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 Linda Edwards
SISD Early Head Start
Home Visitor Linda Edwards has been a home visitor with the Saginaw Intermediate School District’s (SISD) Early Head Start home visiting program for 8 ½ years. She loves being a part of families’ lives and finds it to be rewarding and encouraging. She enjoys helping families set reachable goals and walking with them step-by-step as they get closer to reaching those goals. Her favorite part is hearing the kind words parents are learning to use with their children; and to see the smiles on parents’ faces! She says that all the hugs, texts, phone calls, acceptance and willingness to allow her to work with their precious children, makes being a home visitor the best honor ever!
The SISD’s Early Head Start program is available to expectant families and families who have children up to age 3, living in Saginaw County. Anyone who wishes to enroll in the program can contact Ms. Linda at 989-395-3636. You can also visit http://www.saginawheadstart.org/index.html |
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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.
