Baby boot camp for new dads
Soon-to-be first-time dads Jason Addis (left) of Doylestown and Jeff Kubec of Stow hold two-month-old Zachary Filler (left) and four-month-old Henry Merrick during a Boot Camp for New Dads at the Akron General Health & Wellness Center-North Saturday in Stow, Ohio. The babies belong to returning veteran fathers helping to coach the new dads in the class. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Dave Merrick of Akron lifts up his four-month-old son Henry during a Boot Camp for New Dads at the Akron General Health & Wellness Center-North Saturday in Stow, Ohio. Merrick is one of the returning "veteran" fathers helping coach the expecting fathers in the group. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Gordon Swaino (center), coach of the Boot Camp for New Dads at the Akron General Health & Wellness Center-North, offers advice as veteran dad Dan Filler (front right) of Akron changes the diaper of his 2-month-old son Zachary Saturday in Stow, Ohio. The soon-to-be first-time dads closely watching the lesson are Paul Barkoukis (far left) of Green, Jason Addis of Doylestown, Jeff Kubec of Stow, Matt Henricksen of Akron and Dave Warner of Clinton. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Soon-to-be first-time dad Dave Warner (left) of Clinton holds five-month-old Delaney Adkins as her father Mike Adkins of Stow offers advice from his own experiences at the Boot Camp for New Dads at Akron General Health & Wellness Center-North Saturday in Stow, Ohio. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
