Fathers-to-be are learning childcare skills from new dads and their babies in a peer support programme being piloted in Staffordshire.
The 'Hit the Ground Crawling' approach has been developed by the Fatherhood Institute from a groundbreaking scheme in the United States, called Boot Camp for New Dads. It aims to inspire and equip men to confidently engage with their new babies by encouraging them to attend a one-off, three-hour workshop. During the session they can discuss their thoughts and concerns with other fathers in a relaxed setting, and be shown how to care for a baby by their peers. For some men it is their first opportunity to hold a small baby.
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