Home visits have always been geared around school readiness, parenting tools and techniques, and connecting families to resources, but now it’s more important than ever. Due to COVID-19, Home Visitors have had to come up with new and creative ways to engage families. Many Home Visitors, like me, were once parents in a home visiting program. How can you do home visits when everything is shut down, you ask? That’s part of the struggle – we’ve had to turn on a dime to stay connected with our families, and they need that connection now more than ever. I run a home visiting program in Northern Kentucky that works with about 75 families to empower parents to be their children’s first teacher and help prepare their children for kindergarten. No nap, black streaks, and all, I’ve got to keep going. One day, when I went to get her up, I discovered she hadn’t slept at all – and she had found my mascara. Like a lot of parents of young kids who are trying to work from home these days – and are lucky enough to be able to do that – my most focused work time is in the early afternoon, when my three year old goes down for a nap.
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