• attends prenatal health care appointments;
• participates in the birth of his child;
• is present at the hospital discharge; 
• arranges for his child's car seat;
• supports his child mother in breastfeeding;
• changes diapers;
• plays with his child;
• reads to his child;
• nurtures and financially supports his child;
• eats well, exercises and teaches his child nutrition and healthy activities;
• talks to his child about healthy sexuality, appropriate touch and healthy relationships;
• promotes and role models nonviolence and respect for others;
• is actively involved in his child's education;
• knows his child's friends and activities;
• listens to his child;
• cooperatively parents with his child's mother and other caregivers;
• nurtures his own spiritual health and support his child's search for spiritual guidance and meaning.