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"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." -- Sigmund Freud "Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!" -- Lydia M. Child It is much easier to become a father than to be one. ~Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son: Reflections on Becoming a Man, 1994 Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor "If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right." -- Bill Cosby "It is a wise father that knows his own child." -- William Shakespeare	Finding out that you are going to become a dad can be an exciting and confusing time. Becoming a father demands dedication, passion, and support. Men bring remarkable expertise and affection to the parenting process, and are critical to the health and well-being of their families. An estimated one-third of the nation's youth are growing up without their biological fathers present, according to Milton Scott of the National Fatherhood Initiative.* New dads, experienced dads or becoming a dad? click here for more information * "Capital Region Tu" February 10, 2005, Cover page

"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." -- Sigmund Freud

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!"

-- Lydia M. Child

It is much easier to become a father than to be one.

~Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son: Reflections on Becoming a Man, 1994

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

~Gloria Naylor

"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."

-- Bill Cosby

"It is a wise father that knows his own child." -- William Shakespeare

Finding out that you are going to become a dad can be an exciting and confusing time. Becoming a father demands dedication, passion, and support.

Men bring remarkable expertise and affection to the parenting process, and are critical to the health and well-being of their families.

An estimated one-third of the nation's youth are growing up without their biological fathers present, according to Milton Scott of the National Fatherhood Initiative.*

New dads, experienced dads or becoming a dad? click here for more information

* "Capital Region Tu" February 10, 2005, Cover page

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