A paternity education program targeted towards middle school children makes a difference. Brief Synopsis Long gone are the days where parent education takes place in the family. The Dads Make A Difference program, a four-week program in the Medford area, is a paternity education curriculum that teaches middle school students about fatherhood. Taught by trained high school students, this program involves both girls and boys in teaching about the responsibilities of fathers of any age.
Recent studies show that in teenage pregnancies, fatherhood has been virtually ignored.
But there have been dramatic drops. 150 South College Ave. Palkovitz is an expert on fatherhood. Drucker can discuss the father s role in the home and increasing father s involvement in child care. Hawkins studies fatherhood and the father s involvement in child care and household work.