The Art of Parenting
KEY MESSAGES – why is this topic important for you?
• Children need a loving, secure and stimulating environment for their optimum growth and development. For this to happen, their physical, developmental, and emotional and psychosocial needs have to be met. As a home visitor you have opportunities to make both mothers and fathers more aware of these comprehensive needs.
• Positive relationships with parents, caregivers and other family members, as well as stimulating home environments shape the child’s brain’s architecture and influence development across all domains (physical, social/emotional, language and cognitive).
During home visits, you can foster strong relationships between the parents/caregivers and the young child, and the stimulating and safe environment young children need for exploration and learning.
