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Home - Baby TALK Baby TALK is an educational, non-profit organization based in Decatur, IL whose mission is to positively impact child development by nurturing healthy and responsive relationships during the critical early years
About - Baby TALK Founded in 1986, Baby TALK is a community family engagement model which provides the framework to guide home visitors, teachers, social workers, family support specialists and community partners in nurturing school readiness and optimal child development in their community by providing opportunities for infants, toddlers and their caregivers
Program Locator - Baby TALK Baby TALK has trained professionals in 36 states Find a Baby TALK program near you
Research - Baby TALK Baby TALK- RefugeeOne Randomized Controlled Trial: A study examining the impact of home visitation among refugee and immigrant families Submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) Registry
Implement in Your Community - Baby TALK Our flexible implementation allows professionals anywhere to use the Baby TALK Family Engagement Model in their community Your program may adapt the model in order to address your goals to meet families where they are and “Come Alongside” them as they raise their children
Baby TALK Curriculum Usage Guide In this section, Baby TALK Professionals will find guidance around our work with families relating to: Nutrition, Oral Health, Mental Health, Physical Health, and Safety Practices
Newborn Encounters - Baby TALK Baby TALK staff connect with families and their newborns at Decatur Memorial Hospital and HSHS St Mary’s Hospital Obstetrics Units Staff come alongside families to celebrate the arrival of their new baby and honor the growing bond between parents and their baby
Professional Development - Baby TALK Baby TALK is certified to facilitate Dr Brazelton’s work and the work of the Brazelton Touchpoint Center, and this training provides a practical, preventive approach that supports professionals in forming strength-based partnerships with families of children birth through age 5
Professional Development - Newborn Universal - Baby TALK At every Baby TALK newborn encounter, the professional connects with the family over their shared interest in the baby promoting these four goals: To “join” families in the beginning; To discover babies together with parents; To learn of the family’s needs; To offer supportive services and programs