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Educational videos provided first-time fathers with additional reinforcement to safely care for their infants, according to a pilot study published in Pediatrics: Open Science. Fathers’ secondary position in the parenting framework limits opportunities for learning, even though their active participation is a positive indicator of growth and development for the child, according to Craig F.
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