Developmental Parenting: A Guide for Early Childhood Practitioners

by Lori A. Roggman, Peggy D. McCardle

When parents are warm, responsive, encouraging, and communicative—the key elements of developmental parenting—they lay the foundation for young children's school readiness, social competence, and mental health. That's why every early childhood professional needs this comprehensive, practical guide to building a developmental parenting program for the families they serve. Unlike other approaches that limit parents to a "student" role, the proven, the parenting-focused model in this book shows home visitors how to put parents and other caregivers confidently in charge of guiding and supporting their young children's development. Home visitors and other early childhood professionals will learn the ABCs of facilitating developmental This how-to guidebook includes all the support early childhood professionals need to facilitate developmental parenting effectively. Program directors will get step-by-step guidance on supervising and evaluating the program, and professionals who work directly with parents will get easy-to-implement strategies, case studies of successful interactions, and tips and advice from other practitioners. With this research-based and reader-friendly book, early childhood professionals will learn to put parents in charge of guiding their child's development—resulting in strong parent-child bonds, healthy families, and improved school readiness. **Includes the Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS) , an observation tool with seven rating scales for practitioners and supervisors to assess the quality of home visits from direct observation. Visit the training tab to see upcoming trainings on HOVRS.

Genres: Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2008

Reviews

[Katherine Call · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started this book thinking it would have more of a helpful guide to structuring home visits (I.e. examples of developmental scope and sequences, writing non-ableist IFSP goals, navigating conversations about autism). Instead the book was more of a broad overview of what to expect in early support services. Some of the suggestions were helpful but for the most part I haven’t referred to it as a new special ed teacher. I think if you want to understand the big picture then this book is for you but if you already have that then it will be a little redundant.

[Sharise Riether · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty repetitive but the main points were good.

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very helpful book for home visitors and for those supervising home visiting programs. I recommend this for anyone working in early intervention.

[Novina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parenting practice//
Skills acknowledged and enhanced//
Partnerships strengthened