Home Visit Plan

Baby’s age: 14 Months, 1-2 weeks

Parental Health

  • Discuss with mother any concerns she has regarding her physical and emotional 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.
  • Ask mother her plans to fully wean her toddler from bottles and discuss any successes she has in teaching her toddler cup drinking.
  • Collect HOME Inventory
  • Present as anticipatory guidance Right From the Start: ABC’s of Good Nutrition for Young Children and discuss using the food pyramid to guide a toddler’s daily nutritional intake.
  • Review Parent Reflections: My Toddler is 14 Months Old

Child Development

  • Present Parents as Teachers: 14 Month: Week 1
  • Discussion Points
  • Negativism
  • Language development and autonomy
  • Nutrition and cow’s milk
  • Parent Handouts
  • Your Child or Your Baby, 14 to 24 Months: What Is Special About This Age?, p. D-193/D-203
  • Your Child of Your Baby, 14 to 24 Months: Social-Emotional Development, P. D-199/D-209
  • Dealing with Negativism or Is “No” Your Child’s Favorite Word?
  • Activity: Chips in a Can
  • Present Growing Great Kids: 13 – 15 Months
  • Unit Topic Headings
  • Basic Care
  • Social And Emotional Development
  • Discussion Points
  • Toddler Self-Help: Building Blocks For Self-Confidence And Self-Worth
  • Good Nutrition For Toddlers
  • Social And Emotional Development
  • Making Connections
  • Parent Handouts
  • Daily Do: Body Builders: Growing Excellent Physical Development And Health
  • What Toddlers Need To Eat To Grow Healthy Brains And Bodies
  • Forbidden Foods And Favorite Finger Foods For Toddlers
  • Social and Emotional Development: 13 – 18 Months
  • Early Indicators Of Autism
  • Daily Do: E-Parenting: Growing Empathic Parents And Compassionate Children
  • Activity: Reading Faces
  • Present as anticipatory guidance, Understanding Children: Disciplining Your Toddler

Personal & Environmental Safety

  • Discuss any concerns that mother may have regarding her or her infant’s safety.
  • Present as anticipatory guidance, Keep Your Family Safe from Firearm Injury

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.
  • Collect Demographic Update Form

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