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Caroline Fathers play a key role in their families being the constant comforting presence
and in society. They set examples as that allows your child to willingly take
CASA role models. Children who grow up risks and figure out their purpose in
with a father or father-figure who is this world, while knowing that you’re
Court Appointed
involved, responsible, and engaged in there for them to make sure everything
Special Advocate
his child’s life are more likely to thrive will be okay.” – David Murray, Caroline
and succeed. But what does being a good Culinary Center.
Men’s Health Month and dad mean? It can mean diff erent things

National Reunifi cation Month to different people, so we asked some I would say teaching your children right
Caroline County dads what being a good and wrong and setting the example for
Dad. Daddy. Father. Papa. No matter them. Do unto others as you would
father means to them.
what name you call him, he’s probably have them do to you. – Adam Jones,
the most important man in your life. “A good dad means loving your children Provident State Bank.
But according to the U.S. Census Bureau, unconditionally. It means being there for “Being a good dad means that my

nearly one-third of kids in our country all that life has to offer, the good and the kids feel encouraged, empowered, and

are growing up in a home without a challenging. There is no greater joy...” equipped to succeed in life and weather
father. Research shows that when a child -Dr. Derek L. Simmons, Superintendent the inevitable failures when they come.
is raised in a father-absent home, he or of Schools. I will always feel like I am a good dad
she is more likely to have behavioral “To me, being a good dad means staying when my kids know they can come to
problems, abuse drugs and alcohol, in the game, even when the world me to brag about success or express
suffer from obesity, and drop out of demands we stay on the sidelines.” – regret over a failure.” - Pastor Billy
school. We all know what superheroes Pastor David Casey-Motley, Immanuel Johnson, Denton Christian Church.
our mothers are but the fathers and Lutheran in Preston.
father-figures in our lives deserve some Being a father is one of the greatest

of the credit too! “I’m new at this dad thing... but in blessings of my life. To be entrusted
my opinion, being a good dad means with raising two young men and helping

Head Start

A School Readiness Program

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Now Enrolling Children ages 3 to 5 years old in Caroline Countyy
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• Head Start is a high quality, child development program offering
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income eligible families
education, health, and family services to income eligible families..
children possessing the skills,
What is • Head Start defines school readiness as children possessing the skills,
learning and life.
knowledge, and attitudes necessary for learning and life.
Head Start? • MRDC Head Start program works in partnership with parents and
tnership with parents and
families to make the transition to kindergarten successful.
garten successful.
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