  
Bright Beginnings offers Warm Welcome visits to parents of newborns in
their home or community settings. These visits offer broad-based support
to parents and caretakers, providing information on health, safety, childcare,
community resources, health insurance, early brain development, and highlight
the importance of reading to children from birth.
The visit offers a “Warm Welcome” to newborns in the state
of Colorado and promotes positive parent-child interactions. Visits can
be conducted with parents of children prenatal to age three and materials
include specifics for parents on activities and games they can play with
their child to stimulate healthy growth and development.
The following summary highlights some of the key results of Colorado Bright
Beginnings’ statewide follow-up survey completed with 360 out of
1,259 families who had received a
Warm Welcome visit in the previous 4 to 6 months.
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Many parents noted a significant change in their own behavior after
having received the Bright Beginnings materials and 90%
said it has changed the way they interact with their baby
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94% of parents learned new information about their child’s
development from the Learningames© book
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93% of parents felt Learningames© has enhanced their relationship
with their child
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86% of parents felt playing these Learningames has improved their
child’s development
- 95% of families would recommend our program to another family member
or friend
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Giving Your Child a Bright Beginning handbook
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Learning Games© Birth to 12 Months booklet
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Working Your Way Through the Child Care Maze booklet
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A local community resources guide
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Mozart Effect: Music for Newborns audio CD (when available)
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A children’s book
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A small gift for you or your child
Bright Beginnings also offers its Warm Welcome and Moving On programs
to new and expecting parents through their workplace. Click
HERE to learn more!
To sign up for a free Warm Welcome visit, click on this
LINK and contact your local Bright Beginnings program!
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