{"id":26307,"date":"2019-11-15T05:29:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T05:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ftf\/?post_type=family-stories&p=26307"},"modified":"2020-12-03T23:53:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T23:53:01","slug":"home-visitation-program-helps-mesa-girl-with-her-confidence","status":"publish","type":"family-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/region-stories\/home-visitation-program-helps-mesa-girl-with-her-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Home visitation program helps Mesa girl with her confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Frankie <\/span>Littlebear<\/span> and her husband, Danny, discovered Parents as Teachers, a home visitation program funded by the First Things First Southeast Maricopa Region<\/a>, they were curious about how the program would benefit their 2-year-old daughter, <\/span>Ariya<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Littlebear<\/span> thought it might help give their daughter a jumpstart on reaching milestones. She quickly found that not only was <\/span>Ariya<\/span> learning, but she also gained valuable lessons on how to teach her daughter. <\/span><\/p>\n

Parents as Teachers provides<\/span> voluntary coaching and in-home support for families. For <\/span>Littlebear<\/span>, that meant a parent educator visited her home in Mesa twice a month. During each visit, the parent coach provided parenting information, teaching strategies and connections to other community resources. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a parent, you wonder if you have the proper tools to teach your child,\u201d <\/span>Littlebear<\/span> said. \u201cNow with the help of our parent educator, I\u2019ve learned many different approaches so that my husband and I can help <\/span>Ariya<\/span> with life skills and prepare her for kindergarten.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Littlebear\u2019s<\/span> coach provided her with lessons to make learning fun, like placing shape cutouts on the floor and hopping from shape to shape, matching up colors, making buildings out of blocks, even learning different textures and sizes by playing with different balls. The parent educator showed <\/span>Littlebear<\/span> ways to incorporate teaching with everyday items as simple as pipe cleaners and straws. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen our parent educator visits, <\/span>Ariya<\/span> lights up with excitement waiting for her to pull the next activity out of her bag,\u201d <\/span>Littlebear<\/span> said. \u201cShe brings paints, blocks, instruments, tea sets, magnets and our daughter\u2019s favorite: books!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

When the family first started the program, <\/span>Ariya<\/span> was quiet and shy. She even hid behind her parents. As the <\/span>Littlebears<\/span> participated in the program, they watched <\/span>Ariya<\/span> develop rapidly. In a short amount of time, <\/span>Ariya<\/span>, now 4, became outgoing. Today, she confidently introduces herself to other children when playing at the park. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of <\/span>Ariya<\/span>. I love learning how to teach her,\u201d <\/span>Littlebear<\/span> said. \u201cOur parent educator has given both of us confidence.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Littlebear<\/span> attributes much of <\/span>Ariya\u2019s<\/span> success to the foundation established from the home visits with Parents as Teachers. And now, <\/span>Ariya\u2019s<\/span> 9-month-old sister, Amiya, is benefitting, too. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe connection between parent and child at this stage is so valuable and precious,\u201d <\/span>Littlebear<\/span> said. \u201cThey remember all you do for them, and having a helping hand in my daughter\u2019s learning process is a huge plus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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