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Join the Dads at the Dinner Table Twitter Chat!
On June 16 at 8 p.m. EST, The Family Dinner Project will be hosting a Twitter chat devoted to the topic of Dads at the Dinner Table, along with The Fatherhood Project and Stay at Stove Dad. We’ll be talking about the impact dads can have at the family dinner table. Follow TFP on Twitter or follow the hashtag #dinnerdads on …
A New View – TFP’s Father Stories Series Part 2
The first time I ever taught incarcerated dads with our Fathering from the Inside curriculum, I was talking to them about the skills they need in order to be good fathers. I told them that although setting limits and being an authoritative parent is important, it is also important to look at the world from …
Teen Fathers Come Together for Support and Fathering Skills
For most teenage boys, the sporty duffle bag pictured above would be filled with a uniform, dirty socks, some notebooks…anything but what you see: diapers, wipes, a copy of Good Night Moon and other board books. But this duffle bag isn’t for just any teenage boys; this Dads Kit was given to each of the young …
Engaging Dads in Childhood Obesity Prevention
The Fatherhood Project is excited to be participating in The First 1,000 Days Study with several collaborators from across Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Health Centers, and other community partners. This promises to be a landmark study of the role early childhood interventions can play in reducing obesity and overweight risk in families and their children. …