Stress and Young Children
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in Child Dev, Home Visiting Strategies | No Comments »Many families we are working with are feeling the stress of the approaching holiday season, the continued economic downturn and the changes to the CA Early Start system. But, how does stress exhibit itself in the young children that we ...
Happy Holidays! (or not)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Posted in Home Visiting Strategies | 3 Comments »The holiday season is quickly approaching. This usually means time with family, friends and social gatherings, shopping trips into the community and possibly, travel. For most people, this flourish of activity is exciting and welcoming. But, what does it mean ...
Our Babies: Ourselves
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Home Visiting Strategies, Partnering with Families | 1 Comment »Culture is inherent throughout every interaction we have with children and families. Small (1998) states, "Every act by parents, every goal that molds that act, has a foundation in what is appropriate for that particular culture. In this sense, no ...
Assistive Technology
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Home Visiting Strategies, Support for Home Vsitors | 7 Comments »When you hear the term "assistive technology", what do you think of? Do you have visions of computers, wires and keyboards? If so, the SEEDS workgroup on Early Education Technology (SWEET) has provided a resource to connect California's early intervention ...
Interpreters
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Home Visiting Strategies, Partnering with Families, Teaming | 4 Comments »Many of us provide home visiting to families who do not speak English. Does your program hire interpreters? Are the intrepreters trained in home visiting and the interpreter role? Who trains them?
Who’s on your team?
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Home Visiting Strategies, Partnering with Families, Teaming | 5 Comments »Many children and families receive home visits from a variety of agencies/staff (i.e. public education, public health, early head start, regional center, vendor programs). What strategies do you use to connect with the other home visitors? What has worked for ...
Is it safe?
Sunday, January 4th, 2009 Posted in Health and Safety, Home Visiting Strategies | 6 Comments »Thinking about safety is an essential component of any home visiting program.
The Feeling States of Grieving
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Home Visiting Strategies, Partnering with Families | 8 Comments »For many new parents, the conception and birth of a new baby brings a myriad of feelings, hopes, and expectations. A child born with a disability or a child who develops a developmental delay or disability alters these feelings, hopes ...
Siblings:Welcome Participants or Inconvenient Distractions?
Sunday, November 30th, 2008 Posted in Child Dev, Home Visiting Strategies, Partnering with Families, Support for Home Vsitors | 5 Comments »Since home visiting delivers services where a family's life takes place, a home visitor may be confronted with a number of situations in which the child/family needing the services may become distracted with typical household activities including the interactions ...
Beginning the home visiting relationship-How Do You Prepare?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Child Dev, Home Visiting Strategies, Partnering with Families | 6 Comments »The beginning is the most important part of the work- PlatoThe beginning of any new undertaking can set the tone for the upcoming work that will take place. In home visiting, the first home visit is the beginning of a ...