About
Why this exists
When I was a new dad I could find about three books. Nobody had put the miles, the house, and the official pages in one place. I wrote DadLane to be that place. I am Bill Dayton. It is free forever.
Be the dad who shows up
Written by Bill Dayton. Updated September 24, 2026.
- 01The milesSeven stages, from pregnancy through graduation. You work the mile you are on.
- 02The houseRules, a fifteen-minute meeting, the fridge, the wallet, firsts, and helpers. Write the week on a calm day.
- 03Free foreverNo paywall and no account. A coffee is optional, on its own page. It is not in the kit.
The lane
I wanted one map a tired dad could open at 10 p.m. and leave with the next job written down. The miles. The side lanes for the house you actually have. A shoulder when the day is too loud.
The voice is a dad, a partner, and a co-parent. You work the mile you are on.
A stronger house
A house gets stronger when the week is written down. Rules by age. A fifteen-minute meeting. Fridge numbers a sitter can read. A wallet card. Firsts and helpers. Three things, with a name on each one.
Every mile has a checklist, a reason under each move, questions for the clinician or the school, and a sheet you can fill in. The reading is reading. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice.
Free forever
There is no paywall and no account. Nothing is expected back. If you want to keep the lights on, a coffee is optional and lives on its own page. It is not inside the kit, and it does not change the miles.
What this is not
DadLane does not provide medical care, legal advice, custody rulings, tax advice, or crisis response. When the stakes are real, the page points at a clinician, a lawyer, a school, StudentAid.gov, or 988. Those people and those pages outrank this site.