| Boot Camp for New Dads coach’s role is central | | | | visit or to visit Dads Adventure, go to To arrange an |
| to important issues regarding the return of veteran | | | | interview with Greg Bishop, please contact , (781) |
| dads to the program, excellent outcomes for rookie | | | | 582-1061. |
| dads and general excitement about the program within | | | | |
| communities. Certified coaches are the key | | | | National and International Locations |
| component of effective Boot Camp workshops | | | | Boot Camp For New Dads locations include ALASKA |
| nationwide. | | | | (Anchorage); ARIZONA (Chandler, |
| | | | | Flagstaff, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sun |
| The cutting edge two-day event is led by three Boot | | | | City); ARKANSAS (Jonesboro, Paragould, Springdale); |
| Camp National Trainers with over 25 years of | | | | CALIFORNIA (Apple Valley, Bakersfield, , Fresno, |
| combined experience leading Boot Camp workshops | | | | Garden Grove, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Madera, |
| across the United Sates and England. | | | | Merced, Mission Hills, , Oakland, Orange, Pomona, Port |
| | | | | Hueneme, San Diego, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, , S. |
| For more information, visit or contact Boot Camp for | | | | Lake Tahoe, Travis, Valley Springs); COLORADO |
| New Dads headquarters directly at (949) 754-9067. | | | | (Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, |
| | | | | Fort Collins, Fort Carson, Greeley, Longmont, Thornton, |
| According to Greg Bishop, founder of Boot Camp for | | | | Wheat Ridge); CONNECTICUT (Bristol, Danbury, New |
| New Dads and author of two books on fathering. | | | | London); FLORIDA (Brandon, Clearwater, |
| “The key to improving the quality of life for many | | | | Hollywood, Jacksonville, North Palm Beach, Orlando, |
| young children lies in helping fathers be more capable | | | | St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, Tampa); |
| and confident. It is through the significant efforts of our | | | | GEORGIA (Atlanta, Elberton, Gainesville, Marietta, |
| dedicated coaches that we have the pleasure of | | | | Savannah); HAWAII (Pearl Harbor, Schofield); ILLINOIS |
| helping dads from all walks of life across the nation in | | | | (Aurora, Carbondale, Champaign, Chicago, East St. |
| our Boot Camp programs.” | | | | Louis, Evanston, Freeport, Geneva, Great Lakes, |
| | | | | Highland Park, Libertyville, Moline, Oak Park, Rockford, |
| He continued, “Research has indicated that children | | | | Springfield, Urbana, Winfield); INDIANA (Anderson, |
| whose fathers are a consistent, positive force in their | | | | Bluffton, Hammond, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville, |
| lives do better socially, intellectually and in a broad | | | | Kokomo); IOWA (Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, |
| range of other factors. Many new dads are willing to | | | | Jefferson, Sioux City); KANSAS (Junction City, |
| go the distance for their babies, but are unsure of | | | | Topeka); KENTUCKY (Paducah); LOUISIANA |
| where to start, what to do and how to care for their | | | | (Covington); MAINE (Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, |
| babies. Boot Camp for New Dads programs, led by | | | | Brunswick, Ellsworth, Waterville); MARYLAND |
| certified coaches and veteran dads, gets new fathers | | | | (Annapolis) MASSACHUSETTS |
| off to a great start.” | | | | (Beverly, Ipswich, Lowell, Nantucket, Plymouth, |
| | | | | Weymouth, Springfield); MICHIGAN (, Ann Arbor, Bay |
| New Dads Learn What to Expect at Boot Camp | | | | City, Centreville, Iron Mountain, Ithaca, Kalamazoo, Niles, |
| Workshops | | | | St Joseph, Ypsilanti); MINNESOTA (Brainerd, Duluth, |
| Dads-to-be are be better equipped to face the | | | | Robbinsdale); MISSISSIPPI (Tupelo); MISSOURI |
| challenges and opportunities of fatherhood after | | | | (Jefferson City) MONTANA (Billings, Helena, Miles |
| attending a Boot Camp “hands on” educational | | | | City); NEBRASKA (Kearney, Lincoln, |
| workshop. Men attend the class when they are | | | | Omaha); NEVADA (Las Vegas) NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| expecting their first baby, and are joined in the | | | | (Manchester, Portsmouth); NEW JERSEY (Princeton) |
| workshop by “veterans” who had previously | | | | NEW YORK (Glens Falls, Little Falls, Mineola, Rome, |
| attended and have returned with their two to | | | | Utica); NORTH CAROLINA (Burlington, Chapel Hill, |
| four-month-old baby in tow. They are able to give the | | | | Charlotte, Concord, Ft. Bragg, Greensboro, Monroe, |
| dads-to-be a realistic idea of what to do and what to | | | | Raleigh, Shelby); NORTH DAKOTA (Grand Forks); |
| expect when their first baby comes. For many men | | | | OHIO (Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, East Cleveland, |
| attending, it’s their first time holding a baby. | | | | East Liverpool, Garfield Heights, Lima, Lorain, Mayfield |
| | | | | Heights, Middleburg Heights, Orange Village, |
| Boot Camp for New Dads | | | | Portsmouth, Toledo, Warren, Westlake, Youngstown); |
| Now celebrating their 18th year, Boot Camp for New | | | | OKLAHOMA (Claremore, Oklahoma City, Tulsa); |
| Dads is nationally acclaimed as the “Best | | | | OREGON (Corvalis, McMinnville, Salem, Silverton); |
| Practice” for preparing men to be fathers and has | | | | SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia, Pickens, Walhalla); |
| been named a U.S. Navy Model Program. Boot Camp | | | | TENNESSEE (Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis); |
| for New Dads has prepared more than 200,000 men | | | | TEXAS (Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Hood, Longview, |
| for fatherhood over the years. | | | | Lubbock, Plano, San Antonio, Texarkana, Waco, |
| | | | | Webster); VERMONT (Barre, Brattleboro, Middlebury); |
| With more than 4.1 million births (National Center for | | | | VIRGINIA (Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Hampton, |
| Health Statistics), and approximately 1.5 million men | | | | Richmond) WASHINGTON (Everett, Fairchild AFB, |
| becoming new dads every year, it’s more | | | | Longview, Olympia, Puyallup, Yakima); WEST |
| important than ever for fathers to realize that being a | | | | VIRGINIA (Wheeling); WISCONSIN (Florence, Green |
| “good provider” is only part of the very central | | | | Bay, Madison, Oshkosh, Watertown, Wausau); |
| role they have in their children’s lives. | | | | JAPAN (Atsugi, Yokosuka), ITALY (Sicily); UNITED |
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