Engaging Fathers and Male Caregivers
Explore these resources to learn ways to enhance your program’s father engagement efforts.
Father Engagement
Father and male caregiver engagement is a vital and integrated aspect of parent, family, and community work. Head Start programs partner with fathers and male caregivers to:
- Promote positive outcomes for their children, families, and themselves
- Help them develop their skills and interests and achieve goals for themselves and their families
- Support them as advocates, lifelong educators, and first teachers of their children.
Explore these resources to learn ways to enhance your program’s father engagement efforts.
Father Engagement Strategies
Explore ways to engage fathers in children's development. These quick strategies can enhance father engagement efforts in early childhood programs.
Celebrating What Fathers Do Every Day: Wall Posters
Display these wall posters to celebrate fathers’ passion for their children and the many things they do for their children every day.
Fatherhood Connection Webinar Series
This three-part webinar series focuses on effective and intentional father engagement. Learn how engaging fathers promotes children’s learning and development and strengthens the parent-child relationship.
Las Manos de Apá Resources
Explore this set of resources designed to support Latino fathers as early literacy models for their children. The resources outline creating father-friendly environments, building community supports, sharing stories, and supporting early literacy for young children. Many of the resources and activities are in English and Spanish.