Home Visit Plan

Baby’s age: 1month, 4 weeks

Parental Health

  • Follow up with discussions regarding the mother’s diet, exercise and stress management plans
  • Collect Substance Use and Smoking Inventory

Collect the Edinburgh Depression Inventory

Parenting

Collect the Infant Birth Form

  • 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: 2 Months Old. Direct discussion to “What It’s Like to Be 2 Months Old” and “What to Do with a Crying Baby”
  • Sleep and your 1-3 Month Old

Child Development

  • Present Parents as Teachers: 1 Month: Week 4
  • Discussion Points
  • States of Consciousness
  • Reading baby’s cues
  • Stimulation and sensory overload
  • Activity: Review activities done in this month’s previous visits.
  • Present Growing Great Kids: 0-3 Months
  • Unit Topic Headings
  • Cues and Communication
  • Discussion Points
  • Cues and Signals: How Your Baby Communicates
  • Parent Handout: Cues and Signals of Young Infants: 0-8 Months
  • Activity: none this visit
  • Present Growing Great Families
  • Unit Topic Headings
  • Becoming Your Own Personal Coach
  • Discussion Points
  • Making Connections
  • Your Personal Bests: The First Steps In Personal Coaching
  • The Next Step: Developing Personal Coaching Messages
  • Home Time
  • Parent Handout: My PCM’s (Personal Coaching Messages)
  • Daily Do: none this visit

Personal & Environmental Safety

Collect Nursery Safety Inventory

  • Discuss any concerns that mother may have regarding her or her infant’s safety.
  • Present as Anticipatory Guidance, Home Safe Home: Preventing Falls

Social Supports

  • Collect Interpersonal Support Inventory
  • Collect Social Network Index
  • Discuss with mother the amount and quality of support she is receiving from her significant other, family and friends.
  • Use Parent Reflections: My Baby is 2 Months Old to allow mother to express her feelings regarding her parental role. This reflection also allows her to identify her need for additional support and possible sources.

Life Course Development

  • Collect Demographic Baseline Form if appropriate.
  • Discuss with mother the impact of the baby’s birth on her current activities surrounding work/school.
  • Using My Money Matters: Monthly Budget Worksheet,begin discussion on financial security.
  • Present as anticipatory guidance Setting and Achieving Financial Goals

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