Parents as Teachers is an approved home visiting model meeting the evidence-based criteria of the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV) and is uniquely positioned to help states achieve the outcomes of this federal program. A March 4 webinar highlighted the resources Parents as Teachers has to support the development of state home visiting plans and the process for acquiring the approval to implement letter from Parents as Teachers.

1. Supporting states in developing plans for the Federal Home Visiting Initiative Today's webinar is being audio cast through your computer speakers. Please be sure to turn up your volume in order to hear the speakers. We will begin shortly.

5. Parents as Teachers Approach Foundational Visits (First Visit, Child Development, Parenting Behaviors, Developmental Topics, Brain Development, Family Dynamics & Culture, Family Supports, Planning as Partners), Guided Planning Tools Specialized Visits, Personal Visit Plans by month Curriculum Structure Parenting Behaviors (nurturing, designing/guiding, responding, communicating, supporting learning) No specific behaviors: Designer, Authority, Consultant Parenting Behavior 7 Developmental Topics addressed throughout the child’s development using key messages: Sleep, Attachment, Nutrition, Discipline, Routines/Transitions, Safety, Health Parenting Issues Relationship between parenting and child development Family-Centered Assessment Child Screening Child Screening Screening Opening, Parent-Child Interaction, Development-Centered Parenting, Family Well-Being, Closing 5 elements: rapport, observation, parent-child activity, discussion, summary Structure of the Personal Visit Parent educators facilitate, reflect, partner with families. Focus on healthy pregnancies, parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, family well-being. Instructional; Focus on Child Development Personal Visit Approach, Content Human Ecology and Family Systems Developmental Parenting Attribution Theory Empowerment and Self-Efficacy Strengths Model Philosophy/Theoretical Framework 2011 2006

18. Evidence-based model and promising approach

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