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Dad, great things will happen when you take your involvement in your children’s lives to where they are—and we encourage you not to wait. Go next week! Right now, even if no formal programs are in place, you could contact your child’s Head Start site or school and ask about a good time for you to come and help out. Often, the last month of the school year provides many opportunities to plug in because classes are doing more field trips and special projects. It could be that your presence there will help make things friendlier for other fathers.
When you do get involved in your child’s world outside your home—whether at school, in sports, music lessons, or a special-interest club—do your best to cooperate with the existing routine at that activity. In most cases, it’s your role to watch and learn what your child does and be a helper, not tell your child what to do or press your agenda on the situation. Just enjoy the time, and help your child and other kids with what they’re doing that day.
