Partners for a Healthy Baby
Home Visiting Curriculum
The FSU Partners curriculum addresses the multifaceted needs of expectant and parenting families. Partners is a "two generational" curriculum that addresses the needs of both the parents and the child. We know that unless the family is stable, they cannot possibly meet the health and developmental needs of their young children. For that reason, Partners covers a wide array of issues related to Family Development; and Family Health & Safety, and includes content that addresses Preparing and Caring for Baby/Toddler; and Baby's/Toddler's Development. With 671 Purposes and corresponding Parent Handouts to choose from, Home Visitors can individualize visits to address the specific needs of each family.
Digital Curriculum
Contains entire curriculum and it's handouts
Contains all four parts of the FSU Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum:
- Before Baby Arrives
- Baby’s 1st Year
- Baby’s 2nd Year
- Toddler’s 3rd Year
The FSU Partners for a Healthy Baby Digital curriculum is a fully searchable, web-based system that’s accessible from desktops, laptops, tablets, or smart-phones. It allows the Home Visitor to easily find then print, email, or text the information they wish to share with their families.
Before Baby Arrives
Prenatal Curriculum
Book one of the Partners for a Healthy Baby 4-book series provides information for the Home Visitor on the first trimester through month 9 of pregnancy. Content in Before Baby Arrives is intended to support healthy birth outcomes and covers topics such as helping expectant families know what to expect on a prenatal visit; understanding the physical and emotional changes that occur during pregnancy; helping mmom/dads/partners prepare for parenthood; healthy foods to eat and how to exercise safely during pregnancy; learning about how baby is developing; and how to maintain healthy relationships.
Baby's 1st Year
Month 1 - Month 12
Book two of the Partners for a Healthy Baby 4-book series provides information for Home Visitors to use as they support families navigating through their baby’s first year of life. Content covered includes information to support mom’s physical and emotional health; encourage dad/partner involvement; empower families to get their needs met and know how to access community resources; promote healthy nutrition and exercise habits for the whole family; help family deal with all aspects of caring for a new baby – feeding, sleeping, diapering; promote family’s efforts with bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; ensure families understand baby’s development across domains – motor, language, social emotional, and cognitive; and provide families with information about how babies learn through play.
Baby's 2nd Year
Month 13 - Month 24
Book three of the Partners for a Healthy Baby 4-book series provides information for the Home Visitors to use as they support families navigating through their baby’s second year. Content covered includes information to support healthy relationships among all family members; empower families to get their needs met and know how to access community resources; encourage dad/partner involvement; support family’s emotional and physical health; promote healthy nutrition and exercise habits for the whole family; understand and support their baby’s ongoing development across all domains – motor, language, social emotional, and cognitive; provide families with information about the value of play how it supports school readiness skills; and support the family’s ability to provide responsive care and guidance to their older infant/young toddler.
Toddler's 3rd Year
Month 25 - Month 36
Book four of the Partners for a Healthy Baby 4-book series provides information for the Home Visitors to use as they support families navigating through their toddler’s 3rd year. Content covered includes information to promote the family’s efforts to meet their goals; encourage dad/partner involvement; support family’s emotional and physical health; promote healthy nutrition and exercise habits for the whole family; understand and support their baby’s ongoing development across all domains – motor, language, social emotional, and cognitive; provide families with information about the value of play how it supports school readiness skills; and support the family’s ability to provide responsive care and guidance to their toddler.
Additional Products for use with our Curriculum
"Let’s Explore!" Developmental Activities
Online Product
The “Let’s Explore!” developmental activities curriculum supplement contains 24 interactive activities for parents to enjoy with their children. Each activity includes a Detailed Information Page and a page of Individualizing Tips to provide home visitors with all the research-based information they need to plan and prepare, as well as an Activity Handout to share with families.
Finding the Gold Within
Online Product
Finding the Gold Within is a 190-page guide to nurturing your inner capacity for resiliency so you can quickly and gracefully recover from life’s challenges with sustained hope, strength to persevere, and relationships that provide meaning and joy in your life.