Document Type
Focus Area Two
Abstract
A child's education begins with the family at the child's birth. Then during the hospital stay both child and mother are nurtured by the medical staff. Schools could begin their interest in the child's education if an educator visited the newborn's home to deliver ideas on learning in the home.
When the mother and child leave the hospital and arrive at their home, the environment (along with heredity factors) begins to shape the child's future. Physical, intellectual, and spiritual needs will be accommodated in varying degrees. If the baby's basic physical needs are met, that's good; but if the physical needs plus loving, communicating, and nurturing are also shown, that child will begin to view the home as a comfortable, safe place to live.
However, immersing infants in language and reading to them while holding them close do not become a part of all families' lives. To help parents give their children the best possible start in life, Missouri became the first state to mandate all school districts to provide parent education and support services to families beginning at the child's birth. Various activities are used to show the parents what they can do during the pre-school years.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
56
Last Page
62
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1991 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Goodwin, Myrna J.
(1991)
"Focus Area Two: Increasing Family Involvement in the Child's Development [Goodwin],"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 2:
No.
1, Article 15.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol2/iss1/15
