Basic Training for Young Dads

A 12-hour mentoring program facilitated by men who are dads that will give young men (ages 13-23) the skills necessary for successful parenting and involvement in their children's lives and to prevent the recurrence of a secondary or subsequent adolescent pregnancy.

Classes are tailored to the specific needs of the enrolled participants. Program curriculum includes:

• Exploring the role of fatherhood in your life - and what is manhood?

• What are the demands, expectations, expectant father feelings.

• Prenatal concerns - his role in labor and delivery.

• Caring for your newborn or toddler.

• Relationships with the baby's mother.

• Young fathers' rights and responsibilities.