Supporting Homeless Families and Children

by | Aug 1, 2017 | GKI Blog, Updates

“As Ben and his mom walked to a store, they saw a woman sitting on the sidewalk with a young child hugging her.  The woman had a box of candies and a container for money in front of them. As soon as Ben realized he could help the family, he turned to his mom and...

Reducing Risks of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death

by | Jul 4, 2017 | GKI Blog, Updates

Today we are going to put a spotlight on a topic of critical importance to all parents of newborns…reducing the risks of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). To enhance our understanding around this issue, we will review recent research and statistics along with...

The Power of Praising the Effort

by | Jun 6, 2017 | GKI Blog, Updates

Not all praise is equal! Most of us have probably heard this phrase, but do we all know what it really means? Today’s blog will discuss the power of praising and its impact on child development. We will start our discussion by highlighting the 4 Steps to Success Daily...

Immunizations and Well-Child Visits

by | May 2, 2017 | GKI Blog, Updates

“Vaccination is one of the best ways parents can protect infants, children, and teens from 16 potentially harmful diseases.  Vaccine-preventable diseases can be very serious, may require hospitalization, or even be deadly – especially in infants and young children”...

3-Generation Families

by | Apr 4, 2017 | GKI Blog, Updates

Today’s blog will highlight a topic that comes up in GGK Seminars quite frequently — How to support 3-Generation Families. It’s not unusual for a home visitor to have several 3-Generation Families they visit who are looking for effective strategies for creating...

Successes and Next Steps

by | Mar 7, 2017 | GKI Blog, Updates

Partnering with families is at the heart of the Growing Great Kids Curriculum. Today’s Great Vine blog is devoted to one of the most important and useful modules for Partnering with families—Successes and Next Steps. We will review this module’s design and...