Parents as Teachers

Caregivers know that raising a child isn't a one-size-fits-all endeavor.  But families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder may need specific family support in order to help their children realize their full potential and aid in the family's functioning.  Christy Roberts, a long-time parent educator and her son Will, an artist, gamer, athlete, speaker, and aspiring voice actor who is autistic...

(En Español) Mayelin Escobar, a family educator with Show Me Strong Families in St. Louis, MO, shares her story of how a chance meeting with a friend turned into a successful and rewarding career working with families, and all of the joys and challenges she's met along the way. (Translation in English below. --- Erinn Miller: [00:00:01] Parent educators are the beating heart of our organization. A...

Home visitors have a unique skill set that blends child development, social work, and early childhood education, with compassion, warmth, and a keen ability to truly connect with families.  Jane Lee, Alison Gee, and Allison Kemner join us to talk about who is doing this work on a daily basis, and what, as an organization with 40 years experience in the field, Parents as Teachers has learned about...

Parent Educators are the beating heart of our organization, and as people who work with families and children as closely as we do, we know that sharing stories and experiences offer some of the strongest ways to connect, reflect, and enrich our growing community.   In each of these special bonus episodes, we'll turn our spotlight onto the personal stories of the people who make the Parents as Teac...

In our series premiere episode, Constance Gully, President and CEO of Parents as Teachers, breaks down what home visiting is (and what it isn't), how home visiting fits into the ecosystem of families, and why it's so important to the health and well-being of both parents and their children."  

Serving parents and children strikes at the heart of what makes us human, and as people who work with families as closely as we do we know that sharing stories and experiences offer some of the strongest ways to connect, reflect, and enrich our growing community. This podcast will highlight stories of home visitors, parent educators, trainers, doulas, and researchers – and take listeners behind th...