5 MYTHS OF FATHERHOOD
1. Only the expectant mother's feelings are important.
2. Newborns don't really need their fathers.
3. Men don't know how to care for young children.
4. Men who focus on their children can't make it in the work world.
5. You are destined to be just like your own father.
CHALLENGE the 5 MYTHS OF FATHERHOOD
1. Take time to reflect becoming (being) a father is affecting you.
2. Hold, rock, and talk to your newborn right from birth.
3. Learn how to change, naps, give baths, feed and be a part of daily life.
4. Consider what career compromises you are willing to make to gives time to your child.
5. Take what you like about your father (or other influential men) to create your own "dad identity".