WIC welcomes Dads.

We want you to be an active part of the WIC Nutrition Program. WIC values the important role you have in the life of your child. You can apply for your children under the age of five and bring them to their appointments. You can be a single dad or a married dad. You can be a working dad - ask your local WIC office about early morning, evening or lunchtime appointments.

WIC provides information about feeding children, shopping and cooking tips, parenting ideas, recipes and more. We can also help you find resources in your community or area.

Dads may find the following links interesting:

All materials and referrals to resources are provided by the Maine WIC Nutrition Program for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice or endorsements of any particular products, services, messages, organizations or entities, or claims and representations as to their quality, content or accuracy or merchantibility or fitness for any particular usage, application or purpose.

http://www.newdads.com
Filled with practical advice for dads. It's especially useful for first-time dads.

www.fathers.com
National Center for Fathering

www.Fathersworld.com
Loads of interesting things for Dads on health, cooking with kids, a chat room and more.

www.cyfc.umn.edu/Fathernet/ftf.htm/
FatherNet produces information on the importance of fathers, fathering and how fathers can be good parents and parent educators. It includes research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about the factors that support and hinder men's involvement in the lives of children.

www.fathersnetwork.org/
Information and support for fathers raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.

http://www.slowlane.com/
Slowlane.com is the online resource, reference and network for Stay At Home Dads (SAHD) and their families.

http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/
DADs provides tools to strengthen father-daughter relationships and to transform the pervasive cultural messages that value daughters more for how they look than for who they are.

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
ACF programs aim to achieve the following: families and individuals empowered to increase their own economic independence and productivity; strong, healthy, supportive communities that have a positive impact on the quality of life and the development of children.

http://members.nbci.com/fobb/
There are thousands of resources available to expectant mothers regarding breastfeeding, but what about the fathers? How are we to know what to expect in this whole deal? And is it okay to tell the guys at work that your wife plans on....um.....er.....well...feeding the baby. Well, of course feeding. You know. Not the stuff in the bottle, but the stuff from her....uh....yeah. Information for Fathers of Breastfed Babies.

http://mama.modimes.org/yourepregnant/yp-becomingadad.html
Practical things you can do to help your partner while she is pregnant and when the baby comes home. Brought to you by the March of Dimes.

http://www.preemieparenting.com/dadsden.htm
Provides articles, resources and humor for all dads.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

WIC welcomes Dads.

Dads may find the following links interesting: