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When Yolanda Harina of Whiteriver adopted a little girl last fall, she decided it would be a good idea to freshen up her parenting skills. The child she was raising was already a teenager, so it had been years since she had a toddler at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy son is 15 years old, so there\u2019s a large gap,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

When she learned about Parents as Teachers, a home visitation program that provides in-home parent coaching through Arizona\u2019s Children Association, she immediately enrolled. The program, which is funded by the First Things First White Mountain Apache Tribe Regional Partnership Council<\/a>, provides a parent educator who makes home visits twice a month to work alongside parents on child development, nutrition, age-appropriate communication and discipline techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe parents set goals, some of them may need help with temper tantrums, or potty training or whatever aspect of child development that they want more information about or assistance with,\u201d said Claude Endfield, a parent educator.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the program continues to enroll families, the association brings together families for child development learning and socialization at monthly gatherings known as Group Connections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cParents come and get basic information on different aspects of child development and then we have activities for them to do with the children they have with them,\u201d Endfield said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harina and her 3-year-old daughter, Joslyn, have attended those meetings. The toddler has enjoyed the children\u2019s activities offered, as well as being around other youngsters \u2013 and she has been especially fascinated with books, her mother said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Harina said, books are helping her daughter come out of her shell. \u201cWhen I first adopted her, she was shy and scared. She wouldn\u2019t talk, she would just babble.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But in the months since Joslyn became a member of the family, her mother has noticed a gradual transformation. Harina credits the parenting tips she\u2019s picked up so far. She reads books, including culturally-appropriate ones that Endfield has provided, for at least 20 minutes daily to her daughter, a routine activity that she can already see is making a difference in her child\u2019s development.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI read to her every night and show her pictures of animals and optics in the book,\u201d the mother said. \u201cNow she\u2019s talking a lot more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Studies show that children whose parents and caregivers regularly read to them in the early years \u2014 when the brain develops rapidly \u2014 help them become better readers who do well in school.\u00a0 Given the developmental strides that Joslyn, now a preschooler, has made so far, Harina is certain that Joslyn will have the skills needed to succeed in kindergarten.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the meantime, she\u2019ll continue \u201clearning her colors, counting her numbers to 10 and singing songs,\u201d her mother said.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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