It is designed to forge a relationship between health care professionals and parents to address the physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and development of small children.

A Healthy Steps health care specialist helps parents navigate developmental stages and possible problems into teachable moments. We get acquainted at the newborn visit or when requested by a clinician. Our goal is to meet at each well child visit.

Program Objectives

• Identify strengths and concerns of the child and family
• Enhance parents' understanding of their child's development
• Monitor child's growth and development
• Promote "goodness of fit" between child's behavior and parental expectations
• Assist in referrals to community resources
• Build a supportive alliance with family

Parents as Teachers at KU Pediatrics  

A community collaboration between KU Pediatrics and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, providing parent education and support to  families with children ages 0 to 3.  The program is designed to help parents gain knowledge related to their child's development and address general  parenting questions and concerns.

This includes:

• Research-based information on how children grow and develop
• Ideas for positive discipline and problem solving, realistic expectations of child behavior and activities to promote language, cognitive, social-emotional and motor development.
• Assists in referrals to community resources
• Assist providers in developmental screening and follow up

The goal is to meet with families at each well child visit and support the relationship between the family and pediatric provider.