“crash Course for New Dads: Tools, Checklists and Cheat Sheets”

DATELINE: IRVINE, CA…Expectant as well as new dads can rest easy – now there’s a special “how to” guide written just for fathers. Greg Bishop, the author of Hit the Ground Crawling and founder of Boot Camp for New Dads, a non-profit orientation program for fathers-to-be, operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools, fire stations and churches around the country, has just released a second book entitled Crash Course for New Dads: Tools, Checklists and Cheat Sheets.

Written for new fathers and based upon input from thousands of men in the Boot Camp for New Dads program, Crash Course for New Dads is the ultimate fatherhood guide book. Offering cheat sheets, checklists and tools for the new dad, this book helps men become acclimated to their new role as fathers. Crash Course for New Dads teaches new dads how to better cope with the challenges of fatherhood and their new family and provides the tools needed for new dads to build a strong foundation for a lifelong positive relationship with their child.

Research from Princeton University has shown that “birth is a magical moment” and men are most receptive to information on establishing good habits as dads in the months surrounding the birth of their babies. Crash Course for New Dads provides men with critical fatherhood information in a format that is very user friendly - created by men, for men.

Below are highlights of what is included in Bishop’s new fatherhood book:

• Childbirth Education Coaching Guide
• What you Need for the Hospital and How to Handle an Emergency Birth.
• The First Days at Home
• 10 Adventures for 0 to 3 Months
• Basic Milestones for Dads
• Great Ways to Bond with your Baby
• Sleeping like a Baby and a Troubleshooters Guide to a Crying Baby
• Keeping Your Baby Safe
• Strategies for Creating Balance between Work and Family
• Issues that you DON’T need to worry about…and those that you DO.
• Strategies for When Your Time is Short
• How to Support the New Mom
• Medical Concerns
• Infant First Aid for Choking and CPR
• Child Care Selection Guideline
• Creating Family Traditions and Memories
• Preparing for the Future

Published by Dads Adventure, Crash Course for New Dads ($14.95+S/H) will be available in June 2008 at www.dadsadventure.com. All royalties support the non-profit Boot Camp for New Dads program.

“One of the greatest things that dads can do is to realize just how important their role is in their child’s life and that it expands far beyond being a good provider. Being a dad can be challenging, but when armed with knowledge and the right tools, new dads will not only step up to the plate - they’ll hit it out of the park,” noted Bishop.

About Hit the Ground Crawling
Hit the Ground Crawling, also published by Dads Adventure, provides practical, hands on tips based on over 16 years of working with over 150,000 new fathers. The 300 page book offers the wisdom of author Greg Bishop, the founder of Boot Camp for New Dads, an MBA from Stanford University, brother of 12 and father of four, along with the collective wisdom and real life advice of thousands of men who participated in Boot Camp for New Dads programs.

Boot Camp for New Dads
Celebrating their 18th year, Boot Camp for New Dads is nationally acclaimed as the “Best Practice” for preparing men to be fathers and has been named a U.S. Navy Model Program.

With more than 4.1 million births last year alone (National Center for Health Statistics), and approximately 1.5 million men becoming new dads every year, it’s more important than ever for fathers to realize that being a “good provider” is only part of the very central role they have in their children’s lives.

For more information about Boot Camp for New Dads, visit www.bcnd.org. To arrange an interview with Greg Bishop, please contact sdubin@prworkzone.com, (781) 582-1061.