{"product_id":"developmental-parenting-lori-roggman-9781557669766","title":"Developmental Parenting: A Guide for Early Childhood Practitioners","description":"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.\u003cp\u003e 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 parenting: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttitudes. Be responsive, supportive, flexible, and culturally sensitive while looking for the family's strengths and building on them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBehaviors. Actively encourage positive parent-child interaction, support developmental parenting behaviors, establish a collaborative partnership with parents, use family activities as learning opportunities, and involve other family members.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent. Provide parents with clear and relevant information on child development, determine the best curricula for selecting and adapting parent-child activities, and learn to use assessments skillfully to evaluate child progress and parenting behaviors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Includes the Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS)\u003c\/b\u003e, an observation tool with seven rating scales for practitioners and supervisors to assess the quality of home visits from direct observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee how this product helps strengthen Head Start program quality and school readiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lori Roggman, Lisa Boyce, Mark Innocenti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557669767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557669766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookes Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 157","brand":"Lori Roggman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995763867903,"sku":"9781557669766","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d0dbfcd-95b2-4cfc-8db5-1ce4e9487352.jpg?v=1683337709","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/developmental-parenting-lori-roggman-9781557669766","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}