Home Visitation in Kansas

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This document highlights differences and similarities in some of the larger programs in Kansas with home visitation components.

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Bright Futures Family Tip Sheets: Adolescence (11-21 Years): A Journey from Childhood to Adult Life

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Between the ages of 11 and 21, your adolescent will change in many ways. He will grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. As he goes through this period, he will begin to make his own choices about many things, such as studying, working, friends and family, sports, driving, sex, drinking and smoking. It will be important for you to help him make wise choices. Until now, you have guided your child's health care choices. This tip sheet will help you talk to your child as he becomes more responsible for his own health care.

Filed under Parents and tagged with drug abuse fitness health safety social development physical activity eating oral health education on December 04, 2008 #


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Bright Futures Family Top Sheets: Early Childhood (1-4 Years): The World Opens Up

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Early childhood is a time of big changes for your child. At age 1, he's still a baby in many ways. By age 4, he's ready for preschool! In these few years, your child's world will open up. He'll begin to focus on adults and playmates outside his family. His thinking abilities will grow, and he'll be able to use his imagination in play. Your toddler's growing size, strength, and energy will change him into a running, jumping, climbing, kid. He's beginning to have a sense of himself as a separate person. He'll want to explore, be active, and show his independence. That is what early childhood is about. This tip sheet will help you think about some of the most important health issues in the early childhood years.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with early childhood feeding health infant mental health oral health physical activity safety choosing childcare social/emotional on December 04, 2008 #


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Bright Futures Family Tip Sheets: Infancy (0-11 Months), The Future Starts Here

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In your baby's life, infancy is a time of exciting physical and emotional growth. Your baby will triple in weight, grow many inches, and learn how to sit up and stand. He may even take his first steps! Emotionally, he will develop bonds of love and trust with the people around him. The ways you nurture him now lay the foundation for him to grow into a self-confident, active toddler. Written specifically for parents, this tip sheet will help you think about some of the most important health issues during infancy.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with early childhood infant mental health health social/emotional feeding oral health safety physical activity choosing childcare on December 04, 2008 #


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