--- title: New eBook > 8 Cutting Edge Ideas to Super-Charge Your Fatherhood Program (Product Spotlight) description: Read the newest post about our new eBook image: https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/8%20cutting%20edge%20ideas%20blog%20image.png --- [Skip to main content](https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood/product-spotlight-ebook-8-cutting-edge-ideas#main) - [![NFI mark](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI%20mark.svg)FATHERHOOD.ORG](https://www.fatherhood.org/) - [STORE.FATHERHOOD.ORG](https://store.fatherhood.org/) [![NFI_logo_blue_left (1) 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png?width=149&height=82&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ![NFI_logo_blue_left (1) 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png?width=119&height=65&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ![NFI_logo_blue_left (1) 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png?width=119&height=66&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ![NFI_logo_blue_left (1) 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png?width=89&height=49&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ](https://www.fatherhood.org) - [How To Build Strong Families](https://www.fatherhood.org/build-strong-families) - [Why Father Inclusion Matters](https://www.fatherhood.org/why-father-inclusion-matters) - Show submenu for Get Involved Get Involved - [Fatherhood Programs](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/programs-and-resources) - [Train Your Staff](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/staff-training) - [State, County, and City Agency Services](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/collaborative-services) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Show submenu for Get Informed Get Informed - [How To Build Strong Families](https://www.fatherhood.org/build-strong-families) - [Why Father Inclusion Matters](https://www.fatherhood.org/why-father-inclusion-matters) - [Father Stats & Infographics](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic) - Show submenu for Get Involved Get Involved - [Fatherhood Programs](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/programs-and-resources) - [Train Your Staff](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/staff-training) - [State, County, and City Agency Services](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/collaborative-services) - Show submenu for Get Started Get Started - [Find Your Stage of Father Inclusion](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-inclusion) - [How Father Friendly Is Your Organization?](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-friendly) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fatherhood.org/get-started) [Store](https://store.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) [Get In Touch](https://www.fatherhood.org/get-started) [Store](https://store.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) Show submenu for Get Started Get Started - [Fatherhood Data & Statistics](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic) - [How Father Friendly is Your Organization?](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-friendly) - [Other Free Resources](https://www.fatherhood.org/nfi-free-resources) - [Talk With us to Get Started](https://www.fatherhood.org/get-started) National Fatherhood Initiative Blog / [Latest Articles](https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood) [NFI-Specific Programs & Resources](https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood/topic/nfi-specific-programs-resources) # New eBook > 8 Cutting Edge Ideas to Super-Charge Your Fatherhood Program (Product Spotlight) 2 min read ![Melissa Byers](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/melissa_circle_icon.png?width=100&height=100&name=melissa_circle_icon.png) [** Melissa Byers ** ](https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood/author/melissa-byers) Melissa is the Chief Marketing Officer at National Fatherhood Initiative® (NFI). Melissa oversees the organization's marketing, communications, graphic design, and product fulfillment functions. As the nation’s #1 provider of fatherhood skill-building programs and resources, National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) continually provides guidance for practitioners and organizations on how you can provide the most robust and successful fatherhood programs possible. To that end, this eBook includes 8 ideas for how to super-charge your fatherhood program. These ideas draw on some of the latest cognitive and behavioral research, and how you can apply this research to your program. ![8 cutting edge ideas blog image.png](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/8%20cutting%20edge%20ideas%20blog%20image.png?width=452&height=303&name=8%20cutting%20edge%20ideas%20blog%20image.png)Given this eBook focuses on research, you might wonder whether it will be dry and include information only an academic can understand. Don’t worry; we’ll explain each area of research in its own chapter in easy-to-understand terms, followed by simple examples and tips for applying this research to your work with fathers. You’ll also find some additional resources at the end of each chapter (e.g. websites and books) that will increase your knowledge in each area. If you apply what you learn, before you know it, you might even become the fatherhood scientist in your organization. In any case, we hope this information helps you super-charge your fatherhood program and find even more success with the fathers you serve. ### Free eBook > 8 Cutting Edge Ideas to Super-Charge Your Fatherhood Program [![8-cutting-edge-ideas-cover.png](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/8-cutting-edge-ideas-cover.png?width=300&name=8-cutting-edge-ideas-cover.png)](https://www.fatherhood.org/8-cutting-edge-ideas-ebook)Each section in this eBook includes research ideas, how to apply the research, and additional resources for you to dig deeper. **Here are the research ideas you'll find (with application tips included) in this eBook:** 1. Cues, Triggers, and Nudges  2. Autonomy, Mastery, & Purpose 3. Framing and the "No Choice Option" 4. The Power of the "Deviant Dad" 5. Keystone Habits 6. Cognitive Biases 7. Planning Prompts 8. 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