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Published on: 10/14/2007
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That's what Lipman and two other "father facilitators," Clay Ah Soon and Greg Farstrup, do on a daily basis.
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Coordinator Farstrup says the Coalition for Dads has been a source of emotional support for the staff as well.
As a father facilitator himself, Farstrup visits 10 fathers on a regular basis, helping them understand a child's normal stages of development, and showing them how to build on their youngster's progress.
"If I go in and the dad says, 'He just doesn't seem to be talking much for his age,' I can do a milestone checkup," says Farstrup."Then the child development specialist comes in to do an assessment if there's need."
The coalition launched a similar father facilitator program for incarcerated fathers, to help them prepare for the transition back into their families once they're released.And that program inspired the Good Beginnings Alliance to launch a partner play group for children of the imprisoned fathers, so the dads could maintain bonds with their youngsters.
"That's when the dads really got it," says Farstrup.
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