Literacy Network of Los Angeles

F.a.t.h.e.r. is a parenting curriculum for use with incarcerated men. The lessons are designed to be used by a highly diverse group of inmate fathers—from young fathers to older fathers, expectant fathers to those who have grown children, those going home soon to those incarcerated for years, those with frequent contact with their children to those who rarely see their children.

Topics covered in the training include:

• Understanding children’s reactions to incarceration
• Communicating from a distance
• Understanding parent and child development
• Building self-esteem