Home Visit Plan

Baby’s age: 18 Months, 1-2 weeks

Parental Health

  • Discuss with mother any concerns she has regarding her physical and emotional health.
  • Present and discuss The Connection between Laughter, Humor and Good Health

Parenting

  • Ask mother the date of the next scheduled visit with the infant’s healthcare provider. If she is unable to provide the date, support her in making the appropriate appointment.
  • Collect the Infant Health Care Form.
  • ReviewParent Reflections: My Toddler is 18 Months Old

Child Development

  • Present Parents as Teachers: 18 Month: Week 1
  • Discussion Points
  • Value of play
  • Play with others
  • Beginning pretend play
  • Parent Handouts
  • Play is Learning, Your Child or Your Baby
  • Activity: Pretend Picnic
  • Present Growing Great Kids: 16 – 18 Months
  • Unit Topic Headings
  • Play And Stimulation
  • Discussion Points
  • Making Connections
  • Teaching Problem Solving Through Play
  • Experiencing Concepts And Learning Words Through Play
  • Playing For Learning And Fun
  • Home Time
  • Parent Handouts: none this visit
  • Activity
  • Games For Young Children
  • Obstacle Course
  • Amazing Animals
  • What’s In The Sack
  • Flashlight Vocabulary
  • Wet And Wild Water Play
  • Present Growing Great Families
  • Unit Topic Headings
  • Growing Goals: Creating Individual Support Plans
  • Discussion Points
  • Making Connections
  • What You Already Know About Achieving Goals
  • Choosing A Goal
  • Goals: One Step At A Time
  • Home Time
  • Parent Handouts
  • Scoring With Goals
  • Ready, Set, Goals
  • Daily, Weekly, Monthly Planner (IFSP)
  • Activity: none this visit
  • Collect Ages and Stages Questionnaires Inventory: 18 Months

Collect Ages and Stages Questionnaires Social-Emotional Inventory: 18 Months

Personal & Environmental Safety

  • Discuss any concerns that mother may have regarding her or her infant’s safety.
  • Collect Home Safety Inventory (if not completed at previous visit).

Social Supports

  • Discuss with mother the amount and quality of support she is receiving from her significant other, family and friends.

Life Course Development

  • Discuss with mother the impact of parenting on her current activities surrounding work/school.
  • If mother has not yet graduated from high school or earned her GED, discussions should focus on motivating and supporting her in these activities.
  • Review with mother her progress on her identified goals for herself and her toddler. Update her current Turning My Dreams Into Goals.

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