“…Program‐level recommendations cluster around three areas of practice: (a) engagement, (b) program content, and (c) process strategies. Engagement of young fathers begins with practitioner beliefs in the value and interest of young men in the lives of their children (Primus, ; Sandstrom et al., ); in the creation of community‐based programs in familiar settings with experienced, enthusiastic professionals (Bronte‐Tinkew et al., ; Fagan, ; Fletcher et al, ; McHale, Salman‐Engin, & Coovert, ; Zaveri, Baumgartner, Dion, & Clary, ); and in a focus on engagement during the prenatal period (Hoffman, , Sandstrom et al., ). Examples of programs that engage fathers during the transition to parenthood include: - Family Foundations (Feinberg & Kan, ) is an eight‐session program that meets with mothers and fathers from the third trimester of pregnancy through the first months after the birth of the child.
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