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### High
**5**
- Committed (unmarried, emotionally distant, but married, or common law).
- Uses appropriate toys.
- Reads with child daily.
- Teaches safety to child.
- Seeks and uses appropriate resources.

### Table of Life Skill Development
|  | Score(NA=0) | Area of life skill development | Low1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | High5 | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RELATIONSHIPS | RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | 1. Family/ExtendedFamily | Hostile, violent, physically abusive family relationships. | Conflicted, critical or verbal abuse. | Separated, no contact. | Inconsistent support, emotionally distant. | Supportive, mutually nurturing relationships. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | 2. Boyfriend, FOB, or Spouse | Hostile, violent, multiple partners, uncertain paternity. | Conflicted, critical or verbal abuse. | Separated, no contact. | Inconsistent support, emotionally distant. | Supportive, loving, committed. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 | 3. Friends/Peers | Hostile, violent, or high-risk friends. | Conflicted, casual friendships. | Very few friends, socially isolated. | A few close friends for support. | Many close friends, extensive support. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 0 | 4. Attitudes to Pregnancy | Unplanned and unwanted. | Unplanned, ambivalent. | Unplanned and accepted. | Planned but unprepared. | Planned, prepared, welcomed. |  |  |  |  | Baby is 4 months old |  |
| 5 | 5. Nurturing | Hostile, unable to nurture. | Indifference, apathy, depression. | Lacks information, marital connectedness. | Loves, responds inconsistently. | Loving, responsive, praises. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 | 6. Discipline | Reportable levels of physical abuse, neglect. | Uses physical punishment, frequent criticism. | Ineffective boundaries, inconsistent limits. | Uses age-appropriate discipline. | Teaches, guides, directs behavior. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | 7. Support of Child Development | Unrealistic expectations. | Limited interest in development. | Open to child development information. | Applies child development ideas. | Anticipates changes, uses appropriate resources. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | 8. Safety | Child hospitalized for unintentional injury. | Outpatient treatment of unintentional injury. | No unintentional injury. | Home or car not safe; not childproofed. | Child protected, no injury, teaches safety. |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Health and Medical Care
| Score (NA = 0) | Area of life skill development | Low |  |  |  |  |  | Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 17. Prenatal Care | No prenatal care. | Care starts in 2nd-3rd trimester. | Care starts in 1st trimester. |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2.5 | 18. Parent Sick Care | Acute or chronic conditions without treatment. | Seeks care when very ill. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | 19. Family Planning | No family planning method. | Occasional use of family planning methods. | Regular use of family planning methods. |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 | 20. Child Well Care | None, no medical home. | Seldom visits, no medical home. | Has annual exam only. |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 | 21. Child Sick Care | Medical neglect, no treatment for conditions. | Timely care for minor illness. | Follows treatment recommended. |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 | 22. Child Dental Care | No dental home or care. | Late treatment of dental issues. | Has dental home with preventive care. |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | 23. Child Immunizations | None or refused. | Immunizations are not complete. | Complete and up-to-date immunizations. |  |  |  |  |  |

## Mental Health
| Score (NA = 0) | Area of life skill development | Low |  |  |  |  |  | Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 24. Substance Use | Chronic drug and/or alcohol use with dependence. | Intermittent use, no apparent dependence. | Rare use of drugs, in recovery. |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2.5 | 25. Tobacco Use | Heavy smoking, heavy second-hand exposure. | Occasional use, controls second-hand. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | 26. Depression/Suicide | Severe depression with suicidal thoughts. | Recurrent depression without suicidal thoughts. | Manages or controls depression. |  |  |  |  |  |

## Basic Essentials
| Score (NA = 0) | Area of life skill development | Low |  |  |  |  |  | Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 30. Housing | Homeless or shelter. | Stable rental, lives with strangers. | Lives with family. | Rents or owns housing. |  |  |  |
| 3 | 31. Food/Nutrition | Relies on emergency food. | Inadequate resources for food. | Provides adequate amount/quality of food. |  |  |  |
| 2.5 | 32. Transportation | Inadequate resources. | Limited access to public transportation. |  |  |  |  |
| 4 | 33. Medical/Health Insurance | None/unable to afford. | Medicaid for pregnancy/emergency. | Private insurance with or without co-pay. |  |  |  |
| 3 | 34. Income | None. | Employed with low income. | Employed with moderate income. |  |  |  |
| 4 | 35. Child Care | None used. | Uses caring friend/relative with safe environment. | High-quality child care. |  |  |  |

## Child Development
| Area of life skill development | Low |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 36. Communication* | Below criteria, not enrolled. | Delays; meets criteria, referred. | Average development. |  |  |  |
| 4 | 37. Gross Motor* | Below criteria, not enrolled. | Delays; meets criteria, referred. | Average development. |  |  |  |
| 5 | 38. Fine Motor* | Below criteria, not enrolled. | Delays; meets criteria, referred. | Average development. |  |  |  |
| 5 | 39. Problem Solving* | Below criteria, not enrolled. | Delays; meets criteria, referred. | Average development. |  |  |  |
| 3 | 40. Personal-Social* | Below criteria, not enrolled. | Delays; meets criteria, referred. | Average development. |  |  |  |
| 4 | 41. Social-Emotional** | Shows signs of concerns, referred. | Regular participation with positive results. | Communicates needs, connects with parent. |  |  |  |
| 3.5 | 42. Regulation | Difficulty with self-regulation. | Anxious and withdrawn. | Happy, well-connected to parent. |  |  |  |
| 4 | 43. Breast Feeding | Not breast fed or very limited. | Breast fed for a short duration. | Breast fed for an adequate duration. |  |  |  |

Child Name _______________________________________________  Sex _________  Race _________  Ethnicity _________  Age ___/___ (years/months)  
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