STRONGSTART™ FOR NEW DADS

Backed by research to make things go better.


Learn proven tactics to build confidence, baby-proof your relationship, and build a lifetime of mental wealth for your child.

✓ Understand Child Development

Babyproof your relationship

✓ Connect with other new dads

  • "When it comes to a new mom's mental health, a supportive, engaged partner is absolutely the best medicine."

    Nataly Petrovic, Director of UCLA Maternal Outpatient Mental Health Services (MOMS) Clinic

  • "I truly believe the world would be a better place if every new dad did StrongStart"

    Nicole P.

  • "[StrongStart] was an incredible resource during pregnancy and after."

    Daniel E.

StrongStart™ Benefits

Build your child’s mental wealth during the critical first three years

Understand your vital role in building the thinking, feeling, and people skills that lead to success in school, at work, and in relationships.

Join the brotherhood of fatherhood

Connect with a cohort of other new dads to share challenges and triumphs. Research shows prenatal paternal preparation benefits dads, babies, and moms.

Become a stabilizing presence

Model a sense of confidence and calm that will help shape your child’s mental health for the rest of their life.

Babyproof your relationship and steer clear of common conflicts

Your relationship is your child’s environment. Model healthy behavior and stay on the same team even when it’s 3 am, the baby’s crying, and you’re deciding where to spend Thanksgiving.

Your StrongStart™ Instructor

  • Founder & Executive Director of Early Engagement

    Ben studied RIE directly under Magda Gerber acolyte Elizabeth Memel. In the two decades since, he has helped hundreds of dads unlock the tools of respect-based parenting. He has also been a leading advocate for the role dads play in cultivating their kids’ confidence and mental wellness.

StrongStart™ 8 Things New Dads Need to Know