Area dads are getting a boost in parenting.

The Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network is helping them out.

Seven men went through a 13-week Nurturing Fathers course and graduated Monday.

The class teaches dads everything from how to properly discipline their kids to how to effectively communicate with them.

”Parenting doesn't come with a manual or anything like that,” said Bill Goettling, one of the class’s graduates. “With both parents working it can be very stressful especially with two kids so close together like that it can be tricky trying to manage everyday life.”

A new class session begins in February.