Home Visit Plan

Baby’s age: 8 months, 1-2 weeks

Parental Health

  • Discuss with mother any concerns she has regarding her physical and emotional health.
  • Collect Substance Use and Smoking Inventory.
  • Collect Beck Depression Inventory

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.
  • Present as anticipatory guidance, Parent Express: 8 Months Old giving attention to the article, “Feeding Fork Mashed Foods”.
  • Present also as anticipatory guidance, From Baby Bottle to Cup
  • Using the handout, Separation Anxiety, discuss with mother ways she can help her infant cope with separations.
  • Review Parent Reflections: My Baby is 8 Months Old to support mother’s maternal role.
  • Share with father, The 8th Month of Fatherhood

Child Development

  • Present Parents as Teachers: 8 Month: Week 1
  • Discussion Points
  • Stranger anxiety
  • Attachment
  • How emotions develop
  • Parent Handouts
  • Your Child or Your Baby, 8 to14 Months: What’s Special About This Age:, p. D-167/D-177
  • Your Child or Your Baby, 8 to 14 Months: Social-Emotional Development, p. D173/D-183
  • Understanding the Difference Between Stranger Anxiety and Separation Anxiety
  • Attachment After 6 Months, Your Child or Attachment After 6 Months, Your Baby
  • Video: Born to Learn ™ Neuroscience Video: Segment # 10, Emotional Development
  • Activity: Mirror Play
  • Present Growing Great Kids: 7 – 9 Months
  • Unit Topic Headings
  • Basic Care
  • Social And Emotional Development
  • Physical And Brain Development
  • Parent’s Corner
  • Discussion Points
  • Making Connections
  • Social And Emotional Development
  • Windows Of Opportunity
  • Moms Are The Gatekeepers
  • Parent Handouts
  • Social And Emotional Development: 7 – 9 Months
  • Early Brain Development: Windows Of Opportunity
  • What Babies Can/Will Learn To Do: 7 – 9 Months
  • Supporting Development: 7 – 9 Months
  • Activity: none this visit

Personal & Environmental Safety

  • Collect Home Safety Inventory
  • Discuss any concerns that mother may have regarding her or her infant’s safety.
  • Follow up with discussion of any concerns related to the 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.

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