What Does Parents as Teachers Provide?
Personal visits (every 4-8 weeks) are the major service delivery component. During these visits, parent educators share age-appropriate child development information with parents, help them learn to observe their own child, address their parenting concerns, and engage the family in activities that provide meaningful parent-child interaction.
Group meetings provide opportunities for parents to gain valuable information about parenting issues. These family activity meetings allow parents time to observe their children with other children, acquire developmental information and share age appropriate activities with their child.
Periodic developmental, health, vision and hearing screenings provide for early identification of developmental delays and health, problems. Regular review of each child’s developmental progress identifies strengths and abilities as well as areas of concern that require referral for follow-up services and increases parents’ understanding of their child’s development.
Parent educators help families identify and connect with needed resources and overcome barriers to accessing services. Parent educators take an active role in establishing ongoing collaborative relationships with other organizations that serve families.