Julie Taboh visited the program and tells us about it.
“Good job!”
Vijan is a happy baby. He likes to explore. He is very sociable and developmentally right on target.
“Good Job! Look at you standing! Awesome!”
Tina Fontaine is one reason for his successful development. Ms. Fontaine is a family support worker with Healthy Families. She has been visiting Vijan and his mother, Bhawana, before he was even born.
“One, Two, and Three!”
She uses books and everyday objects to teach the first-time mother how to support her baby’s development.
“The purpose is to build a bond between the parent and the child and to help the child get ready for pre-school.”
During this visit, Ms. Fontaine urges the new mother to read to her son.
“How about mommy read the book to you? Can mommy read the book to you? Yeah? You like that idea?”
Bhawana recently moved to the United States from Nepal. She enjoys Ms. Fontaine’s visits.
“She’s like my sister. She’s come, always coming and play[s] with us, play[s] with my baby and I like, she’s like my family member.”
Ms. Fontaine also helps 19-year-old Eboni Vaughn. She is five months pregnant with her first baby. Ms. Vaughn has been meeting with Ms. Fontaine every two weeks for the past several months.
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