 Parents as Teachers
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Parents as Teachers is a unique educational program for parents of young children. A home-school-community partnership that works!
As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. They learn more from you at home and in their preschool years than they will any other time in their life. How your child grows and develops in these years will affect their later development in life.
 Did you know...
- that children learn best from those they love?
- that children learn fastest and best before they begin school?
- the remedial efforts, if needed, are most effective when started early?
- that the day-to-day learning of young children is usually taken for granted, but is the foundation for later learning?
- that PAT can help YOU and YOUR child get off to the best start?
Parents as Teachers is a voluntary and free program that provides parents with information on child development from prenatal through five years old. Parents as Teachers is available to all families in the Southern Boone area who have a prenatal to 3-year-old child and many families with children ages 3 to 5. Please call our office at 657-2148 to enroll or get more information.
Personal Visits
PAT certified parent educators, trained in child development, help parents understand what to expect at each stage of their child’s development and offer practical tips on ways to encourage learning, manage challenging behaviors, and promote strong parent-child relationships.
 Screenings
PAT offers periodic checkups of overall development, language, hearing, and vision. The goal is to provide early detection of potential problems to prevent later difficulties in school.
Having a child can be joyous. At times, though it can be stressful and difficult. Parents as Teachers is available to help support you through these times. By working together and beginning at the beginning your child can get off to the best possible start in life!
To receive more information or to enroll in Parents as Teachers, please call Southern Boone County Schools at 573-657-2148.
Parents as Teachers:
- It’s Free
- It’s for you and your baby
Join the more than 140,000 Missouri families who are benefiting from PAT!
For more information you may also visit the Parents as Teachers National Center website.
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