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Father School: S tep by Step Promote a higher rate of men using their right for the child care leaveBreastfeedingGuidelines : Do not dictate who does what and how Focus on child’s wellbeing Help fathers to receive the most possible knowledge on breastfeeding.Guidelines :Parents’ Insurance Promote an equal use by parents of their right to take a child care leave.ViolenceGuidelines : Zero tolerance Be instrumental in reducing the level of domestic violenceRacist and/or Sexist StatementsGuidelines : We never welcome any racist, sexist or homophobic statements or any negative behavior towards thesegroups. We respond to possible jokes on these subjects with ‘Socratic questioning’ that is asking questions startingwith ‘if’, ‘what’, ‘how’, etc. which show respect to the person but does not mean approving his vocabulary.Gender EqualityGuidelines : All humans – regardless of their sex – possess equal rights, bear equal responsibilities and have equalopportunities.Our Attitude to other Organizations We are willing to be a reference group for anybody who deals with parenting. We are willing to cooperate with organizations who maintain the same attitude as us.POSSIBLE THEMES OF MEETINGS WITH MODERATORSSessions with Moderators: How to Organize a Father groupMaybe previously there was no times when dads were more dads than now. New dads are noted for theiractive involvement in raising and upbringing of their children. Modern dads consciously build their relations withchildren trying to preserve and strengthen the bond. These days many young fathers say that they want to be moreengaged in child care compared to what their own dads did. And in fact some of them do engage a lot.Why is the importance of paternity so often underestimated? Could it be due to our belief that only motherscan ‘really’ cope with parental duties? And, therefore, fathers must make their best at the support role? As researchshows fathers can take care of their child, answer its needs, ensure proper care for newborns or elder children justlike mothers. In general, there are more similarities than differences between fathers and mothers.Becoming a parent is a significant life changing event. As a parent you can follow the growth of the newhuman. And for quite a long time you will stay one of the most important persons in your child universe.25