How to Demonstrate and Teach Others How to Demonstrate The Revised Kit for New Parents

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How to Demonstrate and Teach Others How to
DemonstrateThe Revised Kit for New Parents

• Provider Training the Trainers Presentation
• FIRST 5 Kit for New Parents
• Demonstration

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Objectives

• To become very familiar with the Revised Kit for
  New Parents.
• To be able to effectively demonstrate how to
  utilize the Revised Kit for New Parents with
  parents and appropriate agencies.
• To understand the importance of demonstrating and
  engaging the parent so that the Kit information
  is more likely to be utilized.
• To be able to begin to identify and create
  teachable moments with parents when
  demonstrating the Revised Kit for New Parents.

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Revised Kit Highlights

• Its smaller in size Has DVDs
• It has more and newer information
• It has more resources and information for parents
• It is better organized and more user friendly

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FIRST 5 California - Proposition 10

• The Kit for New Parents is one Project of
  California FIRST 5.
• The goal is to have every new eligible parent in
  the State receive and utilize the free Kit.
• Eligibility is every expectant parent or parent
  who has one or more children up to age 5.
• FIRST 5 will mail kits to parents via the 800
  number
• System of ordering and distribution made easy
  

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What Is the Revised Kit for New Parents?

• A comprehensive resource for new and expecting
  parents that translates emerging science about
  the importance of early years and brain
  development into practical information parents
  can incorporate into their daily lives.
• The latest and best information there is to date.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics and the
  American College of Obstetricians and
  Gynecologists have reviewed all of the
  information in the Kit.

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What is in the Kit for New Parents?Lets Look at
It Together!

• Explain to the parent
• A DVD with Seven Main Topics (Narrated by
  celebrities and experts) Latest and best known
  information on parenting
• The FIRST Years Last Forever
• Your Healthy Baby
• Ready to Learn
• Safe from the Start
• Discipline
• Quality Child Care
• Oral Health (New)

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Other Contents in Revised Kit

• A Book on Advice for New Parents
• Prenatal to 6 Months of Age
• 6 Months to 1 Year of Age
• 1 Year to 2 Years of Age
• 2 Years to 3 Years of Age
• 3 Years to 5 Years of Age
• Quality Childcare and Preschool
• Includes Developmental Milestones
• Use the Table of Contents to Find the Information
  You Need by Subject

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Other Contents in Revised Kit

• A Parents Resource Guide
• Additional and expanded information on promoting
  development and caring for yourself and your
  child from prenatal to age 5 by age grouping.
• Things you Can Do Section with practical
  suggestions.
• How to obtain resources in the community if you
  have questions or need additional assistance.

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Other Contents in Revised Kit

• A Book on What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick
  (New)
• A Place to Record Important Phone Numbers and
  Information
• When to Call the Doctor or Clinic
• Safety Tips
• Taking Care of Your Sick Child
• Your Newborn Baby

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What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick Continued

• Book on When Your Child Gets Sick
• (Cont)
• Your Childs Eyes
• Your Childs Ears and Nose
• Your Childs Mouth and Throat
• Your Childs Breathing
• Your Childs Stomach
• Bed-Wetting
• Your Childs Skin

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Other Contents in Revised Kit

• Baby Board Book Happy Baby
• To promote touch, feel and say
• To emphasize the importance of stimulation and
  parent interaction with the infant.

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Other Contents in Revised Kit

• Several Pamphlets on Resources
• and Other Information
• 3 Pamphlets on Playing
• With Your Baby
• With Your Toddler
• With Your 3 to 5 Year Old
• Healthy Teeth Begin At Birth
• Healthy Families Information and 800
• Poison Action Line and 800
• A postcard to request the VHS Tapes

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Customized Information from FIRST 5 Individual
Counties

• May add their own contributions to the kit
• Give additional resources for parents use
• Include books, toothbrushes etc to promote
  healthy parenting and child care

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Getting to Know the Kit - 7 Key Points

• The Kit has something for everyone - even the
  baby!
• Parents can access the information anytime they
  want at home and with their partners - the parent
  controls.
• The Kit provides practical ideas.
• It is a link to local resources for more support
  and information.

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7 Key Points Continued

• The Kit information promotes brain development
  and reinforces the importance of what caregivers
  do and how their child will think, feel, act and
  succeed in the future.
• The Kit supports providers in the work and
  teaching they are already doing.
• The Kit is a family literacy tool.

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Helping Parents Learn Learning by Doing

• Parent-led Parents guide what is discussed
  based on what is meaningful and most useful
• Individualized Based on the parents particular
  learning style, culture, age of children,
  interests, experiences, skills, needs etc.
• Developmentally Informed Anticipate how
  parents and childs needs change as the children
  grow and develop

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The Teachable Moment

• The teachable moment occurs during a specific
  moment in time, when the parent.
• Trusts you and is non defensive
• Has a specific concern that motivates him/her to
  seek new information
• Not distracted or in crises
• Acknowledges a desire for things to be different
• Wants to hear what you have to say about a
  question or concern
• Is open to your encouragement
• Shows a readiness to look to future improvement
• Begins to see him/herself as capable of doing
  things differently

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How Do You Create The Teachable Moment with the
Kit?

• Use nonjudgmental and supportive language
• Look for when the parent is really listening
• Identify what they want to know
• Listen for and follow the parents real concern
• Ask questions about topics that are relevant to
  the parent and child now
• Provide anticipatory guidance on development
• Help them discover new behaviors for themselves
• Help them sort out conflicting information
• Offer assurance that they can succeed

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SCAVENGER HUNT INSTRUCTIONS

• Find resources in the Kit for New Parents to
  respond to this question and shout it out

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Find the Answer

• When should I start feeding my baby cereal?

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Find the Answer

• How should I deal with tantrums?

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Find the Answer

• What should I do if my child has a fever?

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Find the Answer

• What causes cavities?
• (see the DVD)

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Also in the Kit

• DVD Information
• Advice for New Parents
• What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick
• Parents Guide
• Other Information in Kit

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Steps/Guidelines for Providers for Demonstrating
the Kit

• Let them know that this is a revised Kit with
  more helpful information.
• Be enthusiastic about the Kit and how it has
  helped parents.
• Ask the parents what their questions are and
  answer them together.
• Show them the contents of the Kit and engage the
  parents in exploring the Kit !

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Guidelines for Providers Continued

• Make sure the parent knows how to use all parts
  of the Kit
• Encourage parents to use the Kit as their
  children get older
• Ask for feedback and/or arrange follow-up with
  you or someone else

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You Are Important for Success

• Your support is crucial to the success of parents
  using the Kit information to increase their
  positive parenting skills.
• Being shown the Kit and having it explained
  increased the effectiveness of parents using the
  information in the Kit.
• Your reinforcement makes a difference.

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Next Steps

• Become very familiar will all of the contents of
  the Kit for yourself. Watch the DVDs, read and
  become familiar with all the books and pamphlets.
• Engage and demonstrate the Kit to the parent
  using the Guideline/Steps for Providers Handout
  Train other providers

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Next Steps Cont.

• Give out the Kit or the 800 to all eligible
  parents and follow up to assure that the family
  received the Kit and is using it.
• For pregnant women and parents who have an infant
  under one year of age give them a customized
  Kit
• For all others, give them the 800 to send for a
  Kit which will come in the mail in about 2 weeks.
• Feel great about the service you are providing to
  parents and the community!

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How to Order the Revised Kits or800 Number Cards