About r/daddit
Welcome to r/daddit. Reddit’s top sub for fatherhood and parenting.
The community at a glance
r/daddit is a Subreddit for Parents with roughly 2.0M members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Parenting topic page.
Roughly 122K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Looking For, and Looking. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention book recs and carrier recs.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 10K members
- 2014: 9K members
- 2015: 9K members
- 2016: 16K members
- 2017: 18K members
- 2021: 210K members
- 2023: 662K members
- 2024: 738K members
- 2025: 189K members
- 2026: 102K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 9K members
- Dec: 9K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 9K members
- Mar: 13K members
- Apr: 12K members
- May: 12K members
- Jun: 14K members
- Jul: 19K members
- Aug: 7K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 534 members
Themes
- Advice Requests8 posts in the past month
- Okay, dads, I need advice for this one.
- Advice on padding a door
- How do you discipline a 2 year old?
#18Advice RequestsOkay, dads, I need advice for this one. · Advice on padding a door · How do you discipline a 2 year old? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- I just lost my career because I failed a polygraph and I don’t know how I’m gonna provide for my family.
- Lost my job 4 weeks before my first is due
- Dads, never let anyone tell you that you're just being "paranoid." Trust your gut.
#23Pain & AngerI just lost my career because I failed a polygraph and I don’t know how I’m gonna provide for my family. · Lost my job 4 weeks before my first is due · Dads, never let anyone tell you that you're just being "paranoid." Trust your gut. - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- I need to make this thing quiet… DIY help needed 🙏🏼
- Dad hack: digital calendar on your smart tv to save $$$ over a skylight
#32Solution RequestsI need to make this thing quiet… DIY help needed 🙏🏼 · Dad hack: digital calendar on your smart tv to save $$$ over a skylight
Topics
- Looking For A46 posts in the past month#146Looking For A
- Looking For19 posts in the past month#219Looking For
- Looking19 posts in the past month#319Looking
- Dad12 posts in the past month#412Dad
- Parenting11 posts in the past month
- My little guy was not convinced…
- How do you discipline a 2 year old?
- My son has discovered his penis
#511ParentingMy little guy was not convinced… · How do you discipline a 2 year old? · My son has discovered his penis
Flair
- Advice Request36 posts in the past month
- Am I being too hard on my 5 year old son?
- Baby Gate for Uneven Top of Stairs
- How do you select a school? Help!
#136Advice RequestAm I being too hard on my 5 year old son? · Baby Gate for Uneven Top of Stairs · How do you select a school? Help! - Discussion17 posts in the past month
- International family staring down first long stint home alone
- THEY’RE COMING BACK
- Best Kids Movie
#217DiscussionInternational family staring down first long stint home alone · THEY’RE COMING BACK · Best Kids Movie - Support10 posts in the past month
- Final Stretch Surprise C Section 36.5 Weeks
- Help my brother out?
- I Can't Trust My Wife to Handle the Basics and She Refuses to Address It
#310SupportFinal Stretch Surprise C Section 36.5 Weeks · Help my brother out? · I Can't Trust My Wife to Handle the Basics and She Refuses to Address It - Story8 posts in the past month
- I'm tired boss
- Screw you, Bluey prankster
- My son discovered I can't skip stones either, so our impressive father and son afternoon mostly involved throwing rocks badly
#48StoryI'm tired boss · Screw you, Bluey prankster · My son discovered I can't skip stones either, so our impressive father and son afternoon mostly involved throwing rocks badly - Kid Picture/Video7 posts in the past month
- Fortune Cookie Message on Baby's First Day
- After being surrounded by girls for 8 years, it’s nice to finally have another boy in the house🥲
- New to the club
#57Kid Picture/VideoFortune Cookie Message on Baby's First Day · After being surrounded by girls for 8 years, it’s nice to finally have another boy in the house🥲 · New to the club
Product recommendations
- book recs6 posts in the past month
- Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend?
- Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend?
- Any good book recs to read to a 2 y/o?
#16book recsDads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend? · Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend? · Any good book recs to read to a 2 y/o? - carrier recs2 posts in the past month
- Baby Carrier Recs
- Carrier recs for 2XL Dad
#22carrier recsBaby Carrier Recs · Carrier recs for 2XL Dad
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/daddit for?
- Best for Parents enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/daddit free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/daddit have?
- Roughly 2.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/daddit on?
- r/daddit runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/daddit cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/daddit is organized under Parents.
- How do I join r/daddit?
- You can join r/daddit by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Parenting communities like?
- Communities for parents at all stages, from pregnancy through raising teenagers. Reddit has active subreddits for specific parenting styles and age groups, with Facebook groups drawing hundreds of thousands of members for pregnancy advice, newborn questions, and general parenting discussion.
Monthly Stats
- 16
- Views /mo (+14%)
- 16
- Visitors /mo (+23%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-67%)
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