Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Green Counties

<Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Green Counties

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy up until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5. PAT is provided at no charge.

Parents are supported by PAT-certified parent educators trained to translate scientific information on early brain development into specific when, what, how and why advice for families. By understanding what to expect during each stage of development, parents can easily capture the teachable moments in everyday life to enhance their child's language development, intellectual growth, social development and motor skills.

As a PAT family, you receive:


	Personal visits—during which your parent educator will share age-appropriate child development and parenting information, help you learn to observe your child, and address your parenting concerns.
	Parent group meetings and children's play groups—which are opportunities to share information about parenting issues and child development. Parents learn and support each other, observe their children with other children and practice parenting skills.
	Screenings—to assess your child's overall development as well as health, hearing and vision.
	Resource network—that links your family to other community services.

For more information on Lenoir County Parents as Teachers, call Evelyn or Kelly at 527-2191. For Greene County Parents as Teachers, call Taylor or Lori at 747-3331.

Descriptions taken from www.parentsasteachers.org