Podcast
Parents as Teachers
Hosted by Parents as Teachers · EN
Parents as Teachers has been working with families for over 40 years, matching parents and caregivers with trained professionals who make regular, personal home visits during a child's earliest years to build strong communities, thriving families, and children that are healthy, safe, and learning. Our internationally recognized evidence-based home visiting model is backed by 40 years of research-proven outcomes for children and families. Parents as Teachers currently serves nearly 180,000 families in all 50 U.S. states, 115 Tribal organizations, six other countries, and one U.S. territory.
The Parents as Teachers podcast will highlight stories of home visitors, parent educators, trainers, doulas, and researchers – and take listeners behind the scenes of our evidence-based model, and the people who bring it to life.
To learn more, go to parentsasteachers.org.
The Parents as Teachers Podcast is hosted by Erinn Miller, and produced by Jill Ruby.
19episodes
Episodes
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Supporting Families Upstream: The Role of Home Visitors in Child Abuse Prevention
4w ago00:30:00Tap to summarizeMelissa Jonson-Reid, Director at the Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research and Training at Washington University, joins us to share how home visitors can embrace their role in supporting families, building on strengths, and fostering safe, nurturing environments that promote child and family well-being—both during Child Abuse Prevention Month and throughout the year.
Transcribe →Nature and Home Visiting: Bringing the Outside In
Mar 2400:32:01Tap to summarizeWe feel good taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of nature, and research shows that exposure to nature can lower stress, boost attention, and improve engagement - especially in children. Jennifer Smith-Simms, Public Programs Manager at the Missouri Botanical Garden, joins us to talk about how any interaction with nature – big or small – can be therapeutic no matter how old we are, and she shares easy ways home visitors can incorporate nature into our work and everyday lives.
Transcribe →Home Visiting in the Child Welfare System: What is Our Role?
Feb 2400:26:46Tap to summarizeParents as Teachers exists to support parents as they raise children who are healthy, safe, and learning. So, what does that look like when families are involved in the Child Welfare System? Sondra Horowitz, Senior Director of Quality Improvement at Parents as Teachers National Center, joins us to talk about how parent educators should think of their roles in Child Welfare situations, how they can cultivate collaboration with others in the child welfare ecosystem, how to support families as they work toward reunification, and how they can practice self-care throughout the partnership.
Transcribe →Tell Me a Story: Mia Dadiz-Gaspar, Maui Family Support Services
Feb 2400:13:31Tap to summarizeWorking as a home visitor with families in the Child Welfare System can be uniquely challenging and rewarding. Mia Dadiz-Gaspar, a Lead Parent Educator at Maui Family Support Services, joins us to share her personal experience in Wailuku, Hawaii.
Transcribe →The Art of Storytelling
Jan 2700:36:43Tap to summarizeEveryone at Parents as Teachers has a story, so how can we tell it so people will listen? At the National Center, we're often fielding requests from the media, brainstorming how to share stories effectively, and strategizing about the best channels for amplifying the partnerships between families and parent educators. Jen Peters, a communications strategist with over a decade of experience supporting initiatives across education, technology, and public health, and Kerry Caverly, Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer for the Parents as Teachers National Center, join us to talk about the different ways that parent educators and Parents as Teachers affiliates can share stories about the work they do, and why storytelling matters.
Transcribe →Parents as Teachers Podcast Season 2 Preview
Jan 1300:02:53Tap to summarizeSeason 2 is here! Fresh stories, compelling conversations, and expert interviews with guests that can help us build strong communities, thriving families, and children who are healthy, safe, and learning.
Transcribe →Integrating Care For Families: Imprints Cares and Parents As Teachers
Dec 1600:32:46Tap to summarizeBy bringing together a unique and comprehensive portfolio of evidence-based programs (including Parents as Teachers), Imprints Cares in Winston-Salem, NC addresses the developing social, behavioral, and academic needs of children while also studying the impact of these efforts on families. Dr. Anna Miller-Fitzwater and Maria Stockton join us to talk about Imprints Cares, its affiliation with Parents as Teachers, and the research behind what makes this carefully integrated program work so well.
Transcribe →Tell Me A Story: Amber Shields, Imprints Cares
Dec 1600:06:47Tap to summarizeCurious about what integrated support at Imprints Cares looks like on a personal level? Amber Shields, an Imprints Cares family educator, shares her story of working with families through every stage of the Imprints Cares program and why it matters.
Transcribe →Supporting Families Through Grief and Loss
Nov 2500:47:03Tap to summarizeParent educators work with families through many life cycle events, including grief and loss. Dr. Kirk Coverstone, a consulting psychologist, and Roschel Servantes, Director of Learning and Development at Parents as Teachers National Center, join us to talk about what home visitors might expect in the immediate aftermath of a death experienced by a family they work with and specific ways to provide grieving families with practical and emotional support. This episode addresses loss and grief in detail and may be difficult to hear. Listener discretion advised. For more information, please visit: Bereaved Parents in the USA: https://bereavedparentsusa.org/ The Compassionate Friends: https://www.compassionatefriends.org/ Dougy Center: https://www.dougy.org/ National Sudden and Unexpected Infant Child Loss: https://www.sidscenter.org/ Share: https://nationalshare.org/
Transcribe →PATCON25: Global Perspectives on Home Visiting
Oct 2800:58:45Tap to summarizeIn addition to a variety of workshops and breakout sessions, this year's annual conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico brought together researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore how Parents as Teachers is implemented in diverse cultural contexts. In this episode, recorded at the conference, Parents as Teachers Board Director Pete Weldy moderates a panel of experts from Nigeria, the US, and Switzerland on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned in integrating research into practice to support families and young children worldwide.
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