I don't come first anymore. Bozynski's experience was part of a growing movement to get more men involved in their children's child care settings. We think of them as not interested and too busy. When men get involved in child care, everybody benefits, say proponents. Men participate in an important aspect of their children's lives.
Centers benefit from the involvement of more parents.
And children see men in positive roles. For many years child care centers have been the dominion of women. It takes a while to make men feel comfortable getting involved. The message is that not only mom is welcome, but dads and grandpas, too. Richard Brownscombe, associate director of Bayshore Child Care Services, recommends inviting the father or another significant male figure in the child's life to the enrollment interview.