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    Giving fathers an opportunity to socialize and support each other as they navigate parenthood

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Want to go back now.

Talking about families and kids we discussed.

Ways to access your child's medical records.

Ways to get them.

To eat more healthy foods.

Now wouldn't talk about.

44 all the dads out there are ways to sort of be a more engaged in active father and to connect with the community.

Doing what is it at the beginning anyway a very sort of a new and sometimes tricky thing this fatherhood thing.

-- the issue here as far as looking to navigate parenthood.

And the solution over and talk about today.

It is that you might want to think about heading into a new dad boot camp -- joins me to talk to us about what that is.

His last summer -- who is the co organizer of New York City -- group NYC -- group it's good to see you thanks very much for being here today.

Thanks for having me on Rick okay so what's the deal kind of boot camp you talking about the you know when you see the name most people think about weightlifting or working out.

The boot -- we're talking about is.

A roomful of I guess personal to workshop for dad's fight that it's okay but -- say.

It's it's kind of an environment where you Peter ten rookie -- -- -- expectant fathers.

And you know we're we're -- Davies of zero to six weeks and there are a room with a facilitator like me but I don't -- a whole lot of teaching.

I just navigate the curriculum the real teaching us from these veteran that's who also in the room.

And these guys are -- with -- is worth three months to nine months old.

And -- veterans and -- they're veterans because I feel they're talking about these topics that.

The green or rookie dads are really thinking about right now you -- haven't had to navigate.

Work and their family as they head into.

You know the world all the parenting and we talk about.

How to be involved early and often in your child's life had to be supportive of the babies and.

-- developing a bond developing apparently partnership with the babies' bodies TrueCrypt.

Of the babies -- are all very worthy goals as a father for I can attest it was.

But all the imports of all three of those things -- here are a couple of more navigating work as a new parent.

Creating a baby safe environment in -- apartment if you live in -- city must like -- -- in an apartment where -- home and then managing relatives as well.

In laws I guess is that the key here is the mother in law.

You know everyone has a challenging family including myself and just talking about how to get through it all and dad -- that protector role especially -- -- gives birth and how to kind of navigate.

You know it it is interesting and I'd seen it over the years and I think we have a picture of my me and my kids from.

From a couple of months back there.

My four kids and -- -- over the years -- that there are a lot of groups that ready to help.

New moms.

And my wife and that was part of of a -- group.

You know -- they would get together and they would socialize and they sort of throw the kids down on the on the on the carpet on the rug and put a little burp cloth underneath them and and you're sort of talk about -- you know that.

The craziness that is being you know being new parent and -- a newborn in the house.

But they're really have not been at least I don't remember refining group that was aimed at doing the -- I think for that.

It's that there's a real lack of resources out there for fathers it's one of the reasons why.

Boot camp for new -- has taught 300000.

-- in 47 states and it wasn't in New York so.

The co organizer Matt and I said you know this needs to be a necessary resource here -- Y see that's group is our father's group of real diverse community of active competent nurturing -- were about 650 strong we get together with our kids almost every day of the week.

And it's -- necessary resource of social network.

Support and education for -- the same way that moms need it dad's calling need as much if not more.

You know I've noticed.

Over the years that women.

Are very -- when it comes to being a mom that they you know they feel for example you know breastfeeding vs bottle and you have to do.

Yeah if you're gonna nurse you to do occurred for X amount of months in order for your child -- Get the most benefit and a lot of times that's just an example but a lot of times I can imagine women feelings sort of stressed out.

That their fellow moms and these groups were -- -- sort of doing things better than they were aware.

You know that they were -- they weren't sort of doing things as well as some of the other moms out there I imagine it.

When it comes to guys the guys may not be as hard on each other or as hard on themselves as women can sometimes be.

I can't necessarily speak for the mom's groups to Obama there are different but you don't buy into your point -- were very laid back.

Environment when we get together with the -- it's more of preventing -- frustrations talking about moments when we've had it.

And really leaning on each other for.

Sharing best practices -- that's that's what we're really need help web -- you know.

Like yourself -- four kids there's a few other dads with two and three kids and I call these guys.

Potty training sleep issues because of the guys -- -- on -- I need help to.

Yeah I you have a son Jake.

You have to give to Sanjay and Lance and sort of -- Did it the -- -- most shocking thing you remember when your son was first born.

And all of a sudden you go from -- -- being a bachelor to being a husband.

And now all of a sudden.

And his -- adorable -- -- your dad you are in charge.

Of this of this life for what struck you the most what was most surprising to you do you remember.

You know it was a small wondrous moments just just being president -- and seeing you know the smile and having them now on you and the reality of the responsibility that you have that everything this child does -- first instinct is yeah we're gonna break the baby but you know we slowly learn that.

It's nice to have both parents on hand and seeing the different parenting styles so for me it was really just kind of starting from square one where I I didn't read the manual before that I didn't have the opportunity of new -- boot camp workshop -- I -- and really really green and and just -- -- learning on the job.

What about dads who work either full or part time they're out of the house.

You know there their home in the morning when things are probably very very hectic and they come home from work and it's also very very hectic 'cause it's going to be near bedtime the kids are.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Being able to create a bond with a child even though -- -- out of the house for 81012.

Hours a day work.

You know we talk a lot about this in NYC -- script to within the key here is to be tuned in when you are present.

You know whether it's.

Talking to your employer about flexible schedules.

And taking that music class with -- BB.

For an hour and staying an -- late on Thursday -- our -- home on Tuesdays to be the one responsible for making dinner.

On it's that you know that presence on the weekends sending mom -- you know go get a manicure get pampered for two hours let me.

Not have your eyes watching what I'm doing but let me just follow what my child.

Jake and I you know we're gonna give it everything is expected to last summer -- as the co organizer of that YC desperate you can find them online NYC dance group.

Dot com -- on Twitter at NYC -- group.

Good stuff this is great I wish that there was a -- boot camp when I was first.

A parent body Peterson years ago but this is very very good very useful information for new dads out there and I'm glad you came and -- thanks so much worse things.

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