Boot Camp for New Dads Sat 9 am-noon
2010 Classes are filling up fast; register early. call 288-3431
August 28, 2010 at Chippenham Hospital Sat.
9am-noon. 7101
Jahnke Rd just
east of Chippenham Pkwy;
Main
entrance Bosher
Auditorium. Also . 3/20/10, 5/22/10,
8/28/10, 11/20/10,
Sept 18
at Henrico Doctors' Hospital Forest Campus
Williamsburg Conf. room. Sat. 9am-noon. Also:
5/1/10,
6/5/10, 7/17/10, 9/18/10, 11/6/10, 1602
Skipwith Road at
Forest
Oct 2, 2010 at Johnston Willis Hosp.(Atrium Auditorium).
Sat.
9am-noon. 1401
Johnston-Willis Dr. Atrium Auditorium. Also 4/24/10, 8/7/10, 10/2/10,
Oct 23 at MCV Hospital (VCUHS) Main
Hosp 8 East room 210.
Sat.
9am-noon. 1250
East Marshall Street  Also:
,
4/10/10,
10/23/10.
December 11, 2010 VCU Women's Health Center at
Stony Point. Sat.
9am-noon. 9000 Stony Point Pkwy just off Chippenham Pkwy Rt 150.
Also
6/26/10, 12/11/10
Sept 11, Oct 30 New in 2010: Healthy Beginnings
at Richmond Community Hospital (2nd floor Conf. room A) , Sat.
9am-noon. (1500 N. 28th Street, Richmond,
VA 23223 in Church Hill at Nine Mile Rd) and other site TBA tentatively April 17.
Special Registration Call (804)
371-1677 to register for this Healthy Beginnings location only.
Also 2/27, 5/15, 9/11, 10/30.
additional dates & locations TBA.
Don't forget to come back as a
"Veteran" You make the program work
with your real world experience and advice... you matter to the
"Rookies" ( link here)
Virginia This Morning Boot Camp for
New Dads Interview with Head Coach LeMar Bowers link
to CBS 6 clip
Boot
Camp for New Dads is a
unique father-to-father, community-based workshop that inspires and
equips men to become confidently engaged with their infants, support
their mates and personally navigate their transformation into dads.
Veterans (new fathers who bring along their two month old
babies) orient rookies (fathers to be) on the joys and realities of
fatherhood.
We
are Dads helping other men get a good start as New Fathers.
Parents
Magazine Feb 2008: "Most classes focus on Mom, with Dad
there for support. Here's a course that's strictly male - no
moms allowed. In the Boot Camp for New Dads program, veteran
dads bring their babies to class to help rookie dads learn burping,
changing, and swaddling techniques. Other topics include:
taking care of Mom after birth, juggling work and family time, and
baby bonding. There's an hour-long discussion at the end so
the rookies can ask questions and the veterans can share the lessons
they've learned. "The open conversation helps dads-to-be
feel ready to care for their newborn," says Robert Grand,
course facilitator for the Boot Camp for New Dads program at St.
Joseph's Hospital in Orange, California."
For all first time expectant
dads! We are getting exceptional feedback from
participants from many different backgrounds.: Awesome
said one young professional aged 30. I wish I had this before
I became a dad said one Veteran who came to share his
experience (a local Psychologist also around 30). I
needed this... a great addition to the parenting classes we
attended as a couple. but, from a man's perspective (a 28
year old carpenter)
 
Rookie holds baby for 1st
time while Veteran looks on
New Dads at Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Hands submitted by Veteran: Patrick Loughlin.
Richmond Coach LeMar in Urban Views
Richmond head Coach LeMar Bowers
Hands on Boot Camp group... Men and babies only!
Over the past
decades, in programs across the country thousands of dads have
worked to help each other get the best start possible.
This is a “guy thing.”
... ladies get the morning off to be alone or with
friends; for men only.
When men facing a common challenge get together, a locker
room feeling of solidarity develops and we talk frankly about our
experiences and what’s on our minds.
And with all the changes and stresses involved in becoming a
father, information you can trust is essential.
What you will
learn:
We face a broad
range of new challenges as we work through perhaps the most
fundamental transition in our lives.
There is no one way
or right way to do it. Everyone’s
situation is unique and lots of choices need to be made, so we
strive to provide a range of perspectives to help you make informed
decisions.
