Main laneThe stage map. Seven miles from pregnancy to launch. Start at pregnancy, or open the mile you are on.Open the map
- 02Side lanesSingle dad. Co-parenting. Money. Returning. Partner. You change lanes. You do not exit. Faith stays optional, on the lane index. Mental health is the kit.See the lanes
- 03The houseRules by age, a 15-minute meeting, the fridge numbers, the rites calendar, and this week's three things.Open the house
- 04ShoulderThe Hard-day kit. A short stop on the shoulder, then one mile.Pull over
One video
Start with the car seat. The rest of the shelf is one page away.
NHTSA, two minutes, rear-facing with a seat belt. Then the library: safe sleep, school, teens, the FAFSA.
If you need it
Hard day? Pull over to the kit.
A short stop on the shoulder. Who to call, the next hour, then one mile. Come back to the map when you can.