Being a parent is hard work.
In the first few years, children learn more and at a faster pace than at any other time in life. You help shape your child's future through the kinds of experiences you provide. Your baby was born to learn, and as a parent, you are your child's first and most important teacher.
What is Parents as Teachers?
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a parent-education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5.
Parents are supported by PAT-certified parent educators specially trained to translate scientific information on early brain development into specific when, what, how and why advice for families. By understanding what to expect during each stage of development, parents can easily capture the teachable moments in everyday life to enhance their child’s language development, intellectual growth, social development and motor skills. |
All children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential. Program Goals
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What Do We Offer?
Personal Home Visits: during which your parent educator will share age-appropriate child development and parenting information, help you learn to observe your child, and address your parenting concerns.
Developmental Screenings: to assess your child's overall development as well as health, hearing and vision.
Group Connections: which are opportunities to share information about parenting issues and child development. Parents learn and support each other, observe their children with other children and practice parenting skills.
Resource Network: that links your family to other community services.
Developmental Screenings: to assess your child's overall development as well as health, hearing and vision.
Group Connections: which are opportunities to share information about parenting issues and child development. Parents learn and support each other, observe their children with other children and practice parenting skills.
Resource Network: that links your family to other community services.
The mission of PAT is to provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
Babies Are Born To Learn!
You Are Your Child's Most Influential Teacher.
You Are Your Child's Most Influential Teacher.
We are a Blue Ribbon Affiliate!
We are proud to announce we completed the Parents as Teachers National Center Quality Endorsement & Improvement Process and earned the highest designation: Blue Ribbon Affiliate status!!!
Being named a Blue Ribbon Affiliate affirms that Schulenburg/ Weimar Parents as Teachers is among the highest quality members of the home visitation and parent education field, implementing the evidence-based Parents as Teachers model with fidelity and quality.
Being named a Blue Ribbon Affiliate affirms that Schulenburg/ Weimar Parents as Teachers is among the highest quality members of the home visitation and parent education field, implementing the evidence-based Parents as Teachers model with fidelity and quality.