We have learned a
great deal from each other and would like to share some highlights
with you. Common
challenges include:
- Caring for babies, particularly when they are crying
- Caring for moms, particularly when they are crying
- Working your regular 60 hour week on no sleep
- Financing a Family
- Following constant barrage of conflicting advice
- Mothers-in-law
- Dropping
a diaper into the trash can at 40 feet
Boot Camp for New
Dads Participant’s comments
- Great
Class; will recommend to others; will returning as a Veteran
with my baby.
- Best
parenting class I took… just for dads.
- I learned
a lot & look forward to returning with my son to help other dads
- I was
appreciative that I could ask questions on my mind & got answers
that made sense.
- All men
should take this class… I'm more confident in knowing I can care
for my family.
- Had fun!
Very happy I came out… more comfortable after talking w/veterans
- Instructor
and veterans were awesome. Specific question asked and real
life answers.
One appreciative mother’s comments via e-mail
I wanted to
take a minute to express my appreciation for your program "Boot Camp
for Dads". When I first heard of it… thought of it as a cute thing
to make Dads feel a part of the whole pregnancy experience. … I
"pumped" him for information… He filled me in, and at the time it
really didn't "hit home" how important the information would be… The
discussion regarding post partum depression was key, although my
husband is a very kind and understanding man, I just don't think he
realized how real it is. I am fortunate that I didn't experience
true post partum depression, and I think that is due in part to my
husband's knowledge on the subject…. It has helped us to deal with
my feelings. I have to say that I really didn't know as much about
PPD as he did. I think that is a "burden" that is great for a Dad to
shoulder, as the Mommy has so many others to bear.
I will continue to recommend
Boot Camp for Dads, I think it should be required for all new Dads!
Sincerely, XXX
wife of YYY, Boot Camp graduate -abbreviated
Calling
all Veteran Dads...
We need you to help
orient "rookies" now that you are a veteran. please
call 288-3431 to schedule a class or send e-mail to
info@ firstthingsrichmond.org (with no spaces)
We partner with Read Aloud Virginia and give a FREE My
Little Word book to all participants
link here
Are You Ready to
Be a Dad download pdf flier all sites
Are You Ready to
Be a Dad download pdf flier HCA hospitals
Are You Ready to Be
a Dad download pdf flier VCU-MCV hospitals
June 15, 2009 TV interview of David Saunders, Boot
Camp for New Dads Coach
Link here
Great idea from one of our Veterans: start a new baby blog
to share your photos and have grandparents and friends go the blog
to see your pride & joy! Examples: coming...
Link to download a flier pdf with 2009 schedule on it
Link to download photos
from first Boot Camp with 10 Rookies, three Veterans and two
babies (small pdf file)
And more...
Start up funding was provided by the Community
Foundation , Anthem, and Dominion.
Suggested donation $25,
(Scholarships available upon request)
Leave name, phone , e-mail, location/date, address, due date
and shirt size (we give you a shirt)
For mom: Get FREE
messages each week on your cell phone to help you through your
pregnancy and your baby's first year.
http://www.text4baby.org/
Text4baby is an educational
program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition.
Directions to the Hospitals:
Henrico
Doctors' Hospital (Williamsburg Conference Room inside main
entrance).
Forest Campus: 1602
Skipwith Road at
Forest (South off I - 64 Glenside Exit turn right on Forest at
first light )
Johnston Willis:
1401
Johnston-Willis Dr.
Take Powhite to West on Midlothian. Turn Right at Johnston Willis
Drive (Hospital sign). Park
in Atrium Lot and enter Atrium Entrance. Atrium Conference
room is on Floor 4.
Chippenham
Hospital
7101
Jahnke Rd. Take Rte. 150 Chippenham Parkway to Jahnke Rd going
east. Turn into the first hospital entrance and park in the
garage. Enter Main Lobby and Bosher Auditorium in the lobby.
VCU Stony
Point Women's Health Center
9000 Stony Point Pkwy.
Take Rte. 150 Chippenham Parkway to
Stony Point exit and left at light ( north) on Stony Point
Parkway. VCU Womens Center is straight ahead.
Normally held in the Women's clinic conference room or waiting
area if it is a large group ; check with information desk.
