overview
The intimacy of visiting in the home can make parents more comfortable about opening up and identifying their needs. It also helps home visitors to better tailor their support and guidance to the families’ needs. From observing the family in their home, home visitors can build on their strengths and can also identify risk factors in the children’s growth and development, such as maternal depression, poor parenting practices, and lack of support. Many parents can sometimes feel isolated and home visits from a trained service provider can offer a valuable connection to the outside community and the services available.
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Spotlight on a Home Visitor
MEET Nellanita Whitehead
Saginaw ISD –Early Head Start
Nellanita has been a home visitor for 3 years. She enjoys helping to make a difference in the lives of children, as well as empowering parents to be the best parent they can be.
The Early Head Start program is available to prenatal women and children birth to 3 years living in Saginaw County. You can find out more about the Early Head Start program at www.saginawheadstart.org/index.html or visit their Facebook page at Saginaw-ISD-Head-StartEarly-Head-Start. You can also call 989-752-2193 for more information or visit the Claytor Administrative Building at 3200 Perkins, Saginaw. Nellanita can be reached at nwhitehead@sisd.cc or 989-493-8937. |
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Family Spotlight
"When you are young and start taking care of adult responsibilities you may have the feeling you don't know where to start. My name is Connie and my name is Damarcus Sr. We started off as young teen parents. There are many resources such as Teen Parenting Services, and Birth-5. We, as a family, learned so much from Teen Parenting Services. They taught us how to raise our child Damarcus Jr. We learned the importance of doctors appointments, schooling, and behavior, but most importantly to love and cherish."
- Connie and Damarcus Sr.
