# Family Collaboration

**8 Essential Books for Strengthening Your Work with Families** May 21, 2026  
Families are the experts on their young children, and securing their input and engagement is critical to the future success of their child---and your program! Add these trusted resources to…  
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**9 Strategies That Promote Family-Centered Practices** February 10, 2026  
What behaviors or personal actions can early childhood providers take to make their services more family friendly and family centered? Adapted from the new third edition of Understanding Families by…  
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**9 Ways to Strengthen Family Partnerships** September 25, 2025  
If you work with young children, you know how important it is to make the most of families’ expertise and involve them in supporting their child’s progress. Here are 9…  
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**8 Actions That Help Ease Young Children’s Anxiety** September 15, 2025  
Updated 9/15/2025 Young children who frequently experience anxious feelings need patient, caring, and knowledgeable adults to provide them with effective support. Adapted from the home visiting guidebook Tackling the Tough…  
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**6 Things to Do Before an Early Intervention Visit** June 19, 2025  
This post has been excerpted and adapted from the early intervention guidebook Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress. Before you leave for an intervention visit with a family, it can be very…  
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**10 Joyful Activities that Boost Young Children’s Development** December 11, 2024  
We could all use a little more joy in our lives—and the activities in today’s post will help you infuse more fun and positivity into your routines with young children.…  
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**9 Ways Home Visitors Can Support Infant Mental Health** October 8, 2024  
During a home visit with a baby and caregiver(s), what should professionals do to support infant mental health and infant–caregiver attachment? A home visit is the perfect opportunity to provide…  
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**Home Visiting Tips: 11 Things to Do When Giving Feedback to Families** August 15, 2024  
In their new book Coaching in Home Visiting, Christa Haring and Angela Rau give supervisors effective strategies to coach home visitors—and give home visitors principles and practices for coaching families…  
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**Top 5 Reasons Why Your Home Visiting Program Needs the Updated LSP** June 13, 2024  
We’re excited to announce that Life Skills Progression™ (LSP), the widely used outcome and intervention planning instrument for use with families at risk, will be available in an updated new…  
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**11 Activities That Engage Young Children with Nature** April 9, 2024  
As we say goodbye to winter and welcome spring, the families you work with might enjoy some fun nature-themed activities to get their kids moving, exploring, and interacting with the…  
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