VCU-MCV Main Hospital
Enter Main
Hospital and go up escalator then elevator to Floor 8 east Room 210
Special thanks to grants from The Community Foundation, Anthem-Blue Cross-Blue Shield-VA, Dominion,
Henrico Doctors Hospital, Chippenham-Johnston Willis Medical Center
and USA BABY, The Goddard School, and Trinity UMC .
give here
Do not confuse with Dad Camp "reality" show on VH1
that must have dug deep to find their participants.
Link for Washington Post review. At Boot Camp
for New Dads, we know that almost all fathers want to be Great Dads
and we provide them with real world answers to their questions and
concerns. It does not matter the socio-economic background, all dads
have the same concerns leading up to the birth of their baby: what
do I need to know? will I be a good dad? what will life be like with a
new baby ? how do I be a great dad? The
Veteran Dads who bring their 2-12 month old babies keep it real and
show that being a Great Dad is not rocket science. Our dads
walk away feeling confident and ready to be involved fathers and
partners... and they have resources and a band of brothers at Boot
Camp for New Dads they can call on. Every dad gives Boot Cam
a thumbs up review following the class and they all recommend it
to their friends... that is why it is so popular and why we sometimes
have a waiting list...
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Registration: Boot Camp for New
Dads
Location/Date:
________________________ _/ __________
Names:
________________________________________________________________
Address:
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Phone:
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Baby
due date
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e-mail: ____________________________________________________ T-Shirt
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include
check for full payment
Mail to:
First
Things First
(non Profit 501c3)
5200 Grove Ave Richmond, VA 23226-1633
Or e-mail: info@FirstThingsRichmond.org (804)
288-3431 x-11
Calling
all Veteran Dads
Boot Camp needs you to come back and orient the new guys!
Give Mom a morning off … you will be appreciated!
We really need you to come help as a Veteran…
Please RSVP by calling:
e-mail info@ FirstThingsRichmond.org
(with no spaces) or call 288-3431
=
I
look forward to seeing you there,
LeMar (cell
439-1740)
LeMar
Bowers Virginia this Morning interview June 12
Link here Steve Bittner link
here
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New
part time Fatherhood and Urban Programs Coordinator is Mr.
LeMar Bowers. Call to schedule as a speaker for your group.
"Hit the Ground Running" a new book for dads and More
resources for fathers at http://www.dadsadventure.com/
Richmond
Times Dispatch Front page article June 15: link
here
Download
Henrico Doctors' HospPress release here; 5/22/07 (178 k Word doc)
Link to download photos
from first Boot Camp with 10 Rookies, three Veterans and two
babies (small pdf file)
link
for Boot Camp info from First Things First Chattanooga
June 15,
2009 TV interview of David Saunders, Boot Camp for New
Dads Coach
Link here
Coming soon Courageous the
Movie on FATHERHOOD from Sherwood pictures, the makers
of Fireproof.
http://www.facebook.com/courageousthemovie
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Additional
information www.BCND.org
Boot Camp for New Dads is
a unique father-to-father, community-based workshop that inspires
and equips men of all economic levels, ages and cultures to become
confidently engaged with their infants, support their mates and
personally navigate their transformation into dads.
Founded in
1990 in California, Boot Camp for New Dads
is validated by research
and has been named a best practice by many organizations
that consider it an exceptional means of supporting dads-to-be and
fostering behaviors that greatly benefit children and help prevent a
wide range of social ills. Boot
Camp for New Dads has graduated over 150,000 men, making it by
far the nation’s largest program for new fathers.
BCND is now offered in 42 states and on U.S. military
bases, and is expanding internationally.
Participants in communities with
established Boot Camp for New Dads programs report increased
confidence in their ability to care for and bond with their
baby, to deal with the baby’s
crying, and to understand and care for their partner (the
baby’s mother). While
the Boot Camp for New Dads
program is designed for all fathers, regardless of
marital and economic status, it is achieving very positive outcomes
with low income and minority unmarried participants.
Program Components. The
premise of BCND is simple and is validated by research and results: men
want to do their best as fathers, are most receptive to support as
they become fathers, and learn best from other men already on the
job.
To find out more or to register for an upcoming Boot Camp,
please call 288-3431 ext 11
or e-mail to info@ firstthingsrichmond.org
(with
no spaces)
(Other Future Sites include Richmond Community Hospital and
Henrico County Social Services.)
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for Boot Camp info from First Things First Chattanooga
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