In our last Tidbits issue, we promoted a safe sleep environment for babies to reduce sleep-related infant deaths. As you recall, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the supine position for sleeping (lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up); use of a firm sleep surface; room sharing without bed sharing; and avoidance of soft bedding and overheating.

In this issue, we feature four new DFPS videos that take a fun approach to raising awareness on how to make sleep safer for babies.

They're available in English and Spanish, and staff and program participants can watch them all on the DFPS YouTube channel.

The 2017 Texas Fatherhood Summit: Strengthening Services to Support Fathers is scheduled for Friday, March 24 at The University of Texas at Austin. Event registration is open now.

Hosted by the LBJ School of Public Affairs' Child and Family Research Partnership and the Texas DFPS Prevention and Early Intervention Division, the summit intends to bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the field of fatherhood.

Speakers will discuss challenges and opportunities related to recruiting, providing services and retaining fathers in programs. Speakers will also discuss how to know if programs are working.

The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Ave. in Austin. A networking reception is scheduled after the summit.

Questions about the event may be sent to cfrp@austin.utexas.edu. Social media users may find or post related content about the event using the hashtags #TXdads2017 and #fatherhood.