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The first
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Last Forever
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This program is all about babies and their brains!
It is a curriculum developed by Karen Hintz and reviewed by Gay Eastman
and Dave Riley.
"The First Years Last Forever" is an educational package, which incorporates
the brain development research with strategies parents, grandparents and
caregivers can use to protect and promote the development of children's
growing brains. The educational package includes a trainer's guide,
participant guide, evaluation/feedback form and options for using the educational
package. The trainer's guide includes objectives, teaching resources,
sources of information, a teaching outline with activity ideas and sample
overheads.
Objectives
The objectives of this program are to help parents, grandparents and
caregivers:
· Gain a basic understanding of recent research findings about
brain development.
· Identify and discuss implications for parenting young children.
· Learn ways to promote positive brain development and utilize
that knowledge to help
strengthen a child's brain development.
There are four pieces to this curriculum that can be viewed and printed.
You need to have Acrobat Reader loaded on your computer in order to view
these materials. If you do not have Acrobat Reader on your computer,
go to http://www.adobe.com and download
your free copy.
The First Years Last Forever trainer materials
with five sections:
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Introduction: including the Brain Quiz and 5-minute video clip of "10 Things
Every Child Needs"
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How the Brain Develops: mini science lecture on brain development
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Opportunities for Learning: discussion on what children need to enhance
brain development
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What Parents, Grandparents & Caregivers Can Do: strategies for parents,
grandparents and caregivers to promote safety, reduced stress and enriching
experiences (can include activity with actual books, toys, etc.)
What Communities Can Do: discussion on programs and services available
in the community to promote brain development in children
The First Years Last Forever program materials
for distributing to program participants
Options for using this educational package
Evaluation Form to use at the end of the
program
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